The application process for courses starting in September 2025
For courses starting in September 2025, you can start applying a year before they start in October 2024.
Most teacher training courses are one year and start in September when the academic year in England starts. Part time courses are usually 2 years.
1 October 2024 at 9am UK time
Start finding teacher training courses you might want to apply to.
8 October 2024 at 9am UK time
Start applying to courses. You can apply to 4 courses, they can fill up quickly so you should apply as soon as you can.
Providers can close courses to new applications when they fill up.
You can withdraw an application at any time and apply to a different course if you want to.
If training providers do not respond to an application within 30 working days, you will be able to apply to another course while you wait for a response. We will tell you if the provider has not responded in time. Around the Easter and Christmas breaks, providers can take longer to respond to applications.
You will get an email if you receive an offer from a training provider.
16 September 2025 at 6pm UK time
The last day that you can submit most applications. Some providers will close their courses before this date.
Courses which sponsor visas can close earlier so that there is time to process the paperwork needed for visa sponsored course places.
24 September 2025 at 11:59pm UK time
The last day for training providers to make a decision on all applications for courses starting in September 2025.