Teacher training in the heart of London

Students learning to teach with IOE get to experience the amazing benefits of living in London and working in the capital’s diverse and exciting schools, colleges and early years settings. More institutions choose to partner with IOE for teaching placements than any other university.

The London advantage

Children in London’s schools outperform those in the rest of England regardless of their ethnicity, language, and disability. IOE helped shape this world-renowned success story and you will help continue it.

Learn to teach in diverse contexts

We carefully select contrasting teaching placements from our network of more than 600 partnership schools, colleges and early years settings. Most of our partners have worked with us for many years and continue to demonstrate a strong commitment to educating the next generation of teachers. In fact, many mentors are themselves form IOE student teachers. 

The opportunity to learn from diverse contexts, alongside a diversity of students, teachers and communities will equip you with the skills, knowledge and experience needed to teach in a range of educational settings.

Live and study in a dynamic capital

UCL students benefit from the support and inspiration that comes with studying at a world-leading university.

Students will also benefit from IOE’s location in UCL’s main Bloomsbury campus in central London. IOE is home to the largest education library in Europe.

Beyond UCL are London’s unrivalled range of museums, galleries, historic sites and scientific institutions.