Inter Foundation School Transfer

If you already have a place within a Foundation School you are not permitted to move to another Foundation School unless you qualify for an Inter-Foundation School Transfer (IFST). Guidance and application documentation for Inter-Foundation School Transfer can be found on the UKFPO website. 

If you wish to move and think you might be eligible you must discuss this in the first instance with your allocated Foundation School (if you are an incoming F1 trainee / final year medical student) or with your Foundation Training Programme Director and your Foundation School (if you are an existing F1 or F2 trainee).

You must submit the application form to your Foundation School Manager and, if the application is approved, they will contact your chosen Foundation School and forward the documents for approval.

The criteria are the same for those for special circumstances and the potential transfer depends on available vacancies in the receiving school.