Train to teach
The School of Education works in partnership with Red Kite Teacher Training to deliver School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), providing the professional grounding you need for a successful career in teaching.
Red Kite is a large teacher training partnership working with providers across Yorkshire – including Noctua, North Star, Red Kite Alliance, Swaledale Alliance, Yorkshire Inclusive, St Francis Xavier School, HART – to deliver the same high-class programme to all trainees. – to deliver the same high-class programme to all trainees.
Successful completion of the Red Kite course with the School of Education means you'll be awarded Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through Red Kite, and you'll receive your Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from the University of Leeds.
Red Kite Teacher Training
Whether you apply for school-centred training (SCITT) with Red Kite or one of their training partners, you’ll follow the same high-quality Red Kite teacher training course.
Thanks to their partnerships across the region, Red Kite is able to offer placements in 100 schools across four Local Authorities in Leeds and North Yorkshire, ensuring that your placement schools are a good fit for you as an individual and that training to teach is as simple as possible.
When you become a Red Kite trainee, you will benefit from:
- a sequenced and well-integrated curriculum
- well trained and knowledgeable mentors
- quality communication
- the support of our Early Career Leaders
- enhancement beyond the ITT ECF
- a proven track record of excellent outcomes.
The leadership and management team are focused on:
- pursuing excellence and continual improvement
- clarity of expectations
- involvement of partnership
- robust and systematic quality assurance
- consistency.
Find out more about the benefits of training with Red Kite.
How to apply
Applications are made using the Department for Education’s ‘Apply for Teacher Training’ service.
We recommend that you check the entry requirements for Red Kite Teacher Training prior to beginning your application.
This is a fantastic course and I cannot say enough about the support I have received from my ECL and mentors throughout the course of the year. I have met trainees from other providers and I am so glad that I chose to train with Red Kite. I feel fully set up and ready for my new job as a teacher and I just want to say a big thank you to everyone for all of the work and support that goes on behind the scenes.