Train to teach in the local area

"TPLT has helped me to develop both professionally and personally, as I have learned from experienced mentors and peers. It has been the enabler for a dream career to become a reality and I would not have been able to do it without the support of everyone involved in running the programme." 

Student teacher June 2025

We are delighted to be able to train the next generation of teachers through our Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme. We have been involved in successfully training teachers of the future for about 10 years and many of them go on to be employed in our schools and within schools across the region, nationally and internationally.

We work within the Five Counties Teaching School Hub Alliance in association with Sheffield Hallam University, training approximately 25 teachers across the Primary and Secondary age range every year. The majority of the course is based within schools, with the teaching component being mainly located at our teaching college based at Priory School just off of Junction 21 of the M5.

Across our partner schools, in Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, you will have access to hundreds of teachers and thousands of students to help you learn and gain experience as you train. Of the 180+ trainees that have qualified with us since 2018, all are employed in schools across the UK.

If you have a degree and are keen to find out more, we would love to hear from you!

If you’d like to find out more please contact email tsa@theplt.org.uk

Follow this link for more information - TPLT Teaching Training