SSF SCITT

It was fantastic to visit Farnborough 6th Form College this week and to deliver our Get Into Teaching seminar!

It was a pleasure to meet such engaged, enthusiastic and thoughtful students who were so receptive throughout the session. We hope we inspired some future teachers to take the next step towards a rewarding career in education.

A huge thank you to everyone at for the warm welcome and for giving us the opportunity to speak with your students. We look forward to visiting again!

🎉 Huge congratulations to South Farnham School on being named Highly Commended Primary School of the Year 2026 and recognised as the 2nd top primary school in the South East and 9th nationally in The Times Parent Power National Awards.

This outstanding achievement reflects the dedication, expertise and commitment of the entire school community, and we're proud that South Farnham School is one of our placement schools.

For our trainee teachers, learning alongside exceptional educators in high-performing, nurturing schools like this provides invaluable experience and inspiration.

If you're considering a career in teaching and would like to train in schools where excellence, ambition and inclusion are at the heart of everything they do, we'd love to hear from you.

Find out more about teacher training with South Farnham SCITT and take the first step towards a rewarding career in education. 🍎📚

Meet Elliot, a former Surrey South Farnham SCITT trainee whose journey demonstrates how high-quality teacher training can open doors to both leadership and international opportunities.

My training journey with Surrey South Farnham SCITT and later through the Early Career Teacher (ECT) programme was pivotal in shaping my teaching practice and professional growth.

The SCITT provided me with a strong foundation of evidence-informed pedagogy, classroom management, and subject knowledge, while the ECT years gave me the mentoring and structured development needed to refine and embed those skills in practice.

What stood out was the focus on reflective practice and professional dialogue, which gave me the confidence to take on responsibility early in my career. This support and high-quality training prepared me not only to lead science across the school but also to step into my current role as Head of Primary Teaching and Learning, where I am now in my fifth year of teaching (my third in Dubai).

The pathway built by South Farnham has been instrumental in equipping me with the skills, mindset, and resilience to embrace leadership opportunities and to continue developing others.