Teaching

What Teaching does

Get Into Teaching is a UK Government initiative operated by the Department for Education (DfE) that provides free, impartial advice, resources, and personalised support to individuals considering a career as a primary or secondary school teacher in England. The service is delivered through a GOV.UK-based web platform (getintoteaching.education.gov.uk) that covers the full recruitment journey — from initial interest generation, through qualification and funding navigation, training course discovery, school experience placements, and application submission via the gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training portal. The platform is supported by a free one-to-one adviser service reachable by phone, email, text, WhatsApp, and online chat, plus a regional network of training provider events including university PGCE open days, SCITT information evenings, and teaching school hub events searchable by postcode.

The service does not generate revenue; it is publicly funded and operates as a non-commercial government function. Its end users are individual prospective teachers — career changers, recent graduates, unqualified teachers, international applicants, university students, parents/carers, and military veterans — rather than enterprise clients. Content spans 15+ subject areas and four primary training routes (postgraduate, undergraduate, salaried, and assessment-only), with funding mechanisms including tuition fee loans, maintenance loans, tax-free bursaries of up to £29,000, and scholarships of up to £31,000 delivered in partnership with professional bodies such as the Royal Society of Chemistry, BCS, British Council, and Institute of Physics. A dedicated £40,000 veterans bursary and a 3-week paid teaching internship at £455/week address specific candidate segments.

The service operates under exclusive access to the Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) accreditation framework and coordinates with an accredited training provider network of universities, 80+ SCITTs, Teach First, and employer-led Teacher Degree Apprenticeships (currently piloting secondary maths). It is geographically restricted to England but includes dedicated pathways for non-UK citizens and an international qualified teacher status (iQTS) route for overseas-trained teachers. A 2026 brand refresh — "Teaching Every Lesson Shapes a Life" — is evidenced across the live site assets.

Name

Teaching

Legal name

Department for Education

Website

https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Get Into Teaching is a UK Department for Education service that provides free advice, one-to-one adviser support, and training course information to individuals seeking to become primary or secondary school teachers in England, operating exclusively through the GOV.UK platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher Recruitment Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Instructional Coaching & Teacher Professional Learning (School-Embedded) (EDAJAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Teacher recruitment services
• Teacher training guidance
• Education career advice
• Teaching qualification support
• School experience programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Service (Non-Commercial): This is a UK Government Department for Education (DfE) initiative providing free information and guidance to aspiring teachers. The service itself does not generate revenue; it facilitates teacher recruitment into the state education system.

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Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Get Into Teaching is a UK Government Department for Education (DfE) initiative that provides free advice, resources, and personalised support to individuals considering a career as a primary or secondary school teacher in England. The service connects aspiring teachers with information on training routes, qualifications (QTS, PGCE), funding options (bursaries, scholarships, loans), school experience placements, and accredited training providers, while offering one-to-one adviser guidance throughout the application process.

Product overview

Get Into Teaching is a UK government information platform and advisory service operated by the Department for Education to attract and support individuals entering the teaching profession in England. The core offering consists of the Get Into Teaching website providing comprehensive guidance on teaching careers, supported by complementary services including the Teacher Training Adviser Service for personalised one-to-one support, a mailing list for tailored updates, Training Provider Events listings, and the Get School Experience Service for gaining classroom exposure. The platform facilitates access to teacher training courses through the Find Teacher Training Courses Service and covers various qualifications including Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), and Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses. Funding support is available through bursaries, scholarships, and salaried training programmes for priority subjects.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Get Into Teaching Website Comprehensive UK government web platform providing free advice, information, and application gateway for individuals considering a career in teaching in England, covering training routes, qualifications, funding, and application processes.
• Teacher Training Adviser Service Free one-to-one personalised support service from experienced teacher advisers offering guidance via phone, email, text, WhatsApp, or online chat for individuals considering or applying for teacher training in England.
• Training Provider Events Regional event listing platform connecting prospective teachers with teacher training providers, featuring in-person and online events (university PGCE open days, SCITT information evenings, teaching school hub events) across England, searchable by postcode and format.
• Get School Experience Service Self-service platform enabling prospective teachers to search for and request school experience placements of 1-3 weeks in primary and secondary schools across England, allowing them to experience classroom life before committing to training.
• Apply for Teacher Training Service Digital application platform (gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training) enabling prospective teachers to submit applications to up to 4 postgraduate teacher training courses simultaneously across England.
• Find Teacher Training Courses Service Search and discovery tool for finding postgraduate teacher training courses in England, with filtering by subject, location, and funding/financial support options available.
• Personalised Email Mailing List Free personalised email subscription service delivering tailored information about teaching careers, latest news, and individualised support advice to subscribers based on their personal circumstances.
• Bursaries and Scholarships Programme Tax-free funding programme providing bursaries up to £29,000 and scholarships up to £31,000 for postgraduate teacher trainees in priority subjects including Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics (£29,000 bursaries), Languages and Design & Technology (£20,000 bursaries), and scholarships up to £31,000 for Chemistry, Computing, Languages (French/German/Spanish), and Physics.
• Teaching Internships Programme Paid 3-week summer internship programme at £455 per week for university undergraduates (second, third, or final year) or master's students interested in exploring teaching careers in priority subjects (chemistry, computing, design & technology, languages, maths, physics).
• Salaried Teacher Training Routes Paid teacher training route programme including School Direct salaried courses, postgraduate teaching apprenticeships, and Teach First 2-year programmes where trainees earn an unqualified teacher salary during training while working towards QTS and PGCE qualifications.
• Veterans Transition Bursary Tax-free £40,000 bursary programme for former armed forces personnel within 5 years of leaving service who are training to teach secondary biology, chemistry, computing, languages, maths, or physics, paid as £20,000 in each of the last 2 years of training.
• Assessment-Only Route to QTS Assessment-only qualification route enabling unqualified teachers with classroom experience to obtain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) without completing a full training programme, with provider fees ranging from approximately £1,500 to £4,000.
• Teacher Degree Apprenticeships Apprenticeship programme enabling participants to work and earn a salary while training for a bachelor's degree and Qualified Teacher Status, with apprentices spending approximately 40% of time (2 days/week) studying with a university partner; currently piloting secondary maths Teacher Degree Apprenticeships.

