Extra

Extra allows you to apply to additional training providers that have vacancies

What is Extra?

From mid-March to the end of June if you do not hold a place and you have no further choices of training provider to which we can send your application, you will be able to use the Extra process to apply to other training providers with vacancies. In Extra, you apply for one course at a time using the Track service on this website.

How does it work?

If you become eligible for Extra, an Add Extra Choice button will appear on your Track screen which you can use to apply for a course in Extra. Course Search will tell you which courses have vacancies. Before you apply, we recommend that you contact the training provider to make sure that they can consider you.

Check Course Search to see if there is an Entry Profile for the course because it can provide useful advice about what the training provider looks for in their trainee teachers.

Choose a course and enter the details on your Track screen. We will then send your application to the training provider.

What happens next?

If the training provider makes you an offer, you can choose whether or not to accept it. If you decide to accept the offer, you are committed to it, which means that you cannot apply anywhere else. You will need to reply to your offer by the date shown on Track.

If you decline an offer, or the training provider turns you down, you can apply for another course through Extra (time permitting). Your Add Extra Choice button on Track will be reactivated.

If a training provider has had your application for 21 days and still not made their decision, you can allow them to continue considering your application or apply for a different course. Your Add Extra Choice button on Track will be reactivated.

If you do not obtain a place in Extra, don't worry! You will be able to apply through our Clearing process, which gives you another opportunity to apply to training providers with vacancies.

Need more information?

If you cannot find the answers to your queries about Extra on this site, please call our Customer Service Unit.