Our Vision and Ethos

At SCITTELS, our vision is to develop excellent teachers who deliver high-quality, inclusive learning experiences for the diverse children of East London.

We are immensely proud to serve such a beautifully diverse and vibrant community. Many of our schools welcome children from ethnic minority backgrounds, and we are committed to ensuring that every child and their family receive the same respect, opportunities, and quality of life as everyone else.

As adults, we have a shared responsibility to educate ourselves and to seek out ways to create a better future. We must read, listen, discuss, and learn - and never stop learning.

As educators, we must inspire our children to do the same. One way we achieve this is through a rich and varied curriculum that fosters a true love and appreciation of different cultures.

SCITTELS trainees leave our programme with a deep understanding that everyone - regardless of race, ethnic origin, nationality, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, political belief, or socio-economic background - should be valued and celebrated.

Trainees learn to create inclusive classrooms filled with diverse and inspirational texts, images, and role models. They are guided to recognise and embrace opportunities to promote inclusion and diversity in every aspect of their teaching. This work forms the foundation of anti-racism and helps children develop the confidence and understanding to challenge injustice in all its forms.

As an accredited provider, SCITT in East London Schools (SCITTELS) offers a high-quality, school-led route to achieving Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), in line with the Department for Education’s ITT Criteria.

With a long-standing reputation for working in partnership with local schools, SCITTELS provides programmes designed to prepare and inspire trainees to become confident, reflective, and inclusive primary teachers. We recruit high-quality applicants from a wide range of social, cultural, and professional backgrounds, including those from the local community. This diversity enriches our training and models inclusive practice that our trainees take forward into their own classrooms.

We actively seek to recruit individuals from groups underrepresented in teaching, reflecting the diversity of East London. Our programmes are committed to preparing teachers who value and build on the linguistic, religious, and cultural diversity of their pupils - and who, in turn, prepare all children for life in a diverse society.

We expect trainees to hold high expectations for every child and to support them in meeting their individual needs - whether they are bilingual, have special educational needs, display challenging behaviour, are high achievers, or face challenging social and economic circumstances.

The SCITTELS programme is the first step in a continuous journey of professional growth for early-career teachers. Our mission is to attract, train, and retain high-calibre teachers who will make a lasting difference in East London’s schools and communities.