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Initial Teacher Training

Find out how to become a teacher.

We are passionate about supporting teachers from the first day they step into the classroom

  • A nationally recognised outstanding Federation
  • Working with well established university partners, Institute of Education- UCL and London Metropolitan University
  • Led by Specialist Leaders of Education
  • Our Federation has been identified by Ofsted for outstanding support given to trainee teachers

Primary Advantage Federation is seeking to appoint excellent applicants like you to train through our various training routes: 

We offer two main routes:

  • IOE Lead Partner Direct non-salaried tuition route with the Institute of Education, UCL  leading to PGCE with QTS (options to follow Maths Specialist route, Primary General or Primary Early Years)
  • Post Graduate Apprenticeship with London Metropolitan University ( for applicants with minimum 3 years of work experience, usually in a school)  – employment based route leading to QTS- Qualified Teacher Status, and PGCE

All our routes will be open on the DFE Apply for Teacher Training Pages in Autumn  for the following academic year

To view all our courses in detail please see them on our webpages here, or search for Primary Advantage on the DFE ‘Find a Postgraduate Teacher Training‘ website where you will find further information from October onwards.  All applications for Teacher Training places must be made through: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training