We are now taking applications for our fully funded Chartered Teacher (Leadership) Status global majority cohort. The course will be launching in January and leaders have until 15th December to apply.
The Increasing Diversity in ITT project is a four-year long project funded by Mission 44 in partnership with Being Luminary, Chartered College of Teaching and Chiltern Learning Trust.
The project is focused on dismantling the systemic barriers that trainee teachers from Global Majority Heritage (GMH) backgrounds face throughout the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) journey, from application to leadership. Research from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) in 2024 and 2025 shows that while candidates from global majority heritage backgrounds are overrepresented at the application stage, they are disproportionately less likely to be accepted into ITT programmes, to qualify, or to progress in their teaching careers.
Our project provides support, training, and resources to strengthen the practice of School-Centred ITT providers (SCITTs) and placement-schools. By enabling more Global Majority trainees to successfully begin and complete their ITT courses, we aim to increase diversity in the teaching workforce and contribute to a fairer education system for all.
The core 3 strands of this project are:
- Coaching for SCITTs
- Online training programme
- Funded Chartered Teacher cohorts