Quantifiable outcome

• Minimum starting salary of £32,916 for qualified teachers in England
• +3 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Teach FirstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable organisation providing employment-based teacher training route. Delivers 2-year programme combining paid school placement with QTS and PGCE qualification. Part of the salaried training options alongside School Direct and postgraduate teaching apprenticeships.
• University Training ProviderscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccredited universities providing postgraduate teacher training courses. Courses include university-led training with classroom placements in partner schools. Major providers include initial teacher training programmes across England.
• School-Led Training Providers (SCITTs)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSchool-Centred Initial Teacher Training providers offering school-led routes to QTS. Trainees spend majority of time in school placements with theoretical learning at SCITT or partner university. Regional SCITTs include over 80+ providers across England.
• Teacher Degree Apprenticeship EmployerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchools employing teacher degree apprentices who work and earn a salary while training for bachelor's degree and QTS. Apprentices spend ~40% of time (2 days/week) studying with university partner. Currently piloting secondary maths TDAs.
• Royal Society of ChemistryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwards physics teacher training scholarships with tax-free £31,000 funding plus professional body membership, mentoring, and networking. Part of subject-specific scholarship programme for priority subjects.
• BCS - The Chartered Institute for ITminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwards computing teacher training scholarships with tax-free £31,000 funding plus professional certification support. Part of effort to recruit computing teachers.
• British CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwards language teacher training scholarships for French, German, and Spanish (£22,000). Provides subject-specific support and professional development for language teachers.
• Institute of PhysicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwards physics teacher training scholarships with tax-free £31,000 plus mentoring, networking, and classroom resources. Supports physics teacher recruitment pipeline.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Teach For All: Global network of independent teacher recruitment and training organisations across 60+ countries; provides the broader umbrella under which programmes like Teach First and Teach For America operate.

Direct peers

• Eteach: UK-based teacher recruitment platform and jobs board for schools, serving as a commercial competitor for connecting teachers with schools and training providers.
• Teach First: UK-based charitable teacher training provider running the flagship employment-based PGCE programme, directly comparable as a teacher-recruitment and training pathway competing for the same aspiring-teacher audience as Get Into Teaching.
• TES (Times Educational Supplement): Major UK teacher recruitment platform and jobs marketplace serving the same audience of educators and aspiring teachers; offers competing content, job listings, and recruitment tools.
• Teach For America: US non-profit teacher recruitment and training programme addressing low-income community teacher shortages; operates a near-identical government-backed model for recruiting and training career changers and graduates into teaching roles.
• School Direct (UK programme): UK government salaried teacher training route operated through schools and accredited providers; directly comparable as a teacher-recruitment and training pathway distributed via Get Into Teaching's own platform.

Regional players

• Education Scotland: Scottish Government agency responsible for education policy and teacher recruitment in Scotland; operates a structurally similar recruitment service but in a separate devolved jurisdiction with its own qualification pathways.
• National Center for Teacher Residencies: US-based teacher recruitment and residency programme addressing teacher shortage in US public schools; comparable in mission and target audience though operating in a separate geography.
• Welsh Government - Education and Training: Welsh Government department responsible for teacher recruitment and training policy in Wales; offers a structurally similar national recruitment service in a separate devolved UK jurisdiction.
• Troops to Teachers (US): US Department of Defense programme recruiting military veterans into teaching careers via dedicated funding and counselling — closely analogous to Get Into Teaching's £40,000 veterans bursary and dedicated veteran adviser support.

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Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

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