School Based Teacher Training 2025/26 Recruitment Cycle (For September 2025 entry)
Hitchin Boys’ School works closely with the Department for Education’s School Based Training Programme for graduates, which offers a route to achieving Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). HBS is the lead partner for North Herts School Based Training, a consortium of five secondary schools covering the areas of Letchworth, Baldock and Hitchin, and comprising Hitchin Boys' School, The Priory School, The Highfield School (part of the Scholars Education Trust since January 2024), Fearnhill School and Knights Templar School.
We work in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire as our nominated provider for School Based Training. Students spend 4 days per week at their host school and travel one day per week to the University of Herts Hatfield campus for "centre-based training".
On successful completion of the course, students on the employment based (salaried) route will receive a fully-certificated QTS qualification. Students on the fee-paying PGCE (unsalaried) route will receive QTS with PGCE (and 60 masters level credits). Fees for the School Based Training unsalaried (PGCE) route are £9250.
Registration on the programme is subject to the successful outcome of all entry requirements and suitability checks being met. Further information may be found here
The School Based Training application cycle (for commencement of training in September 2025) opens on Tuesday 8th October 2024 for applications and closes in June 2025. However, we reserve the right to close vacancies early if they are filled before June. Applications should be made here
For more information on the scheme from the University of Hertfordshire please click here
