Tommy Flowers SCITT

Tommy Flowers SCITT is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ school‑centred initial teacher training provider based at St. Paul’s Catholic School in Milton Keynes. Working in partnership with schools across Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, it offers a range of primary and secondary teacher training routes, including tuition-fee Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), QTS with PGCE, a Post Graduate Teaching Apprenticeship, and Assessment Only pathways. Training is grounded in cutting‑edge educational research and an innovative practical curriculum, with the option to gain a PGCE delivered face‑to‑face in Milton Keynes and awarded by Northumbria University. The provider emphasises strong pastoral and professional support, describing its partnership as “like a family”, and reports very high employment outcomes, with most trainees taking up roles in their placement schools. Tommy Flowers SCITT actively welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and supports career changers, recent graduates, and experienced teaching assistants seeking to step into teaching. It also advertises a £3,000+ bursary for tuition-fee courses not eligible for a government bursary, helping broaden access to teacher training opportunities.