Early years initial teacher training (ITT): accredited providers
Updated 23 July 2026
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If you would like to apply for an early years initial teacher training (ITT) course, contact one of these accredited providers.
| ITT provider | Telephone number | Regions | Graduate entry | Graduate employment based | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Practice Network | eyitt@bestpracticenet.co.uk | 0117 920 9200 | Nationally | Yes | Yes |
| Bright Futures SCITT | admin@scitt.bright-futures.co.uk | 0754 902 5620 | North West | No | Yes |
| Cambridge Training Schools Network | CAbraham@ctsnscitt.org | 0122 326 2503 Ext: 11106 | East of England | No | Yes |
| Equalitas | earlyyears@equalitas.co.uk | 0203 910 0403 | Nationally | No | Yes |
| Essex and Thames Education | nicky@ete.org.uk | 0126 898 8580 | East of England | No | Yes |
| Kingston University, London | emsw@kingston.ac.uk | 0208 417 9000 | London and South East | Yes | Yes |
| Prestolee SCITT | training@prestoleescitt.org.uk | 0161 843 6362 | North West | No | Yes |
| Sheffield Hallam University | s.gordon@shu.ac.uk | 0114 225 6894 | Yorkshire and the Humber | Yes | Yes |
| Teesside University | ITTAdmin@tees.ac.uk | 0164 221 8121 | North East | No | Yes |
| UCL Institute of Education | eyitt@ucl.ac.uk | - | London | Yes | Yes |
| University of Greenwich | l.atkins@gre.ac.uk | 0208 331 8124 | London and South East | Yes | Yes |
| University of Reading | - | 0118 987 5123 | South East | Yes | Yes |
| University of Sussex | maeytsadmin@sussex.ac.uk | 0127 387 7888 | South East | Yes | Yes |
| University of Worcester | admissions@worc.ac.uk | 0190 585 5200 | West Midlands | Yes | Yes |