SWIFT Teacher Training
Welcome to the South West Institute for Teaching Initial Teacher Training website where you can find out more about our Primary and Secondary Teacher Training and PGCE courses.
We look forward to supporting you on your journey into teaching.
We look forward to supporting you on your journey into teaching.
Applications for 2026 - 2027
Applications for the academic year 2026 - 2027 are now open.
You can search for courses on the Department for Education Find Teaching Training courses portal.
You can search for courses on the Department for Education Find Teaching Training courses portal.
Why get into teaching with us?
Expert design and outstanding PGCE
Our courses are designed to the highest standards by expert teachers, combined with a PGCE from the Bath Spa University - taught in Devon.
Transform lives and help create a fairer society
Join our mission to transform children's lives and create a fairer society for all.
Train close to home
Our network of campuses and schools across the South West provide you with excellent training and practice. Our training is a mix of face to face and online sessions, so you can achieve the best work-life balance.
We aim to keep travel to a minimum where ever possible.
We aim to keep travel to a minimum where ever possible.
A career where you can belong
Our training communities celebrate the successes and qualities of trainees from diverse backgrounds and career stages so you can make teaching the career where you belong.
Be part of something special
As part of a larger organisation, SWIFT, our school-led partnership is unique: SWIFT work with over 500 schools, training over 3000 serving teachers and leaders a year.
Train - teach - live somewhere special
Our network of campuses and schools are located across the beautiful South West peninsula, making coastlines, moors, valleys and vibrant cities the backdrop to your training.
Environmental Commitment
At SWIFT Teacher Training, we are dedicated to fostering a sustainable future through our educational practices and community initiatives.
Our Mission: every class led
by a great teacher
Get education right, and the odds of children living healthy, happy and rewarding lives increases. Yet too many children do not have access to a great education, especially if they are from poorer backgrounds. Our mission is to ensure that new teachers entering the profession have the expertise to transform the lives of children and their communities.
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