Graduate Trainee Teacher Apprentice - Secondary

Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Computing and World Views/Religious Education

Full time

Fixed term from September 2024 to August 2025

Up to £28,000 per annum dependant on experience and subject specialism

Closing date for applications: Friday 10th May 2024

This is an exciting opportunity to enter the profession and gain significant teaching experience while studying to become a fully qualified teaching professional.

The Graduate Trainee Teacher role, in conjunction with the Graduate Teacher Programme and Buckinghamshire University, offers talented and motivated graduates the chance to study towards the full range of professional teaching qualifications while gaining significant on the job and classroom experience and earning a competitive salary which reflects your prior academic success. On completion of the apprenticeship, you will hold a PGTA (level 6) or PGCE (level 7) academic teaching qualification, QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) allowing you to practice in the UK and abroad and a teaching apprenticeship as well as having a minimum of 600 hours teaching experience. Unlike traditional taught routes into teaching, you will be a fully fledged member of the school community from day one, acting as both lead teacher and tutor to students and being involved in all areas of school life.

Court Fields School is a significantly improving school with a 'culture where hard work is expected', and one in which the majority of parents say, their 'child is flourishing at this school' (Ofsted, 2023). Court Fields staff and students are committed to improving rapidly to be a great school where every child, regardless of background, achieves well, feels they belong to our community and fully participates in school life to develop character and the resilience to succeed. We have a proven track record of training and developing new entrants to the profession to a high standard, with many of our trainees and Early Career Teachers rapidly moving into leadership positions, both within the school and the wider trust. 

To support your development to become a highly skilled teaching practitioner, we will provide a dedicated subject specialist mentor to coach you in all aspects of your teaching practice, time off timetable each week to engage in your post-graduate academic study, regular professional studies and development sessions with a member of our senior leadership team. We will further support your development by ensuring you gain an extended placement in a different school and have access to expertise and opportunities across the entire Trust, allowing you to gain a deep understanding of education across the age and stage range and in different school settings. 

We are seeking applications from graduates with a 2:2 or above in Sciences, Computing, Mathematics, or a related discipline. It is not vital that your first degree is in the subject that you intend to teach, but additional training may be needed to enhance your subject knowledge if it is not. Experience working in an educational setting with children and young people will be a benefit, but most important to us is your outlook and drive to continually improve. Teaching is a highly rewarding career choice, but it is one which requires you to hold yourself to the highest of standards. to be self-motivated, work independently and to continually reflect on your practice and how you can succeed. Successful applicants for this programme will be resilient, reflective and driven to succeed in everything they do.

If you are interested in the Graduate Trainee Teacher Apprentice position, we would recommend that you contact us for an informal conversation to find out more, or to visit us at Court Fields. In order to do this, please contact Martyn Dudley, Deputy Headteacher via the school office. 

CV's are not accepted, please complete the full online application form. 

Closing date: Friday 10th May 2024

Final Interview date: week beginning 20th May 2024