General FAQs

Q: Where can I find more information about initial teacher training ( ITT) in Wales?
Q: Do I have to speak Welsh to train to teach or teach in Wales?
Q: What are employment based ITT (EBITT) providers
Q: What courses are available in Wales for those wishing to return to teaching?
Q: Where can I find more information about initial teacher training ( ITT) in Wales?
A: You can find details of ITT in Wales, including the institutions providing teacher training programmes, by visiting www.teachertrainingwales.org
Q: Do I have to speak Welsh to train to teach or teach in Wales?
A: The ability to speak Welsh is not a requirement for entry on to initial teacher training ( ITT) courses in Wales. You can choose to follow courses either in English or Welsh.

There are both English and Welsh-speaking schools in Wales. In a Welsh-speaking school, the ability to teach through the medium of Welsh will normally be necessary.

At secondary level, unless you're teaching Welsh, you would not normally need to speak Welsh to teach in an English medium school in Wales unless you were teaching Welsh as a subject. At primary level, you may need some understanding of Welsh to teach in an English medium school in Wales, depending on the specific requirements of the school or local education authority.

You should check with individual schools or LEAs about their specific employment policies regarding language ability, particularly in certain areas of Wales.
Q: What are employment based ITT (EBITT) providers
A: In England, EBITT providers are partnerships of bodies such as schools, LEAs and accredited ITT providers empowered to design and deliver individual programmes of teacher training to individuals wishing to become a qualified teacher via the Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP), Registered Teacher Programme (RTP) and overseas trained teacher programme ( OTTP).
Q: What courses are available in Wales for those wishing to return to teaching?
A: The Open University in Wales is running a 'Teach Again' course for qualified primary and secondary teachers who would like the opportunity to begin teaching in a secondary school or return to the secondary classroom. The course is designed to update skills and subject knowledge, build confidence and offers tutor support and experience at a local secondary school. For further information contact Trevor Scott at the Faculty of Education and Languages, the Open University in Wales, Cardiff - Tel: 029 2039 7911; E-mail: j.t.scott@open.ac.uk.