Offer for ITT - does this constitute a contract with provider?

Hi I have an offer to study on PGCE and have received an email saying thatat I must reply to the provider by such and such date and that "When you accept an offer of a place on a training programme, a contract will be made between you and your chosen training provider".
Can I ask, if I accept, and let's say that I decide before the course starts, to pull out (I have some reservations), can I do this, and what would be the implications if any?
Does accepting a place constitute an unbreakable contract?
Thank you!

Reply 1

SarcAndSpark

You can pull out before the course starts without any penalty. The contract is more to do with you understanding the conditions of your offer, and the uni/ITT provider promising to offer you a place.

If you share your worries/reservations on here, people might be able to give you some good advice about them. In general, I would say listen to your reservations- ITT is a really tough year, and if your heart isn't really in it, you may end up dropping out, which can have financial penalties.

Reply 2

TS66

Hi there, thank you so much for your reply.
It's really helpful. I really need some opinions of NQTs about how they found their first year after teacher training as this is what I am concerned about - mainly the workload, the ongoing criticism and other issues like lack of support that I have read about - I would be leaving a decent job with decent pay and would be taking a pay cut so financially I would have something to loose for the short term at least - the course I have been offered a place on is excellent as is the course provider - I have always wanted to teach and love my subject but some reservations are creeping in......if anyone has experienced a year of teaching English at secondary level following from ITT it would be great to hear some views....many thanks