Train to Teach with Creative Education Trust
Inspire futures. Build your own.
Teaching is one of the most rewarding careers you can choose. At Creative Education Trust, you'll train alongside experienced educators in schools that are ambitious for every child and committed to evidence-informed practice.
With opportunities across the East Midlands, East of England, West Midlands and Milton Keynes, our school-based teacher training programmes combine expert mentoring, high-quality classroom experience and respected university partnerships. From your first day, you'll be part of a supportive professional community focused on helping you grow into a confident, effective teacher.
Why train with Creative Education Trust?
- Train in a network of primary and secondary schools serving diverse communities.
- Learn from experienced teachers, mentors and school leaders.
- Gain extensive classroom experience from the outset.
- Access nationally recognised university-led qualifications.
- Join a trust committed to professional growth and career development.
- Become part of a collaborative organisation educating more than 13,500 children and young people.
Whether you're a recent graduate, changing career or already working in education, we'll help you take the next step into teaching.
Explore our current opportunities
at find-teacher-training-courses.service.gov.uk
Teacher training opportunities are available across our family of schools in:
- Norfolk
- Northamptonshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Staffordshire
- Milton Keynes
You can filter results by location, phase and subject.
Choose your school carefully. Your training experience will be shaped by the school in which you learn, teach and develop as a professional, so we encourage you to explore each school's ethos, values and community before applying.
Questions about training with us?
Our Teacher Training Team can help you explore your options, understand the different routes into teaching and identify suitable placements.
Email: teachertraining@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk
Download our brochure to learn more about our programmes and to read what our trainees say about us.
Our delivery partners
Creative Education Trust school-led programmes allow trainee teachers the opportunity to choose the school in which they would like to complete their training. Our courses are offered in partnership with prestigious university partners. These are:
University of Warwick
Creative Education Trust is also proud to work with the University of Warwick, one of the UK's leading providers of teacher education. Through this partnership, trainees can access the University of Warwick's highly regarded Digital PGCE programme, benefiting from its innovative approach to teacher training and nationally recognised academic excellence.
The programme enables trainees across the UK to access Warwick's teacher education expertise while undertaking their practical training within Creative Education Trust schools, combining academic study with high-quality school-based experience. Wherever they are in the UK, our trainees can benefit from the Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ provision of the University of Warwick, ranked 7th UK University in the Guardian University Guide (2026).
National Institute of Teacher Education (N.I.T.E)
The National Institute of Teacher Education (N.I.T.E) offers a comprehensive portfolio of training opportunities designed to meet the needs of both aspiring and existing education professionals.
N.I.T.E provides flexible pathways into teaching, including Teaching Assistant (TA) apprenticeships, undergraduate teacher education programmes, and postgraduate teaching apprenticeships, enabling individuals to enter and progress within the profession in a way that suits their circumstances and career aspirations.
Our Teacher Training Routes
We offer school-led teacher training across a wide range of primary and secondary subjects, including:
- English
- Mathematics
- Sciences
- Geography
- History
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Business Studies
- Physical Education
- Art and Design
- Drama
- Design and Technology
- Social Sciences
- Primary Education
Training routes are delivered through partnerships with leading teacher education providers, enabling you to combine academic study with practical experience in Creative Education Trust schools.