Welcome to Teach London South East

Teach London South East is delighted to be working in partnership with Tes Institute to deliver initial teacher training (ITT) through its Department for Education (DFE) accredited programme.

The programme provides a blend of online learning and in-school experience which leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) amd am option to combine the teacher training with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).

We offer Initial Teacher Training Courses in the South East as a Lead Partner with accredited ITT provider Tes Institute. Together we proudly offer high levels of support to all of our trainees and placement schools.

We would be delighted to hear from you if you are thinking of applying for September 2026.

Why train with us?

Our ITT programmes are a unique opportunity to train in school, learning about teaching from dedicated, experienced qualified teachers. Your teacher training will include high quality online learning sessions written by expert colleagues from the world of education.

Tes Institute's ITT programmes will allow you to:

Join an already established and successful organisation
Work in a school alongside teaching professionals, learning from experienced practitioners as part of a team
Train you to prepare and deliver your own lessons and in time, take shared responsibility for your own classes
Gain a contrasting experience in a second partnership school
Access online study sessions that focus on the theory and practice of teaching and learning
Benefit from the support of an in-school mentor and a Tes Institute pathway tutor to guide and facilitate effective progress towards QTS
Be part of a network of partnership schools where you can work with other phase and subject specialist trainee teachers
Gain QTS with an option to add a PGCE qualification
You might be able to fund your training through bursaries, scholarships and career development loans with flexible payment options
100% of 2024-2025 cohort achieved their QTS (Qualified Teacher Status)
Working in long standing partnership with schools across Bromley and surrounding areas
A full programme of support is offered and our personalised approach is key to trainee success
Partnership Lead who has taught in both primary and secondary settings in the UK and Internationally, has been a primary headteacher and is an experienced facilitator
All training links to up to date research provided through the Tes Institute accredited programme

Roles and Responsibilities:

Tes Institute: the accredited ITT provider - has full and final accountability for all aspects of training design, delivery, and quality across the partnership;

Teach London South East: the lead partner - has an operational or strategic role with responsibilities delegated to them by the accredited ITT provider, such as trainee recruitment, delivering training, involvement in ITT curriculum design, supplying lead mentors/mentor leadership teams, or running Intensive Training and Practice;

Placement School(s) - provide placements and general mentors.

Decisions, offers, feedback, and deferrals

We are committed to ensuring:

-providing timely responses to applications.

-every applicant has time to attend interviews for other courses with other providers, and to consider the outcomes of other applications before accepting or declining offers with us.

-applicants are given a deadline to meet any offer conditions that have been set.

-applicants that apply and are interviewed at different times through the recruitment period, should be given the same amount of time to meet the same conditions, where possible.

-if an application is rejected, feedback should explain the reason(s) why to the applicant, including advice on how the application can be improved.

Accessibility

Tes Institute is committed to promoting access for people with disabilities and additional needs. If you have a disability or additional support need and require us to make reasonable adjustments prior to the interview, please get in touch - https://www.tes.com/institute/institute-disability-inclusion

Our Initial Teacher Training (ITT) course is a school-centred ITT route leading to qualified teacher status (QTS), with the option to add a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). The PGCE is validated and awarded by the University of East London (UEL), our partner university.

Our ITT course will help you to:

Gain QTS and an optional PGCE
Develop research-based teaching and learning practice to use in the classroom
Gain knowledge of different school contexts through practical experience in the classroom
Develop the ability to reflect critically and think on your feet
Gain knowledge and develop skills of effective teaching and learning by following our curriculum which embeds the DfE’s ITT Core Content Framework

The course will help you to gain research-informed, knowledge and understanding of teaching and learning, with opportunities to practice in the classroom and develop your teaching skills, coached by well-trained, expert colleagues.

The Programme is flexible and we offer Full-time and Part-time.

We hold regular online open events, all of which are advertised under the open event tab on this website. The links to join are included and there is no need to pre book your place - just click on the link at the time specified and we will be delighted to meet you and answer any questions you may have.

With a balanced approach to practical teaching and theory, you will gain the skills to become a reflective and forward thinking practitioner and ultimately an effective teacher. We offer a fantastic opportunity to learn alongside truly inspirational teachers in London, in exciting and diverse learning environments. From the start of the year, the programme allows you to quickly become immersed in school life and be part of the Teach London South East Community. We aim to offer a superb pathway into career development with on-going support.

Our partnership includes several schools mainly based in Orpington, many of which are schools belonging to the Inicio EducationalTrust, with The Highway Primary School as the lead school. You will train in a main school and then have an additional, contrasting placement to give you a rounded programme. We have a focussed programme of training sessions which are led by experts from across our partnership schools. Each Trainee is supported by an in school mentor as well as Tes pathway tutors; these highly experienced teachers will guide and focus you throughout the programme and beyond.

Call us on 01689 827990 or register an interest here to find out more about our exciting and supportive programme.