Events

Come and meet members of the SCITT Team to find out details about our teacher training courses.  We’ll tell you more about who we are, what we offer, and how to apply for our courses. If you are thinking about applying to our courses we would strongly recommend that you attend one of our events! Please note that all information events will cover the same content, whether in-person or online, and details will cover all routes and subject options.

ONLINE

• More dates coming soon!

IN-PERSON

• Wednesday 13th May 2026, 5.30-7pm – Ivy Lane Primary School, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 1HE
• Wednesday 13th May 2026, 6-7pm – St Bartholomew’s School, Andover Road, Newbury, RG14 6JP
• Monday 18th May 2026, 5.30-7pm – Gillingham Primary School, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 4QR

Application Support Workshops, these are free events, which are held online, they are designed to support if you are considering applying to our courses or if you have been invited to interview and would like guidance on how best to prepare. A member of our SCITT Team will give you advice on the application process, how to prepare for the recruitment and selection day and course details for your particular training route.

• More dates coming soon!

The best way to decide whether or not teaching might be the right career for you is to get some classroom experience. OTT SCITT operates a School Experience Programme in partnership schools, to offer interested applicants a chance to get into state schools and see what life in the classroom is really like.  Placements are typically one or two days long with the majority of the time being spent in the classroom in lessons. As well as giving you invaluable insight into whether or not teaching might be right for you these placements also provide you with relevant school experience to support an application for teacher training. Please see below for a list of available dates and locations.

Visiting a school prior to application can help you: 

• strengthen your ITT application;
• check your understanding of what it means to teach in the state school system currently;
• provide you with live examples to reflect upon when asked about your motivations to teach at interview;
• decide if teaching is the career for you, and identify further the relevant age-range and subject areas of interest.

A SEP visit will provide you with the opportunity to:

• meet current Associate Teachers, qualified teachers and Senior Leaders;
• visit lessons and observe experienced teachers;
• find out more about the curriculum and subject content;
• find out more about effective classroom management;
• understand the significance of safeguarding in an educational setting.

If you are interested in gaining school experience but cannot see any suitable dates or locations below, you may find it best to contact a few schools directly. Schools are usually very welcoming to these requests, so do make contact via the reception/school office and explain that you would like to observe some lessons to consider applying to train to teach.

More dates coming soon – or contact your local school to see whether they are able to host you for a visit!

Mon 18 May – Gillotts School, Henley on Thames, Oxon RG9 1PS – booking link here

Tues 19 May – The Marlborough School, Woodstock OX20, Oxon 1LP – booking link here

Weds 20 May – Gosford Hill School, Kidlington, Oxon OX5 2NT – booking link here

Fri 5 June – The Cherwell School, Oxford OX2 7EE – booking link here

Aylesbury High School, Bucks HP21 7SX – Please contact the school directly to arrange a visit – [email protected]

More opportunities in more schools will be added in due course, please keep an eye on our website!