Guidance

Accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers

The organisations accredited to provide ITT courses.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 29 September 2022
• Last updated: 25 September 2026
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  1. 25 September 2026

     Updated 'List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2026' to reflect that 'Portsmouth SCITT' changed its name to 'Shape Futures SCITT'.

  2. 1 September 2026

     Updated the legal accredited name and UKPRN for 1 provider, and updated the operating names of 2 providers in the list of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2026.

  3. 3 August 2026

     Updated 1 legal accredited name and 1 operating name in the list of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2026.

  4. 4 June 2026

     Updated to include providers accredited to deliver ITT leading to QTS from September 2026 following successful completion of the ITT accreditation round for delivery in the 2026-2027 academic year. Also updated to include providers provisionally accredited to deliver ITT from September 2027; these providers are required to complete phase 2 checks to achieve full accredited status.

  5. 3 December 2025

     Updated operating names for University of Chichester Academy Trust and Archway Learning Trust in the 'List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024'.

  6. 3 November 2025

     Updated 3 legal accredited names in 'List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024'.

  7. 7 October 2025

     Updated 'List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024' to reflect that Stockton Teaching Training Partnership has changed its operating name to Stockton SCITT.

  8. 23 September 2025

     Updated 1 legal accredited name and 1 operating name in 'List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024'.

  9. 2 September 2025

     Removed 4 providers who are no longer accredited from 'List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024'. Also updated 2 names.

  10. 29 August 2025

      Updated 2 legal accredited names in 'List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2026'.

  11. 1 August 2025

      Updated Chorus Education Trust's operating name which has changed to National Specialist SCITTs. Removed the list of providers who temporarily paused their accredited status as they have decided to remain as lead partners.

  12. 14 July 2025

      Replaced North Tyneside Council with Pele Trust in the 'List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024'.

  13. 12 June 2025

      Added the 'List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2026' HTML document and edited the details section to include information about this.

  14. 7 March 2025

      Updated the list of accredited providers, to reflect a change to a provider’s legal accredited name.

  15. 23 July 2024

      Updated the 'List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024' to reflect a change to a provider operating name.

  16. 1 July 2024

      Updated to reflect changes to legal accredited name.

  17. 16 May 2024

      Updated to reflect changes to legal accredited names and partnerships of accredited providers who have paused their accreditation.

  18. 5 February 2024

      Updated the 'details' section to remove out-of-date information relating to joining a partnership.

  19. 5 February 2024

      Updated the 'List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024'.

  20. 14 December 2022

      The 'List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024' has been updated to reflect changes to legal accredited names and operating names.

  21. 9 November 2022

      Updated to amend the legal accredited entity and operating names of providers accredited in rounds 1 and 2 of the ITT accreditation process.

  22. 29 September 2022

      First published.

Applies to England

Documents

List of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2026

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Provisional accredited ITT providers: from September 2027

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Details

The list of providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2026 shows the organisations that can deliver ITT courses leading to qualified teacher status (QTS).

Providers can only deliver courses that lead to QTS if they are accredited by the Department for Education (DfE).

The provisional accredited ITT providers from September 2027 shows the organisations that have provisional accredited status for delivery from the 2027 to 2028 academic year.