CTSN SCITT (incorporating Essex Primary SCITT)
Who are we?
Cambridge Training Schools Network, CTSN SCITT (incorporating Essex Primary SCITT) is a collaboration of Teaching School Hubs, MATs and local schools working together to provide the capacity to deliver effective teacher training throughout Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, and Peterborough to generate its own high-quality teachers for their schools.
CTSN SCITT offers a range of teacher training routes at both Primary and Secondary levels, including salaried, fee-paying, and flexible part-time training routes.
Several training venues are offered, including Lyons Hall Primary School in Braintree, Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School in Chelmsford, Bottisham Village College in Bottisham and Sybil Andrews Academy in Bury St Edmunds.
CTSN SCITT (incorporating Essex Primary SCITT) is a Lead Partner with Saffron Teaching School Hub.
Routes and course options
Further information about different routes and course options can be found by:
- Visiting the CTSN SCITT website
- Attending a CTSN SCITT recruitment event where you can get personalised advice - find out more here
Find out about getting school experience with CTSN SCITT here.
CTSN SCITT hosts regular Get into Teaching events. Recognising that people have different availability, we try to host these on different days of the week and at different times of the day.
If you can’t attend any of our events, please contact us to arrange a one-to-one conversation.
For details of CTSN SCITT events, visit https://ctsnscitt.info/events/
How do I apply?
All applications for teacher training happen through the Department for Education's Apply for Teacher Training service (DfE Apply).
You can apply for CTSN SCITT courses in two different ways:
- Directly with CTSN SCITT on DfE Apply
- Through Saffron Teaching School Hub on DfE Apply
To apply through Saffron Teaching School Hub
- On the Apply for Teacher Training website, search for Saffron Teaching School Hub as the 'training provider' to view and apply for teacher training courses.
- CTSN SCITT courses are listed as 'QTS ratified by Cambridge Training Schools Network, CTSN SCITT'.
Please note: these courses are delivered by CTSN SCITT, not by Saffron Teaching School Hub.
To find Saffron Teaching School Hub's unique course codes for CTSN SCITT training courses, expand the headings below:
Primary course codes
Course details | Course type | Course code |
Primary SCITT (3 to 7) - NON SALARIED FULL TIME | QTS full time | H136 |
Primary SCITT (3 to 7) - NON SALARIED FULL TIME WITH PGCE | PGCE with QTS full time | L868 |
Primary SCITT (3 to 7) - NON SALARIED PART TIME | QTS part time | Y837 |
Primary SCITT (3 to 7) - NON SALARIED PART TIME WITH PGCE | PGCE with QTS part time | V539 |
Primary SCITT (5 to 11) - NON SALARIED FULL TIME | QTS full time | M941 |
Primary SCITT (5 to 11) - NON SALARIED FULL TIME WITH PGCE | PGCE with QTS full time | R063 |
Primary SCITT (5 to 11) - NON SALARIED PART TIME | QTS part time | A434 |
Primary SCITT (5 to 11) - NON SALARIED PART TIME WITH PGCE | PGCE with QTS part time | N527 |
Course details | Course type | Course code |
Primary SCITT (3 to 7) - SALARIED FULL TIME | QTS full time with salary | C349 |
Primary SCITT (3 to 7) - SALARIED PART TIME | QTS part time with salary | H732 |
Primary SCITT (5 to 11) - SALARIED FULL TIME | QTS full time with salary | L814 |
Primary SCITT (5 to 11) - SALARIED PART TIME | QTS part time with salary | X841 |
Secondary course codes
Subject | Full time or part time | Course type | Course code |
Art & Design | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | F252 |
Art & Design | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | N034 |
Biology | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | B291 |
Biology | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | K075 |
Business Studies | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | E657 |
Business Studies | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | F286 |
Chemistry | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | Y172 |
Chemistry | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | Y891 |
Computing | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | Q907 |
Computing | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | J755 |
Design & Technology | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | R018 |
Design & Technology | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | B485 |
Drama | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | H277 |
Drama | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | X635 |
English | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | W696 |
English | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | S990 |
Geography | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | F881 |
Geography | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | K438 |
History | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | C794 |
History | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | U782 |
Mathematics | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | L449 |
Mathematics | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | N286 |
Modern Languages - French & German | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | N211 |
Modern Languages - French & German | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | M843 |
Modern Languages - French & Spanish | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | S628 |
Modern Languages - French & Spanish | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | G140 |
Physical Education | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | R417 |
Physical Education | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | M612 |
Physics | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | A912 |
Physics | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | T878 |
Psychology | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | Y960 |
Psychology | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | R573 |
Religious Education | Full time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS full time | T958 |
Religious Education | Part time | Non-salaried - PGCE with QTS part time | K899 |
Salaried courses:
Subject | Full time or part time | Course type | Course code |
Art & Design | Full time | QTS full time with salary | Y011 |
Biology | Full time | QTS full time with salary | M825 |
Chemistry | Full time | QTS full time with salary | N042 |
Computing | Full time | QTS full time with salary | X840 |
Design & Technology | Full time | QTS full time with salary | G940 |
English | Full time | QTS full time with salary | U476 |
Geography | Full time | QTS full time with salary | Z451 |
Mathematics | Full time | QTS full time with salary | P514 |
Modern Languages - French & German | Full time | QTS full time with salary | V399 |
Modern Languages - French & Spanish | Full time | QTS full time with salary | M195 |
Music | Full time | QTS full time with salary | S052 |
Physics | Full time | QTS full time with salary | S780 |
Religious Education | Full time | QTS full time with salary | W087 |
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
Saffron Teaching School and CTSN SCITT are committed to equality of opportunity for all and actively oppose all forms of discrimination. We have a responsibility to ensure that trainees have the health and capacity to train to teach and will not put children and young people at risk of harm, whilst meeting the expectations of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the offer of reasonable adjustments. See here for possible reasonable adjustments.