Portsmouth Primary SCITT

Portsmouth Primary SCITT began training graduates to become primary teachers in September 2000. A successful bid was made in that year and validation for a PGCE was granted by the University of Portsmouth.

At that time there was a shortage of primary teachers in Portsmouth and the programme was seen as a way of training high quality teachers, who would predominantly work within the boundaries of the city.

We have run an Early Years course alongside the Primary Course since 2009. When our lead school joined the University of Chichester Multi Academy Trust , we also transferred our accreditation to the University of Chichester.

As of January 2024, we are proud to be an official member of The GEC to further enrich and inform our trainees’ knowledge and experience in all areas of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion.