Apprenticeships
South Farnham Education Trust supports apprenticeship programmes and has played a leading role in the creation and development of the Teacher Apprenticeship standard. The Trust has chaired the national Trailblazer Group of employers and advisors for over 10 years and worked alongside colleagues at the Department for Education to review the Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship and launch an undergraduate employment-based route into teaching, the Teacher Degree Apprenticeship.
The Teacher Apprenticeship was launched in September 2018 and this gives schools an opportunity to use apprenticeship funding (the apprenticeship levy) for training. Apprentice teachers will have to meet the same statutory requirements for entry as all other ITT programmes and are assessed against the Teachers’ Standards. The apprenticeship route combines paid work with on and off-the-job training. QTS is awarded to successful apprentices. As Chairs of the Trailblazer Group, we have been instrumental in steering national reforms, including the shortened PGTA to align with the academic year and an integrated end point assessment.
The Teacher Degree Apprenticeship was launched for recruitment in October 2024 with the first cohort starting in September 2025. This 45-month programme combines paid work with on and off-the-job training. QTS and a degree will be awarded to successful apprentices following end point assessment.
Training Apprentices
South Farnham SCITT is on the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR) and trains new teachers through this route. The first cohort of seven apprentices started in 2018 and included the UK's first end-point assessed apprentice on this new standard. The programme has grown each year since then.
Please click here to find out more about this training programme.
End Point Assessment of Apprentices (EPA)
South Farnham SCITT has been on the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) end point assessment organisation (EPAO) register since 2018 and provides this service to other apprenticeship training providers and employers. It has a large team of experienced and skilled end point assessors who can complete end point assessments countrywide.
The South Farnham SCITT team offer a wealth of experience. As such we are pleased to offer the following additional services:
- Post Graduate Teacher Apprenticeship End Point Assessment (EPA) - quality assurance and moderation service for providers
- ITT External examination and moderation
- Assessment Only route to QTS
Please click here to find out more about these services.