South Birmingham SCITT

What South Birmingham SCITT does

South Birmingham SCITT is a school-centred Initial Teacher Training (ITT) provider based at Solihull Sixth Form College in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. Founded in 2005 and structured as a company limited by guarantee (Reg no: 07348167), it operates as the teacher-training arm of the Summit Learning Trust multi-academy trust, which encompasses three secondary schools, four primary schools, and a sixth form college educating approximately 8,000 learners across Birmingham and Solihull. The organisation delivers a one-year full-time programme combining one day of centre-based academic training per week with four days of school placement, awarding Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) plus a Level 7 Post Graduate Certificate in Education (60 credits) through a credentialing partnership with Birmingham City University. Trainees can enter either a primary (5–11 years) or secondary (11–16 years, extendable to 11–18 or 14–19) pathway, with subject-specific DfE bursaries ranging from £5,000 to £29,000 and scholarships up to £31,000 augmenting the £9,535 course fee.

The commercial model is a regulated, fee-funded training programme rather than a venture-scale business. Applications route through the UK government's Gov Apply portal under course codes N32 (South Birmingham SCITT), 19Q (Colmore Partnership), 19O (Summit Learning Trust), and 2L1 (The Magnificat Partnership), with all four programmes delivered identically. Lead partners — Summit Learning Trust, CPTSA (Colmore Partnership Training School Alliance), The Magnificat Partnership, Colmore Primary Training School Alliance, and Ninestiles School — collectively function as both placement infrastructure and downstream employer network; on average 85% of trainees are appointed by these partnership schools annually, embedding a tight two-sided dependency. The organisation lists 6 employees, has no disclosed revenue or external funding, and has maintained a stable operating footprint in the West Midlands for two decades with OFSTED Good grading as its principal external validation.

There is no proprietary technology platform, no API surface, no AI/ML capability, and no product diversification beyond the core teacher-training programme. Marketing is modest: a website, an Open Events cadence, a Twitter/X feed of ~1,979 followers, and a structured FAQ ("Mythbusters") targeting top-of-funnel conversion. The unit economics — a fixed tuition fee, government bursary pass-throughs, and a partner-driven placement-to-employment funnel — are characteristic of a non-profit education services entity rather than a growth-stage commercial venture, and the strategic outlook is best understood as steady-state operation within a regulated market rather than expansion.

Name

South Birmingham SCITT

Legal name

South Birmingham SCITT

Website

https://southbirminghamscitt.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

South Birmingham SCITT is a Solihull-based school-centred Initial Teacher Training provider offering one-year QTS and PGCE-equivalent programmes for primary and secondary teacher trainees, operating within the Summit Learning Trust multi-academy trust across the West Midlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Initial Teacher Training Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJALAA

Academic Tutoring Services (Subject-Specific & General)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Educational Support Services (Tutoring & Counseling)

SECONDARYEDAJAFAD

Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping (State/National)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (School-Delivered)

Keywords

• Initial teacher training
• School-led teacher training
• Primary teacher training
• Secondary teacher training
• Postgraduate teacher education

Headquarters

HQ city

Solihull

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Trainees pay course fees of £9,535 for 2026/2027 academic year, payable in three instalments: one quarter in the first term, one quarter in the second term, and the final half in the final term. Trainees can contact Student Finance for tuition fee loan eligibility or pay directly from their own funds.
2. Government Bursaries and Scholarships: DfE Bursaries are arranged by the organization for eligible trainees: £29,000 for Chemistry, Computing, Maths and Physics; £20,000 for Design and Technology and Languages; £5,000 for Biology and Geography. Scholarships are also available: £31,000 for chemistry, computing and physics; £22,000 for French, German and Spanish.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

South Birmingham SCITT is a school-centred Initial Teacher Training (ITT) provider delivering a one-year full-time programme that combines centre-based academic training with practical school placements. It offers primary (5-11 years) and secondary (11-16 years, extendable to 11-18 or 14-19) pathways leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a Level 7 Post Graduate Certificate in Education (60 credits) awarded in collaboration with Birmingham City University.

