North Tyneside School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT)

North Tyneside SCITT was established in 2004 and is judged as an outstanding provider by Ofsted.

We are proud to be the only outstanding initial teacher training provider in the region.

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Be equipped with the necessary subject knowledge and practical skills to be able to teach anywhere!

DfE Train to Teach Event

We will be attending the DfE Train to Teach recruitment event at the following venue:

St James' Park, Newcastle on Tuesday 11 March from 5.00pm-8.00pm

To attend please register via the Get Into Teaching website

School-Based Open Event

We will be hosting an open event on Wednesday 2 April from 4.15pm until 5.30pm at Battle Hill Primary School, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear which is one of North Tyneside SCITT's partnership schools.

Come and visit us to find out what makes our outstanding teacher training programme so unique. We’d love to meet you and talk through how our course can get you on the road to a successful career in early years or primary teaching.  This informal, information session will also give you a chance to meet and chat with members of our programme team, ex trainees and partnership members who will be on hand to provide details of the course and to answer any questions you may have.

Please note that there is free car parking outside of the school entrance and refreshments will be available.

If you would like to attend please contact the SCITT office via telephone on 0191 643 8855 or via e-mail at scitt@northtyneside.gov.uk to confirm your place.


This unique post-graduate training route will equip you with the knowledge, skills and understanding to become a highly effective primary school teacher.

In our 2024 trainee satisfaction survey all (100%) of our completing graduates said they were VERY satisfied with the overall quality of the course.

North Tyneside teacher training provider celebrating outstanding Ofsted

We are absolutely delighted that our very special primary and early years programme has been recognised by Ofsted!

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