Graduates

About the programme

The Teaching Apprenticeship programme provides a fee-free, salaried route for graduates to enter the teaching profession and gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) within 1 year.

Graduates benefit from one-to-one support to find a school looking to employ a Teaching Apprentice.

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Salary & fees

Teaching Apprentices are paid in line with at least point one on the unqualified teachers’ pay scale.

	England Wales (excluding London and fringes)	Inner London	Outer London	London fringe
MAX	£27,216	£31,644	£30,452	£28,343
MIN	£17,208	£21,641	£20,441	£18,339

Training

You will be employed by the school for a minimum of 12 months during your Initial Teacher Training (ITT). After 9 months you will achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and then complete a final assessment, known as an End-Point Assessment, to pass the apprenticeship. Your training will be delivered by a DfE approved ITT provider.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have:

The equivalent to a grade 4 in GCSE English and mathematics. If you intend to teach primary aged pupils, you will also need a grade 4 GCSE in a science subject.

A degree awarded by a UK higher education provider, or a recognised equivalent qualification.

Successfully completed the professional skills tests in numeracy and literacy

Join the programme

Please complete all sections of the form below to join the programme.

1) What subject are you interested in teaching?*
Unfortunately, there are no places available to teach your chosen subject.
2) What subject (or nearest equivalent) is your degree in?*
Unfortunately, you must have a degree to apply for a place on an initial teacher training programme.
3) What degree class did you achieve or predicted to achieve?*
Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants with a third class or below degree.
4) What university did you study at?*
5) When would you like to start training?*
6) Do you have a grade C/4 (or equivalent) in English, maths and science?*
Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants who do not have grade C/4 or above.
7) What is your name?
8) What is your email address?
9) What is your mobile number?
10) What is your postcode?
Which London borough do you live in?*
11) Using the questions below, please provide a short profile about yourself (Optional)
What has made you decide to enter teaching as a career? Have you any classroom experience in any capacity and what have you learned from it? What knowledge, skills and understanding have you gained which might contribute to your becoming a successful teacher?
12) Please list your GCSE and A-level results (Optional)
13) Please upload a profile picture (Optional)
14) Please upload your CV (Optional)
15) Would you like a guaranteed place on an SKE course?
You may be required to complete a Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) course if your degree wasn't in the subject area you'd like to teach. If you are offered an ITT place with TAP or another provider, it may detail in your conditional offer letter that you must complete an SKE course. If you'd like to guarantee a place on one of our courses should this happen, please select yes.

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