Are you a graduate looking for a salaried, hands-on route into teaching? Teaching Personnel's Graduate Teacher Training Programme offers a unique opportunity to train in a school setting, earning while you learn and developing the skills to become a fully qualified teacher.
This on-the-job training programme provides graduates with immediate classroom experience, expert mentorship, and a structured pathway towards Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). If you're passionate about education and ready to gain real-world teaching experience, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
- Earn While You Train: No tuition fees-this fully salaried training model lets you develop teaching skills while getting paid.
- Hands-On Experience: Work as a Cover Supervisor or Teaching Assistant, gaining essential classroom management and lesson delivery skills.
- Personalised Training & Mentoring: Learn from expert teachers in a supportive school environment with a structured progression pathway.
- Fast-Track to QTS: Following a successful first year, progress into formal teacher training, with the opportunity to gain full QTS within two years.
- Supporting classroom teaching, managing student behaviour, and leading learning activities.
- Developing confidence by delivering pre-prepared lessons as a Cover Supervisor.
- Learning essential classroom management skills, curriculum planning, and effective teaching techniques.
- Working closely with subject specialists and participating in professional development sessions to prepare for full-time teaching.
- Graduates with a 2:2 or above (or final-year students set to graduate this year).
- Aspiring teachers looking for a paid, practical alternative to a university-based PGCE.
- Individuals with strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills who thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced school environment.
- Anyone considering a career in teaching but wanting to experience the classroom before committing to a full training programme.
