We recruit enthusiastic, committed trainees, with inherent curiosity and creativity as lifelong learners. We focus on ensuring you have the highest quality education, enabling you to become strong inspirational leaders and reflective teachers, striving to continually improve your practice.
Our courses offer a holistic and integrated learning experience, with your academic study and subject-specific knowledge fully complementing the development of your practical and professional skills.
Our primary and secondary teaching courses include QTS, the legal requirement to teach in many English schools.
Our expert teaching team is actively engaged in educational research, and they bring this knowledge to your learning. You are supported by a mentor, who acts as a role model and critical friend, bolstering your development of subject-specific knowledge and pedagogy.
Professional placements with our school and college partners give you practical work experience, helping you to develop your employability, teaching, and reflective learning skills.
If you study one of our postgraduate teacher training courses, you could be eligible for a bursary or scholarship of up to £30,000.
Find out more about funding
We offer routes into three sectors of education:
Teaching across the primary phases (5-11 years).
Teaching across a range of specialist subject areas.
Skilled careers working with children, young people and adults.
We work with schools and colleges across the Tees Valley to provide authentic and varied learning experiences for our students, using the expertise and experience of practicing teachers across our partner schools.
Our partnership is committed to providing a sustainable supply of ambitious and dedicated teaching professionals for schools and colleges across the Tees Valley.
Through our courses, we build supported mentor networks to provide training opportunities and quality resources to support you in your role.
Find out more about becoming a partner school ittadmin@tees.ac.uk
Teesside University’s innovative Initial Teacher Training programmes have been praised for using effective partnerships to develop resilient teachers for the Tees Valley region, by a government inspectorate.
