This is a one year course for adults who are returning to education, intending to pursue a career in teaching/education. It is an academic, level 3, full-time course which prepares students for university study and is a suitable entry qualification for teacher training degree courses. It is essential that you are 100% committed to studying full-time and that you have an ability and a desire to study at Advanced (A) level.

Most students apply for university in the first term. Upon successful completion of the Access to Teacher Training course they progress on to degree courses, usually Primary Education degrees. Others use the Access certificate to gain entry to university for a subject specific degree to be followed by a PGCE to teach at Secondary level.