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Transform Futures
Phase and subject specificity sit at the heart of our approach. We believe great primary teachers understand not just how children learn and develop, but how each subject behaves. A great primary teacher shows children how to think like scientists, historians, geographers, and mathematicians.
Primary teaching means building strong foundations across the curriculum, from early reading to mathematical reasoning. You’ll learn to design lessons that combine disciplinary thinking with core knowledge, ensuring that every child experiences what it means to question, investigate, and make sense of the world through different subject disciplines.
Primary Education: Where the Magic Begins
Our Primary Teacher Training programme is designed and delivered by our expert Phase Leads Shanti Chahal (English), Ashleigh Bruce (Phonics), and Vicki Cann (Mathematics).
With extensive classroom experience, teacher training experience and sector-leading insight, they support every trainee to develop subject knowledge, phase-specific pedagogy and the confidence to lead learning from day one.
Primary education is where the magic begins. Those early years are everything. We’re not just teaching children to read or write. We’re shaping the way they see themselves as learners, as thinkers, as humans.
Primary English Subject Lead
Course Details
- Programme Length: 1 Academic Year
- Next cohort start date: August 2027
- Qualification: QTS + Level 6 Post-Graduate Teaching Apprenticeship (PGTA)
- Salary: paid on the Unqualified Teachers’ salary pay scale
- 4 days per week in school, 1 day of subject-specific training with Equalitas
- 34 training days – 22 of which are face to face and held in the London’s Knowledge Quarter
- Trainees are supported by an in-school mentor and Equalitas Subject Leads
Eligibility Criteria
To become a Primary teacher with Equalitas, you’ll need to meet the following criteria:
- A UK undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in any subject
- Grade C/4 or above in GCSE English, Maths and Science
- The right to work or study in the UK for the duration of the programme
- A commitment to inclusive, reflective, and high-impact teaching
Not sure if your qualifications meet the criteria?
Submit an enquiry or book an admissions call using the form linked below:
Teaching Every Subject with Purpose
Our curriculum is purposely sequenced to help you understand not just what to teach, but how each subject works.
You’ll learn how to weave together substantive and disciplinary knowledge, so your history lessons reflect how historians use sources and evidence to answer questions about the past, your science lessons are grounded in experimental enquiry, and your geography lessons foster spatial understanding and critical questioning.
This depth of training will build your confidence and sharpen your planning, giving you the tools to teach with purpose across the national curriculum.
Transforming Futures Through Primary Education
When you join our primary teacher training programme, you become part of a professional community with a shared mission: to raise the standards of education for every child. You’ll apply your training in the classroom, develop your thinking through critical reflection, and build the confidence to lead purposeful teaching.
Take the first step
Are you interested in becoming an Primary teacher? Complete our short form and a member of our team will be in touch to help you explore your options.
Meet our community of transformers
Transforming education through a community of practice
Meet Your Community of Fellow Transformers
- Early Years Subject Leads
- Recent EQ Early Years graduate: ‘Why I chose to teach early years’
- EYTS Case Study
Teaching mathematics at primary level is about helping children make sense of the world. It's about giving them the language and tools to problem-solve, reason and feel confident in their thinking.
Primary Mathematics Subject Lead
Primary teaching is more than delivering content, it’s about unlocking confidence, communication and curiosity in every child
Phonics Subject Lead
Where You’ll Train
Our programme follows a blended learning model, combining in-school experience with online and in-person training. You’ll be employed in a placement school for the academic year, spending four days each week teaching, with one dedicated training day.
There are 22 in-person training days delivered in London’s Knowledge Quarter, including sessions hosted at institutions such as the Design Museum and the National Gallery. These days provide the structure, inspiration and expert input to deepen your subject knowledge and enrich your classroom practice.
Start your DfE Application
To start your application via the Department for Education’s Apply Portal, follow the link below. After you register, you’ll be able to search for Equalitas (provider code E69) and select us as your preferred training provider.
Optional PGCE alongside teacher training
Eligible trainees can choose to study for our optional Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), delivered in partnership with the University of Brighton. The PGCE runs alongside Equalitas’ Initial Teacher Training programme, enabling you to gain an additional university-accredited postgraduate qualification.
