Professional Development
To view details of professional development available with Thames Learning Trust, please click the link below:
Initial Teacher Training
There are a range of options in our hub area for those who are interested in training as a teacher. These include university and school providers. You can also search for ITT programmes via the DfE website here.
Our main university provider is the University of Reading, which offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate initial teacher education (ITE) courses across the full age range from the Early Years through to Primary and Secondary. You can find out about the range of programmes offered here.
The new NPQ framework
The National Professional Qualifications are accredited by the Department for Education. From 2021 qualifications have been redesigned and will be delivered in collaborative partnership between national providers and Teaching School Hubs and other Delivery Partners.
The NPQs are delivered through a cluster model. Participants register for the programmes directly with the DfE, but will be grouped together to work with other leaders in their area in a local cluster. Facilitators are recruited by TSH Berkshire and will be experienced leaders or programme deliverers.