Portsmouth SCITT are delighted to be bringing our outstanding initial teacher training to the Isle of Wight for 2025/26. We have partnered with high-quality schools across the Island to deliver our hands-on, bespoke training and will deliver our engaging sessions in our training room, also based on the Island.

This exciting new venture brings our highly regarded training to the Island for the first time and gives residents the unique opportunity to gain a PGCE with qualified teacher status without regular travel to the mainland. Our course will follow the same structure as our Portsmouth based course and will be delivered by a mixture of our Portsmouth-based team as well as expert colleagues from the Island.  

We pride ourselves on our small cohort sizes, quality mentoring and our focus on trainee wellbeing. Our course is tailored to meet your needs and is suitable for all graduates – from those with a passion to teach but no school experience to those who already work in schools and want to take the step into being a class teacher.  

Teaching is a highly rewarding career and gives you the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children on the Isle of Wight. Teaching also comes with a competitive starting salary of £31,650 and excellent opportunities for career progression. We look forward to welcoming our first cohort of Isle of Wight trainees in September 2025 as we work with our partner schools to shape the future of initial teacher training on the Island.  

For the academic year 2025–26, we will be working with: