School Based Routes Teacher Training 2026/27 Recruitment Cycle (For September 2026 entry)
Hitchin Boys’ School works closely with the Department for Education’s School Based Routes Training Programme for graduates, which offers a route to achieving Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). HBS is the lead partner for the North Herts School Based Routes Consortium - 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 (UH) as our nominated provider for School Based Training. Full time 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". Part time students spend 2 days at their host school and one day per week at UH.
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 £9535.
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 Routes Training application cycle (for commencement of training in September 2026) opens on Tuesday 30th September 2025, for applicants to view vacancies, and from Tuesday 7th October 2025 for applications to be made. The recruitment cycle closes in June 2026, 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
