It’s great news that you’re interested in applying to train to teach with Teach West London – an excellent decision!
But what happens next? We’ll guide you through the key steps to submit your application to train and teach with us.
How to apply for your Initial Teacher Training (ITT) course with Teach West London
Step 1 – Contact our team at Teach West London
If you would like some information about Teach West London’s ITT provision or need some help or guidance about completing your application form, please contact our friendly Teach West London team:
- Complete our online expression of interest form
- Email us at [email protected]
- Phone us on 020 8301 3180
If you already have all the information you need and are ready to submit your application, then go to Step 4.
Step 2 – Join one of our events to find out more about teaching with us
Visit our Teach West London Events pages to find out about any events that we’re running. The events available will vary at different points in the year, but will include information on how to apply.
If you attend one of our events and are then ready to submit your application, then go to Step 4.
Step 3 – Explore the range of teaching courses we have available
There are a wide variety of subjects and phases you can teach, through fee-funded (unsalaried) or salaried routes (employment based).
In the table below, you can find a full list of the courses we have available with links to the official course pages on the DfE Find website (Department for Education) and their unique course codes (which you need to include in your application).
Once you have chosen the course/s that you want to apply for, you can click the ‘Apply for this course’ button at the bottom of the web page, which will enable you to begin your application.
Step 4 – Apply for your course with Teach West London
To submit your application directly, (without following Step 3), you will need to create an account on DfE Apply. Teach West London’s provider code is 1KV. Our unique course codes can be found in the table below.
The application form will ask for the following information:
- Personal details
- Choice of ITT provider (Teach West London)
- Qualification and content of undergraduate degree
- School, college, and university education
- Employment history (where applicable)
- Special needs or support requirements
- Personal statement
- Contact details of referees
Applicants who have international qualifications for their GCSEs or undergraduate degree will be required to submit their statement of comparability for equivalence. Such applicants are advised to contact UK ENIC prior to submitting their application.
Initial teacher training courses available from Teach West London
Following Step 3 – explore the ITT courses that you’re interested in from the table below to find out more:
SUBJECTS / PHASES | FEE-FUNDED (UNSALARIED) COURSES | SALARIED COURSES | ||
PRIMARY COURSES | QTS & PGCE | QTS only | QTS & PGCE | QTS only |
Primary 5-11 | R068 | L407 | K764 | F567 |
Primary SEN/D specialism | B903 | B667 | Y293 | S654 |
SECONDARY COURSES | QTS & PGCE | QTS only | QTS & PGCE | QTS only |
Secondary Art | D681 | G337 | n/a | n/a |
Secondary Business Studies | X363 | K263 | n/a | n/a |
Secondary Computing | W912 | J064 | Q094 | A200 |
Secondary Drama | V154 | F015 | X218 | W137 |
Secondary English | S142 | Q257 | A859 | D634 |
Secondary Geography | Z486 | J602 | W692 | D840 |
Secondary History | S299 | P623 | n/a | n/a |
Secondary Maths | Q883 | C200 | M479 | A329 |
Secondary MFL - French | J326 | L110 | F183 | V825 |
Secondary MFL - German | S753 | E722 | n/a | n/a |
Secondary MFL - Spanish | V039 | W433 | K975 | J881 |
Secondary Music | V746 | U554 | n/a | n/a |
Secondary PE | M502 | F516 | N766 | V071 |
Secondary PE + Ebacc | Q359 | T410 | n/a | n/a |
Secondary Religious Education | J415 | L976 | K373 | L227 |
Secondary Science - Biology | P050 | S176 | E798 | E298 |
Secondary Science - Chemistry | Z663 | Y465 | Q306 | T432 |
Secondary Science - Physics | X317 | L177 | Z616 | A014 |
Secondary Social Science - Psychology | U644 | A824 | n/a | n/a |
Secondary Social Science - Sociology | P158 | M430 | n/a | n/a |
Please review the Selection Process and Funding page for further information.