Guidance

Subject knowledge enhancement (SKE): course directory

An overview and directory of subject knowledge enhancement courses for lead schools and initial teacher training (ITT) providers.

From:
Department for Education
Published
16 April 2014
Last updated
2728 June 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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If you have an ITT offer for an SKE subject that we no longer fund but have not found a provider, call 0800 389 2500 to speak to a teacher training advisor.

Use this course directory to search for current providers of SKE courses.

This guidance is for School Direct lead schools and initial teacher training (ITT) providers that are referring individuals for SKE courses.

The Department for Education (DfE) funds SKE courses in:

  • chemistry
  • computing
  • languages
  • mathematics
  • physics

School Direct is a school-led route into ITT. It is run as a partnership between a lead school, other schools and an accredited teacher training provider.

Published 16 April 2014
Last updated 2728 June 2024 + show all updates

  1. Removed the University of Sussex and the University of Wolverhampton from the course directory as they are no longer accepting new applicants.

  2. Updated the course directory to remove University of Portsmouth and GITEP SCITT, which are not accepting new applicants.

  3. Updated the course directory to remove AAA Eureka MBITT SKE and the University of Worcester, which are not accepting new applicants. Also removed GITEP SCITT for chemistry, computing, languages and physics. Added the University of Portsmouth's 8-week course in French or Spanish.

  4. Updated the course directory to remove Barr Beacon SCITT, Leicestershire Secondary SCITT, Liverpool Hope University and Lydiate Learning Trust who are no longer offering courses. We have reduced the chemistry and physics courses at University of Worcester to 8 weeks and have removed the computing course at the University of Sussex. We have added the University of Sussex for maths, chemistry and physics.

  5. Updated course directory to remove the following providers, who are no longer offering courses: University of Bedfordshire, Delta Academies Trust, GORSE SCITT, Tes Institute and The Spanish Course.

  6. Updated course directory to remove: North East Learning Trust, St Mary's University, Teach First, University of Brighton, Yorkshire and Humber Teacher Training and University of Birmingham who are all no longer offering courses in chemistry, French, Spanish, mathematics (except University of Brighton) and physics.

  7. Updated course directory to remove the following providers: Birmingham City University, Bradford College, Carmel College, The Polesworth School, University of Chichester and University of Portsmouth. The University of Sussex is no longer offering courses in Chemistry, French, Spanish, Mathematics and Physics.

  8. Updated course directory to remove French from GORSE SCITT under the 'Languages' section.

  9. Added information for candidates who accepted offers in discontinued subjects before 11 April 2024.

  10. Updated course directory to remove biology, design and technology, English, religious education and primary maths.

  11. Updated directory: added GITEP SCITT, changed contact details for Birmingham City University, University of Worcester added to English.

  12. Updated directory with changes to the biology, chemistry, computing, design and technology, English, languages, mathematics, physics, and religious education sections.

  13. Nottingham Trent University, University of Portsmouth and University of Worcester have been added. The contact for University of Brighton and the English SKE course lengths for University of Sussex have been updated.

  14. 'Teach First' has been added to the directory for 'Biology', 'Chemistry', 'Computing, 'Mathematics' and 'Physics'. The 'Design and Technology' section has also been updated to remove the 'North East Learning Trust' and 'Leicestershire Secondary SCITT'.

  15. GORSE SCITT has been added. URLs for the University of Wolverhampton and Liverpool Hope University, the region for Liverpool Hope University and Yorkshire and Humber Teacher Training, and the course length for North East Learning Trust have all been updated.

  16. The directory has been updated for the 2022 to 2023 academic year with changes to biology, chemistry, computing, design and technology, English, languages, mathematics, religious education, physics and primary mathematics.

  17. Region for Leicestershire Secondary SCITT changed from National to East Midlands. Archway Learning Trust deleted from mathematics, religious education and primary mathematics. AAA Eureka MBITT SKE and Yorkshire and Humber Teaching Training added to primary mathematics.

  18. Updated directory - University of Brighton's biology, chemistry and physics courses are now national and delivered online. Archway Learning Trust is no longer offering a long computing course. University of Brighton's maths course is now national. University of Chichester now offers a medium-length maths course.

  19. Updated directory to include changes to the biology, chemistry, computing, design and technology, English, mathematics, religious education and physics sections.

  20. Updated directory with changes to the chemistry, computing, mathematics, physics and primary mathematics sections.

  21. Updated contact details for Delta Academies Trust.

  22. Updated directory to include changes to the mathematics and religious education sections.

  23. Added BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT under 'Computing' and University of Chichester under 'Mathematics'.

  24. Updated the sections on: biology, chemistry, English, mathematics and physics.

  25. Updated the sections on: biology, chemistry, computing, design and technology, English, languages, mathematics, physics, religious education and primary mathematics.

  26. Updated directory to include changes to the biology, chemistry, computing, English, languages, mathematics, physics, religious education and primary mathematics sections.

  27. Updated following the replacement of grant funding for subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) with a multi-provider framework agreement. Updated directory of SKE course providers.

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  30. Removed information about the directory being updated at the beginning of 2021 as this is now out of date.

  31. Updated directory to include changes to the biology, chemistry, design and technology, English and physics sections.

  32. Updates made to SKE provider details.

  33. Updated the directory. Added Mersey Boroughs ITT Partnership as a national provider for design and technology, and primary mathematics.

  34. Updated subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) course directory.

  35. Removed the list of previous providers of SKE geography as this course is no longer offered.

  36. Added details about SKE funding in the 2020 to 2021 academic year in relation to the government's Spending Review.

  37. Updated subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) course directory.

  38. Added primary mathematics as a category and an SKE provider, and updated the other subjects with new providers.

  39. Subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) course directory updated for the new academic year.

  40. Updated Subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) course directory listings for Bradford College.

  41. Updated document 'Subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) course directory'.

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  43. Updated the document 'Subject knowledge enhancement (SKE): course providers' to correct a filtering error.

  44. Updated SKE provider directory and overview.

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  46. Updated courses in the course provider list.

  47. Removed the University of Worcester as a maths SKE course provider. Added Spectrum Spanish as a Spanish SKE course provider.

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  50. Added new courses and updated existing course details.

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  81. Amended dates for University of Greenwich, St Mary’s University. New Provider: Cheshire East SCITT added

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  84. Updated to include University of Chester and updated Birmingham City University mathematics course.

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