Erin
Secondary Trainee
“When I had my interview with NTTC, I just felt so at home. I knew that whatever the result from my other teacher training application, that this was the place where I wanted to be because I felt so comfortable.”
Our trainees come from a range of backgrounds: some move into training with us straight from university; others are career changers with experience in different industries.
On this page you’ll find more information about some of the teachers we have trained, their reasons for training to teach and the experiences they had with NTTC.
Erin
Secondary Trainee
“When I had my interview with NTTC, I just felt so at home. I knew that whatever the result from my other teacher training application, that this was the place where I wanted to be because I felt so comfortable.”
Ollie
Primary Apprentice
“I couldn’t recommend NTTC highly enough. It’s a challenging course. But at every step, NTTC are there to support you through each of those stages. So you’re building confidence, slowly but surely.”
Jessica
Primary Trainee
“It’s been really good to get such a wide range of experience. I had a medium-sized city school, and then went to a village school which had 62 children in the whole of the primary school, and then a medium-sized infant school.”
Charles
Secondary Trainee
“Both of my mentors were amazing. They were so supportive and are masters of their trade. I’ve learnt incredible amounts from them and I’ve taken things from their practice into mine.”
From September 2026 we're pleased to say that you will be able to study for a PGCE qualification as part of your teacher training at NTTC. Our PGCE will be delivered and awarded by Bath Spa University, experts in working with teacher-training programmes across the country. For more information, head over to the FAQ's page on our website or contact NTTC@ccn.ac.uk.