About The Chiltern Training Group

A full range of PGCE curriculum subjects are offered across the 11-16 age group (14-19 for Business studies) as well as Primary QTS age group 5-11, and 3-7 Early Years.

We believe the best place to train teachers effectively in the highly complex art of teaching, is in schools.

Our background and experience

Chiltern Training Group was formed in 1993 by Challney High School for Boys, it is a consortium of approximately 120 primary, secondary and special schools in Luton, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. It was the first SCITT to operate in England and is very proud of all achievements over the years, which include training over 1300 trainees.

CTG’s central team is based at Challney High School for Boys which is a designated Teaching School, and is part of Chiltern Learning Trust who have 15 high performing schools. All CLT schools prioritise CTG as their preferred provider for Initial Teacher Training, and CTG has access to many schools across the town and county to ensure excellent school placements are at the heart of your teacher training journey.

Our Vision…

Reasons to train with CTG

CTG has a long heritage of training teachers and we are pioneers of school centred initial teacher training. We give personalised training with strong support from experienced mentors. Our central team coordinates the work of school based learning

Our training programmes have been judged by Ofsted as ‘Outstanding’ on two consecutive occasions and graded 1 across all areas in February 2014.

Our courses are bespoke to your needs and all trainees will have the best opportunities to develop to their full potential. There is an excellent curriculum of learning in place that ensures you get the highest quality of learning experiences and breadth of learning which includes:

Based in school for 4 days - immersed in school life and learn everything about teaching
High quality school placements
Clear weekly learning theme
Reading and research, linked to the weekly learning theme
Excellent subject knowledge training, linked to the most current practices and research
Highly skilled mentors who work seamlessly with the training curriculum
Workload reducing assessment procedures
Cutting edge practices taught by the best teachers in the field
Exemplary communication, always noted as a strength
Central team who are highly skilled and care about your learning every step of the way
Broader experiences such as visiting Whipsnade Zoo to learn how to plan a trip and visit and visiting Luton Town Football Stadium to learn their outreach programme for schools
We are in the top 20% of providers across England for trainee employment, with 90-100% employment

Key Societies and Subject Associations

The Royal Society of Chemistry
Institute of Physics
The Association for Science Education
The Primary Science Teaching Trust
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics
Mathematics Teacher Training Scholarships
National Association for the Teaching of English
DATA – Design and Technology Association
The Chartered Institute for IT
NATRE National Association of Teachers of RE
Association for PE
MFL (The British Council)
Primary Languages Network
NAPE – National Association for Primary Education