Teacher Training
Training Teachers. Shaping Futures.
As a Regional Training Centre for United Teaching, we offer the significant benefit of all professional study sessions being held right here in Liverpool. This eliminates the need to travel to Manchester, providing a more convenient and accessible training experience for our colleagues.
Our ambitious and flexible teacher training programme is designed to equip you for the challenges and rewards of 21st-century teaching.
With Northern Schools Trust, you will gain hands-on classroom experience from day one and achieve a PGCE and QTS within 12 months.
Initial Teacher Training
Teaching offers a fulfilling career, and the Trust is committed to supporting individuals as they embark on their journey to inspire future generations. We aim to provide high-quality Initial Teacher Training (ITT) placements, offering a wide range of options to attract trainees from diverse backgrounds and cultivate the excellent teachers of tomorrow.
As a Regional Training Centre, Northern Schools Trust delivers its own ITT provision for the city. We also work closely with United Teaching, who offer various routes for trainees to achieve qualified teacher status.
United Teaching at Northern Schools Trust
United Teaching is a nationally recognised teacher training programme offering school-based training, a PGCE qualification, and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). In Liverpool, Northern Schools Trust works as a Regional Training Centre with United Teaching, giving you the opportunity to train in highly supportive schools committed to professional development and educational excellence.
Whether you're a recent graduate or considering a career change, United Teaching will provide you with the skills, confidence and classroom experience to become an outstanding teacher.
Why Choose Northern Schools Trust?
- We offer a bespoke approach and guarantee a quality experience.
- We prize subject excellence and continued professional development.
- We are dedicated to providing life-changing education to level the playing field for disadvantaged children.
- Through our mission, we offer an unbeatable experience for dedicated people to make a difference for children across Liverpool.
Find out more about our schools here.
Why Choose United Teaching in Liverpool?
- A strong local partnership – In Liverpool, United Teaching works in close partnership with the Northern Schools Trust. This collaboration gives you access to schools that value innovation, inclusion and community – ensuring you're supported by a team that’s invested in your growth.
- Salaried options – We offer a range of funding routes including salaried positions, self-funded options, scholarships and bursaries. If you start on the Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship or salaried route, you are paid a salary from day one, and your tuition fees are fully covered.
- Placement certainty – You'll receive your school placement upon selection, so you can plan ahead with confidence. With placements based in Liverpool’s Northern Schools Trust schools, you’ll be training in a supportive, ambitious environment right from the start.
- Job ready – Our trainees go on to great things. Over 80% are offered a teaching position in their main placement school at the end of the programme.