What United Teaching does

United Teaching is a School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider operating as the teacher-training division of United Learning, a UK educational charity. Founded in 2013 and headquartered at Paddington Academy in London, the organisation delivers a one-year school-based training programme leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), with an optional PGCE awarded in partnership with Bath Spa University. It serves aspiring primary and secondary teachers across England, recruiting graduates and career changers through the DfE Apply portal, direct website enquiries, weekly webinars, and a paid Summer Internship programme. The salaried route (employer-funded) and fee-paying route (£7,250 for QTS-only, £9,250 for QTS+PGCE) coexist, with government and United Teaching-specific bursaries and scholarships of up to £31,000 supporting priority STEM and MFL subjects.

United Teaching places trainees across a network of 110+ schools, combining United Learning's own 37 secondary, 64 primary, 2 special, and 2 independent schools with trusted external partner schools. Supporting product lines include Summer Internships (paid three-week undergraduate placements), Future Teachers (a salaried foundation year), and a Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship (salaried earn-while-you-train route). The proprietary training curriculum is described by Ofsted as 'highly sophisticated' and 'expertly structured', with weekly subject- and professional-mentor sessions, research-led content, and integrated wellbeing support.

The business is operated within United Learning, which comprises United Church Schools Trust (charity No. 1016538) and United Learning Trust (exempt charity No. 4439859). It is a non-profit, charitable entity with no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no publicly disclosed revenue. Pricing is publicly disclosed and consistent across cohorts; revenue is generated via tuition fees, employer funding for salaried placements, and ancillary programme income. The technology stack is conventional SaaS (Microsoft Office, HubSpot, iTrent HR, Swivl for classroom video observation, Mosaic LMS, plus DfE Apply/Register integrations); there is no proprietary AI/ML capability. United Teaching was rated 'Exceptional' by Ofsted in 2026 across every inspection judgement area in both primary and secondary provision, the highest possible grade.

Name

United Teaching

Legal name

United Teaching (operating as part of United Learning)

Website

https://unitedteaching.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

United Teaching is a UK SCITT (school-based teacher-training provider) and division of the United Learning charity, delivering one-year QTS-with-optional-PGCE programmes to aspiring primary and secondary teachers across 110+ schools in England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Initial Teacher Training

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Teacher Education Universities (Licensure & M.Ed.) (EDAHALAG)

Keywords

• Teacher training
• Initial teacher training
• School-based training
• Qualified teacher status
• PGCE programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

London

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. Teacher Training Course Fees: Fee-paying trainees pay tuition fees for QTS-only (£7,250) or QTS + PGCE (£9,250) programmes. Trainees can apply for tuition fee loans and maintenance loans through student finance. The salaried route covers tuition fees for the employer.
2. Salaried Training Programme: Trainees on the salaried route receive an unqualified teacher's salary while training. Employers (partner schools) fund the training and salary costs, representing a different revenue/employment model rather than direct revenue to United Teaching.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

United Teaching delivers a one-year, school-based Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), with an optional Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) awarded in partnership with Bath Spa University. The programme is offered through salaried (employer-funded) and fee-paying routes for primary and secondary subjects, complemented by Summer Internships, a Future Teachers foundation year, and a Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship. Training is delivered across a network of more than 110 partner schools throughout England.