Product overview

South Birmingham SCITT operates as a school-centred initial teacher training provider offering a unified teacher training programme with primary (5-11 years) and secondary (11-16 years, extendable to 11-18 and 14-19) pathways. The core offering integrates school-based placements with centre-based training, delivered through a consortium of lead partners including Summit Learning Trust, Colmore Partnership Training School Alliance, and The Magnificat Partnership. Trainees achieve Qualified Teachers Status (QTS) and a Level 7 Post Graduate Certificate in Education (60 credits) through Birmingham City University collaboration. The programme runs full-time for one year (September to July) with 1 day centre-based training and 4 days in school placements across at least two placement schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Initial Teacher Training

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Summit Learning TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent trust organization. The SCITT is part of Summit Learning Trust which includes three secondary schools, four primary schools and a sixth form college educating around 8000 learners. All academies are located in Birmingham and Solihull areas. Rebecca Lillington serves as Director of South Birmingham SCITT and Director of Professional Learning Institute, Summit Learning Trust.
• CPTSA (Colmore Partnership Training School Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColmore Partnership schools include Colmore Infant School and Colmore Junior School which were awarded National Teaching School status in 2013. The partnership develops a culture of sharing excellent practice in education across the West Midlands. Sue Bradshaw serves as the SCITTs Lead Partner at CPTSA. Colmore Infant and Junior Schools are part of the SCITT's placement network.
• The Magnificat PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic partnership of schools diverse in social background and character, providing a solid foundation for academic rigour and innovation coupled with a rich pastoral support programme. Luke Payton serves as the SCITTs Lead Partner at The Magnificat Partnership. The partnership provides placement schools for trainee teachers.
• Birmingham City UniversitysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration partner. Trainees are enrolled onto the Masters for Teaching and Learning and are classed as Birmingham City University students, entitled to all student resources and privileges including access to the learning library and educational journals.
• Colmore Primary Training School AlliancesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the lead partners offering primary initial teacher training programmes alongside the main SCITT provider. Provides school placements and school-based trainers for primary teacher trainees.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Teach First: Teach First is a national, well-funded graduate teacher training programme that competes for the same career-changer and high-calibre graduate pool, though with a leadership-development emphasis and larger geographic reach.
• Aston University (PGCE): Aston University in Birmingham runs PGCE teacher training programmes, operating as a university-led alternative route for trainees in the same West Midlands catchment.
• Ark Teacher Training: Ark Teacher Training is a national school-led initial teacher training provider backed by the Ark academy chain, competing for applicants with a similar school-led model but greater geographic reach and resources.
• University of Birmingham (School of Education): The University of Birmingham offers university-led PGCE programmes and education degrees, providing an alternative route into teaching in the same West Midlands region as South Birmingham SCITT.

Direct peers

• Forest Teaching Alliance: Forest Teaching Alliance is a school-led teacher training partnership operating under the same DfE SCITT/School Direct framework, providing a comparable school-based training model to prospective teachers.
• Gloucestershire Initial Teacher Training (GITT): GITT is a well-established SCITT in a different English region, operating under the same school-led training model with Ofsted accreditation and serving as a useful operational benchmark for South Birmingham SCITT.
• Birmingham City University (PGCE): Birmingham City University is both an academic partner (awarding the PGCE credits to South Birmingham SCITT trainees) and a direct competitor offering university-led PGCE programmes in the same West Midlands region, recruiting the same applicant pool.
• Coventry SCITT: Coventry SCITT is a nearby school-led ITT provider operating under the same SCITT model and DfE funding framework, competing for applicants in the West Midlands teacher training market.
• i2i Teaching Partnership: i2i Teaching Partnership is a school-led teacher training provider operating as a SCITT-equivalent, competing in the same DfE-regulated ITT market with a similar consortium-of-schools structure.

Regional players

• Warwick University (Centre for Education Studies): University of Warwick offers PGCE programmes serving the wider West Midlands region, providing an alternative school of education route into teaching for prospective trainees.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SouthBhamSCITT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-birmingham-scitt

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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