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Employment-Based Initial Teacher Trainers

Employment-Based Initial Teacher Trainers  (EBITTs) deliver employment-based Initial Teacher Training (ITT) in England. EBITTs receive annual allocations of training places from the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA), and take responsibility for approving and monitoring training programmes which are largely delivered by schools. Many EBITTs are partnerships of schools, local authorities (LAs) and higher education institutions (HEIs).

There are about one hundred EBITTs in England. Contact details and allocations are published on the TDA website.

STTORMM

STTORMM is an accredited provider of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and works in partnership with eight Local Authorities across Greater Manchester. Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Oldham, Rochdale and Manchester Local Authorities, and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), collaborate to provide employment-based initial teacher training. STTORMM’s priorities are reviewed each year to ensure that they reflect the needs of schools and any teacher shortages.

STTORMM is committed to diversity and welcomes interest from members of groups which are under-represented in teaching.

All schools in Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Oldham, Rochdale and Manchester are part of STTORMM and may support applications for employment-based ITT, though not all will do so every year as they already have commitments to other forms of ITT. Employment-based ITT enhances the quality of teaching and learning, helps to reduce teacher shortages, and provides greater flexibility for those who find it difficult to access traditional ITT routes.

STTORMM has a management group comprising three representatives (one primary, one secondary and one other) from each of the eight partners.

Management

STTORMM is a partnership of seven Local Authorities (Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Oldham, Rochdale and Manchester) and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Central management and administration of STTORMM is located at the Towers Business Park.

Current membership of STTORMM’s Management Team is detailed below.