Catholic Teaching Alliance (North) Courses for 2023-24

The Catholic Teaching Alliance (North) in an academic collaborative partnership with the University of Cumbria offers the Non-salaried School Direct route into teaching across Cumbria and Lancashire.
All our courses with vacancies are listed on the Find postgraduate teacher training courses in England website. Search by provider Catholic Teaching Alliance (North) (provider code 1GB) for more information and the course codes needed for your teacher training application.
We will accept applications for our teacher training courses up until the course is closed or mid-July. Contact us to see how many places are available in your subject.
What are the entry requirements?
The following courses are available for a September 2023 start.
Primary
PGCE Early Primary with QTS (3-7 yrs)
PGCE General Primary with QTS (5-11 yrs)
At the Main Site Preston and the CTA East Lancashire Primary Hub
Secondary
At Main Site Preston and the CTA Blackburn Secondary Hub
PGCE Secondary Education with QTS in the following subjects:
Art & Design (11-16 yrs)
Biology (11-16 yrs)
Chemistry (11-16 yrs)
Computer Science (11-16 yrs)
Drama (11-16 yrs)
English (11-16 yrs)
Geography (11-16 yrs)
History (11-16 yrs)
Mathematics (11-16 yrs)
Modern Languages (French and Spanish) (11-16 yrs)
Music (11-16 yrs)
Physical Education (11-16 yrs)
PE with EBacc (11-16 yrs)*
Physics (11-16 yrs)
Religious Education (11-16 yrs)
Secondary with a 14-19 Pathway
At the CTA Post 16 (14-19 yrs) Hub at Cardinal Newman
PGCE Secondary Education with QTS in the following subjects:
Art & Design
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Computer Science
Dance
Drama
Economics
English
Geography
History
Mathematics
Media Studies
Music
Physical Education
Physics
Psychology
Religious Education
Social Sciences
*The PE courses fill up quickly. The PE with EBacc option if you can offer an additional subject. Find out more
All our courses with vacancies are listed on the Find postgraduate teacher training courses in England website. Search by provider Catholic Teaching Alliance (North) (provider code 1GB) for more information and the course codes needed for your teacher training application.
All our courses with vacancies are listed on the Find postgraduate teacher training courses in England website. Search by provider Catholic Teaching Alliance (North) (provider code 1GB) for more information and the course codes needed for your teacher training application.
We will accept applications for our teacher training courses up until the course is closed or mid-July. Contact us to see how many places are available in your subject.
What are the entry requirements?
The following courses are available for a September 2023 start.
Primary
PGCE Early Primary with QTS (3-7 yrs)
PGCE General Primary with QTS (5-11 yrs)
At the Main Site Preston and the CTA East Lancashire Primary Hub
Secondary
At Main Site Preston and the CTA Blackburn Secondary Hub
PGCE Secondary Education with QTS in the following subjects:
Art & Design (11-16 yrs)
Biology (11-16 yrs)
Chemistry (11-16 yrs)
Computer Science (11-16 yrs)
Drama (11-16 yrs)
English (11-16 yrs)
Geography (11-16 yrs)
History (11-16 yrs)
Mathematics (11-16 yrs)
Modern Languages (French and Spanish) (11-16 yrs)
Music (11-16 yrs)
Physical Education (11-16 yrs)
PE with EBacc (11-16 yrs)*
Physics (11-16 yrs)
Religious Education (11-16 yrs)
Secondary with a 14-19 Pathway
At the CTA Post 16 (14-19 yrs) Hub at Cardinal Newman
PGCE Secondary Education with QTS in the following subjects:
Art & Design
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Computer Science
Dance
Drama
Economics
English
Geography
History
Mathematics
Media Studies
Music
Physical Education
Physics
Psychology
Religious Education
Social Sciences
*The PE courses fill up quickly. The PE with EBacc option if you can offer an additional subject. Find out more
All our courses with vacancies are listed on the Find postgraduate teacher training courses in England website. Search by provider Catholic Teaching Alliance (North) (provider code 1GB) for more information and the course codes needed for your teacher training application.