Train To Teach
Teacher Training applications
Applications for teacher training courses for the 2026-27 academic year (starting in September 2026) will open in October 2025.
- Candidates will be able to search for courses on the Department for Education's Find Teacher Training Courses page from Tuesday 30 September at 09:00.
- Candidates will be able to apply for courses via the Department for Education's Apply for Teacher Training service from Tuesday 7 October at 09:00.
Get into Teaching brochures
- The DfE has produced a digital brochure for undergraduates, with information on funding, benefits, the process of how to become a teacher and more. View the brochure here: DfE Digital Brochure 2024-25
- Saffron, Chafford Hundred and Unity Teaching School Hubs, and the Greater Essex Careers Hub, have produced a Get into Teaching guide for 14-16 year-olds, showcasing the rewards and benefits of the teaching profession and mapping out the range of routes young people can follow on their pathway into teaching. View the brochure as a flipbook here or download it here.
Visit our Support for applicants page for information on how to apply for teacher training.
Initial Teacher Training with Saffron Teaching School Hub
Saffron Teaching School Hub is a Lead Partner for three accredited teacher training providers offering early years, primary and secondary training routes in a range of teacher training hubs and placement schools across Essex, Cambridge, and West Suffolk.
As a Teaching School Hub, our role is to support recruitment into the sector. Saffron Teaching School Hub does not deliver ITT training; our ITT courses are delivered by our Lead Partners.
We are a Lead Partner with:
Working with our Lead Partners, we recruit excellent candidates to meet the needs of our local area. Trainee teachers undertake most of their training within a school environment in supportive and well-established placement schools, and have a training day each week, led by experienced facilitators, to learn the theory of teaching. Trainees can also undertake a PGCE alongside their QTS teacher training course. In some courses, flexible training routes can be offered to support those returning to work or pursuing a career change.
How do I apply for Initial Teacher Training through Saffron Teaching School Hub?
All applications for teacher training happen through the Department for Education's Apply for Teacher Training service (DfE Apply). Applications for courses starting in September 2026 will open on 7 October 2025.
Candidates can apply for courses delivered by our Lead Partners in two different ways:
- Through Saffron Teaching School Hub on DfE Apply
- Directly with the Lead Partner (accredited provider) 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 with our Lead Partners.
For details of the Lead Partner teacher training courses that you can apply to through Saffron Teaching School Hub, see the links below. These courses are delivered by our Lead Partners, not by Saffron Teaching School Hub.
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CTSN SCITT (incorporating Essex Primary SCITT) - primary and secondary courses |
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Teacher training providers in the Saffron Teaching School Hub area
Our area covers Braintree, Chelmsford, Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford. For details of all the Initial Teacher Training providers in our area, as well as our Lead Partners, see here.