Teacher Apprenticeship

With Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Level 6

While the secondary school pupil population is expected to rise by almost 15% by 2027, the number of teachers is falling, so start your teaching career and be part of the solution to the challenges before us.

Full time: 1 year Part time: 2 years Location: Teacher Development Centre, Park Lane Campus If you have a degree in any subject, are interested in teaching at primary or secondary level but don’t want to follow the traditional academic path, Teacher Apprenticeship (with QTS) Level 6 is for you. You will benefit from a salary while you train, and your course fees will be paid by the school in which you’re employed.

About the course

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS All applicants will need to fulfil the following entry criteria to be offered a place on the programme: • GCSEs: achieved at least grade 4 (previous grade C) or above in both maths and English • Hold and able to provide certified evidence of having passed a relevant foundation degree programme or equivalent qualification, conferred by a UK higher education institution

For enquiries, speak with your employer or call us on 0113 284 6464. Ready to dive into secondary teaching and pass on your specialist knowledge? Take this salaried, postgraduate work-based route into the sector and benefit from paid employment status, along with 80% on-the-job training and 20% off-the-job training.

You will be employed by a school within the Luminate Partnership for Initial Teacher Training (ITT) for 15 months, working as an unqualified teacher for four days per week. You will then spend one day a week developing the professional expertise and core knowledge expected of school teachers in your chosen age range. To ensure compliance with the Department for Education’s statutory ITT criteria, you will gain experience in different school settings and one of our placements will be in an alternative environment, such as a special school.

You will benefit from links within the Luminate Education Group, as well as our external primary and secondary partnership schools. You will spend a minimum of 120 days in these settings, in addition to the expertise of the academics within our Teacher Development Centre. You will also gain support from school mentors, class teachers and tutors, helping you carve out a successful role in education.

After successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be assessed against the Teachers’ Standards required to be awarded Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), before completing a final end-point assessment (EPA) at the start of your Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) year.

Please note, this course is salaried. Employers that pay into the apprenticeship levy will be able to use £9,000 of funding from their service account to cover the cost of training and assessing the apprentice.

Modules may include: • Demonstrating Professional

Practice 1 – develop your professional skills and Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) through school-based experience • Demonstrating Professional

Practice 2 – develop your specialist subject teaching skills by planning lessons and subject-specific materials • Demonstrating Professional Practice 3 – experience the complexity of non-mainstream secondary education, including special schools, off-site direction and independent alternative provision • Successful completion of these elements will contribute to the award of

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)