Trainee Teacher

Tussell Limited; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000

Job description

Trainee Teacher - Maths/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Biology/ English/ Geography/ MFL/ Computing

Classroom-based Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme based in one of our 57 schools. Lift Schools is one of the largest school trusts nationwide and we are partnered with Ark Teacher Training to deliver our programme.

You'll gain a PGCE (Post-Graduate Certificate of Education) and your Qualified Teacher Status whilst working hands-on in the classroom as an unqualified Teacher. Immediately having impact, your tutor and coach will support you to build up your independent teaching time during the year.

The Programme Includes

We provide two weeks of intensive preparation in August. This ensures you enter the classroom with a good grounding in educational theory and practice.

Your tutor and in-school coach will be on hand to offer advice and discuss any challenges.

• Weekly training sessions

These sessions will take place throughout your training year, enhancing the skills you’re learning in the classroom.

• National support network

We have trainees – and recent former trainees – in schools around the country. As a Lift Schools trainee, you will be able to draw on support from across our trust – during your training year and beyond.

• Commitment to equal opportunity

We are committed to diversity and equal opportunity in our trust and its schools, and we provide a support system to ensure that all our trainees are able to reach their full potential.

The training programme itself is school-based and you will spend half a day every week in a session with your Ark tutor and other trainees from the network.

Salary Details

• Graduate Teaching Apprenticeship £21,731 + £9,250 tuition fees paid by Lift Schools (£25,758 in London)
• Tuition-Fee Route - Up to £31,000 per annum Bursary/Scholarship*
• *Degree dependent: 1st or 2:1 = Scholarship of £31,000, 2:1 or 2:2 = Bursary of £29,000 (Scholarships and Bursaries are Tax-Free)
• Second year guaranteed salary of £31,650 (£36,413 in London)
• Generous teacher Pension scheme
• Private health insurance
• Blue Light Card (Discounts) and Vivup company discount scheme
• Permanent contracts available beyond the training year.

What we are looking for

Any

Additional job details

Location Barnsley Birmingham Bradford Bristol Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Isle of Wight Kent Leeds Leicestershire Lincolnshire London Middlesbrough Milton Keynes Sheffield Staffordshire Surrey Swindon Torbay

Contract, dates and working times

Start Date 1 September 2025

Full-time

How to apply

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Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

Our mission

• We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
• With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
• We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.

Every adult in a school has the power to transform lives, and that’s why talented people are essential to us. Our ambition to give every pupil the best start in life relies on our dedicated teachers, teaching assistants, senior leaders, and admin teams. We attract dynamic individuals and provide the space to reimagine what’s possible.

That’s why your career is as important to us as it is to you. We want you to develop, we want you to grow, and we want you to feel valued.

We have a number of in-school vacancies as well as our Teacher Training Programme to provide the very best training and start to your career as a teacher.

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