Product overview

United Teaching is a school-based teacher training provider (SCITT) offering a portfolio of programmes across England. The core offering is the Teacher Training Programme leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with optional PGCE in partnership with Bath Spa University. Supporting programmes include Summer Internships (three-week paid placements), Future Teachers (salaried foundation year), and Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeships. Training spans both primary and secondary phases across 110+ schools, covering subjects including Maths, Science, English, Geography, and Modern Foreign Languages. Routes include both salaried (earn while you learn) and fee-paying options with government bursaries and scholarships available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Teacher Training Programme (SCITT) A one-year, school-based teacher training programme (SCITT) leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with an optional PGCE awarded in partnership with Bath Spa University. Offers both salaried and fee-paying routes for aspiring primary and secondary teachers in England.
• Summer Internships A paid three-week internship for undergraduates and master's students to gain classroom experience, develop transferable skills, and explore whether teaching is the right career path before committing to a teacher training programme.
• Future Teachers A one-year salaried foundation programme for graduates to build confidence in the classroom, gain hands-on school experience and prepare for the formal teacher training programme.
• Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship Train to teach while earning a salary. Achieves QTS through a school-based apprenticeship that combines practical classroom experience with expert training, providing an alternative earn-while-you-learn pathway to QTS.
• Primary Teacher Training School-based primary teacher training covering the full primary curriculum including literacy, numeracy, early reading (phonics), behaviour management, SEND, and teaching great lessons. Leads to QTS with an optional PGCE.
• Modern Foreign Languages Teacher Training Teacher training for Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) including French, Spanish, and German. One-year programme delivering QTS and an optional PGCE, with up to £31,000 in bursaries and scholarships available.
• English Teacher Training School-based English teacher training programme delivered by subject specialists, focusing on literary texts, student literacy, critical thinking, and research-driven teaching strategies. Leads to QTS with optional PGCE.
• Geography Teacher Training Geography teacher training programme helping trainees develop skills to teach about climate change, migration, sustainability, and global change. Includes access to DfE bursaries and scholarships.
• Science Teacher Training Science teacher training in biology, physics, and chemistry. One-year programme delivering PGCE and QTS, taught by expert scientists with science-specific CPD and guest training sessions.
• Maths Teacher Training Maths teacher training programme enabling trainees to gain QTS and PGCE in 12 months. Features expert maths teachers, weekly specialist training, subject mentoring, and salaried route options.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trainees achieve 'at a standard far beyond what might be expected' (Ofsted)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bath Spa UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBath Spa University partners with United Teaching to award the PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education). The PGCE includes 60 Master's-level credits, representing one-third of a full Master's degree. Trainees spend most time in schools but complete university-led sessions and two Master's-level assignments of approximately 4,000 words each.
• Department for Education (DfE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Teaching shares trainee data with DfE's Register trainee teachers service as part of the application process. Data sharing ensures compliance with teacher training regulations and qualification recording.
• United Learning SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Teaching draws on a network of over 110 schools across England, including United Learning schools and trusted external partners. United Learning comprises 37 secondary schools, 64 primary schools, 2 special schools, and 2 independent schools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ambition Institute: UK charity offering teacher development programmes including initial teacher training and NPQs. Comparable as a broader teacher-training and professional-development incumbent with overlapping programme types but wider scope beyond school-led QTS.

Direct peers

• i2i Teaching Partnership: School-centred ITT partnership offering primary and secondary teacher training with QTS and PGCE routes in partnership with a university. Comparable as a SCITT with a similar school-led, university-partnered delivery model.
• Ark Teacher Training: School-led initial teacher training programme within the Ark multi-academy trust, offering salaried and fee-paying routes to QTS. Directly comparable to United Teaching as a MAT-based SCITT with salaried employer-funded model.
• Teach First: Major UK school-based initial teacher training charity offering salaried training routes into low-income schools. Comparable as a high-profile, school-led ITT provider with a charity/employer-funded model and strong brand recognition.
• Harris Federation: Large multi-academy trust running its own school-based ITT programme (Harris School Direct/SCITT) and placing trainees across its network of schools. Directly comparable as a MAT-affiliated SCITT with salaried and fee-paying routes.
• Now Teach: UK charity recruiting career changers into secondary teaching through a school-based route, often paid. Comparable as a school-led ITT provider targeting a similar candidate persona (graduates and career changers) seeking QTS.
• South East Midlands Teaching Alliance: School-led SCITT offering primary and secondary teacher training across the South East Midlands. Comparable as a smaller, school-centred ITT provider with fee-paying and salaried routes leading to QTS with optional PGCE.

Emerging players

• National Institute of Teaching: Recently established teacher training and professional development institute founded by leading MATs. Comparable as an emerging school-led ITT and CPD provider targeting the same applicant pool with a more centralised, technology-enabled delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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