Birmingham Diocesan Education ServiceForming Christ-centred pilgrims of hope with kind hearts, questioning minds, a thirst for knowledge and a hunger for justice. About us What We Offer Our MIssion and Values Our vision and strategy Our schools Our Schools Admissions CSI Inspections Our work with schools Catholic Education High quality inclusive education Raising Standards: Best Practice Leadership Recruitment and Formation Finance and Operations Directives and Protocols DES Model Policies and Information Work with us Flourishing Catholic Workforce Train to Teach in Catholic Schools Vacancies Governance What's on Training and Events DES Circulars 2025 Pilgrims of Hope Get in Touch Safeguarding Train to Teach in Catholic Schools Bishop Challoner Training School Alliance SCITT #Inspire #Teach #Excel In our family of schools, you can train to teach, working in Catholic schools across the region. Bishop Challoner Training School Alliance SCITT offer teacher training through many of our families of schools covering areas across the Archdiocese Bishop Challoner Training School Holy Cross Catholic MAC Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company Our Lady of the Magnificat St John Bosco Catholic Academy St John Paul II Catholic Academy St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy The Romero Catholic Academy As well as many of our VA schools, both primary and secondary. The training programmes on offer include full time and part time courses, QTS only, or QTS + PGCE. You can train to teach as a primary school teacher on one of the following courses: Primary 7-11 Primary 3-7 Primary - with Maths specialism Primary with PE specialism Primary with SEND specialism In secondary schools, you can train to teach in many different subjects: Art & Design Biology Business Studies Chemistry Computing Design & Technology English Geography Health and Social Care History Mathematics MFL Music Physical Education Physical Education with EBacc Physics Psychology Religious Education To find out more about teacher training, contact: [email protected] For more information, visit our website: www.bctsa.org To apply to any of the teacher training Lead Partners above, visit the Application website, and search for the Lead Partner Painsley Catholic College: The Golden Thread Teaching School Hub Responsible for supporting the professional development of all teachers from trainees to executive leadership in an area covering: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands. For more information visit The Golden Tread Teaching School Hub website. Manage Cookie Preferences