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Train to Teach in Secondary Education
Transformative Practice
Subject Specificity is at the heart of our curriculum. Our secondary teacher training programme equips you with the knowledge and skills to teach your subject with confidence. You will approach the curriculum through a subject-specific lens, preparing you to engage students and inspire learning.
The School Direct and Teaching Apprenticeship routes combine school-based experience with expert-led training, helping you develop the practical and theoretical knowledge to transform learning for the students you teach. Our training will support you to become a critically reflective teacher who is confident in their planning and teaching decisions to improve and transform the outcomes of the pupils they teach.
Transforming Futures Through Secondary Education
When you train with Equalitas, you join a community that believes in the power of subject knowledge to inspire and transform student learning. Whatever secondary subject you train to teach, our programme combines rigorous training and practical experience, to ensure that you are innovative, adaptable and ready to make a real difference in the classroom and in your students’ lives beyond the classroom.
Our subject-specific training curriculum will develop your substantive and disciplinary knowledge whilst developing your critical reading and reflection skills to make confident decisions about planning, teaching and assessment.
"The Equalitas programme is structured around subject and phase communities, led by subject and phase leads. All programme staff are passionate subject experts, they contribute within their field and have forged strong links to their subject and relative associations."
ITE Director, Equalitas
Course details
- Programme length: 1 academic year
- Next cohort start date: August 28th, 2026
- Qualification: QTS + Level 6 PGTA
- Salary: from £21,731 – £27,252
- 4 days per week in school, 1 day of subject-specific training with Equalitas
- 14 in-person training days held in central London
- Trainees are supported by in-school mentors and Equalitas’ secondary subject specialists.
- Subjects include: English, Science, Mathematics, History, Geography and PE.
Eligibility criteria
To train to teach with Equalitas, you’ll need to meet the following criteria:
- A UK undergraduate degree (or equivalent)
- Grade C/4 or above in GCSE English and Maths
- The right to work or study in the UK for the duration of the programme
- A commitment to high expectations, inclusion and professional development
Not sure if your qualifications meet the criteria? Complete our short enquiry form to book a call with our admissions team:
Transforming Futures through Secondary Education
When you join our 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.
Where You’ll Train
Your training will take place alongside your placement in a school, where you will be employed during the training year.
Our blended learning model combines school-based experience with 14 in-person training days in central London. These days include practical classroom training in partner schools and visits to key educational centres within London’s Knowledge Quarter, to deepen your subject knowledge.
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 our provider number E69 (E-qualitas) and select us as your preferred training provider
