Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)

Department for Education · awarded 30 September 2025 · delivered in North East

£1.8m Award value £1,800,000

29 Suppliers Recorded as a large business

30 Sep 2027 Runs until from 1 Oct 2025

Who

Buyer	Department for Education London
Suppliers	AAA Eureka MBITT SKE -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11786 Archway Learning Trust -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11755 BCS, THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE FOR IT Barr Beacon SCITT -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11760 Birmingham City University -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_1 Birmingham Newman University -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con Bradford College -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11764 Carmel College -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11767 Delta Academies Trust -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11768 Edge Hill University-Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11773 GORSE SCITT, The GORSE Academies Trust -Subject Knowledge Enhan Gloucestershire Association of Secondary Headteachers Ltd -Subje Leicestershire Secondary SCITT -Subject Knowledge Enhancement co Liverpool Hope University -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_117 Lydiate Learning Trust -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11784 North East Learning Trust -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11 St Mary's University -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con Tes Institute -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11798 The Polesworth School -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11795 The Spanish Course -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11791 University of Bedfordshire Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11 University of Brighton-Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11780 University of Chichester -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_1177 University of East London -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_117 University of Portsmouth -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_1177 University of Sussex -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11766 University of Wolverhampton -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_ University of Worcester Yorkshire and Humber Teacher Training -Subject Knowledge Enhance
Category	services
Classification	Education and training services CPV 80000000
Notice published	20 October 2025

What it is for

Contract Award Notice for the Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE). SKE is a key part of the Department's teacher supply strategy and supports recruitment to ITT in hard-to-recruit subjects. It is for applicants who have a conditional offer of a place on an ITT programme. SKE programmes are designed to help these applicants gain the depth of subject knowledge needed to train to teach in their chosen subject.

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