School Direct Partners
If you decide to follow a school-led route you will need to select from the following programmes:
School Direct Tuition Fee Programme QTS only
Lead Schools offer training based in school with supporting sessions at the Institute of Education. You may be eligible for a bursary depending on your subject and undergraduate degree.
- Duration: 1 year
- Fees: payable by the student
- Outcome: QTS only
School Direct Tuition Fee Programme PGCE
This programme is delivered through training in schools and supporting sessions looking at effective teaching taught at the Institute of Education. You may be eligible for a bursary and student loan for this programme.
- Duration: 1 year, full time
- Fees: payable by the student
- Outcome: PGCE and QTS
School Direct Salaried Programme QTS Only
This programme is taught through training in schools and supporting sessions at the Institute of Education. For a salaried place you must have at least three years' full time work experience (in any industry) after your degree.
- Duration: 1 year, full time
- Fees: paid by School and the student will receive a salary
- Outcome: QTS only
School Direct Salaried Programme PGCE
This programme is taught through training in schools and supporting evidence-based sessions at the Institute of Education. For a salaried place you must have at least three years' full time work experience (in any industry) after your degree.
- Duration: 1 year, full time
- Fees: paid by School and the student will receive a salary
- Outcome: PGCE and QTS
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Secondary School Direct Subjects
- Art and Design
- Computer Science
- Design & Technology
- Drama
- English
- Geography
- History
- Mathematics
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Music
- Physical Education
- Religious Education
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
Candidates wishing to teach Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Computer Science at secondary level and who do not have a related degree should also visit the SKE (Subject Knowledge Enhancement) page.
Please check the DfE’s find postgraduate teaching training website for details of our school direct partners (see list) who are accepting applications.
Our Secondary School Direct Partners
Maiden Erlegh Institute
Subjects offered: Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology (Product Design), Drama, English,
Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, PE, Physics.
Burnham Teaching Partnership: Lead School Burnham Grammar School
Subjects offered: Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Design and Technology, Drama,
English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, Music, PE, Physics.
Bracknell Forest Partnership: Lead School Ranelagh School
Subjects offered: Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Design & Technology,
Drama, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages,
Music, PE, Physics, Physics with Mathematics, Religious Education.
Court Moor School and Partnership
Subjects offered: Art and Design, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Design and Technology, Drama, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Religious Education.
North East Hants Consortium: Lead School Calthorpe Park Fleet
Subjects offered: Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Design & Technology,
Drama, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, Music, PE, Physics, Religious Education.
Teach Maidenhead: Lead School Furze Platt Senior School
Subjects offered: Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Design & Technology,Drama, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages,Music, PE, Physics, Religious Education.
Teach Slough: Lead School Upton Court Grammar School
Subjects offered: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Design and Technology (Product Design),Drama, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Languages,
Physical Education, Physics, Religious Education.
The Trinity Partnership: Lead School Trinity School
Subjects offered: Biology, Chemistry, Drama, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, Music, Physics.
Two Counties: Lead School The Willink School
Subjects offered: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Religious Education.
Wokingham Federation
Subjects offered: Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Design and Technology,Drama, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, Music, PE, Physics, Religious Education.
Applications and Enquiries
Apply for teacher training is a new GOV.UK service where you can apply for postgraduate teacher training. You can apply to more than one school with School Direct, and also for other routes into teaching such as our University-led campus-based Secondary PGCE programmes.
Visit the Department for Education (DfE) website for more information on School Direct, or contact the University of Reading School Direct administration team on schooldirect@reading.ac.uk.
