Graduate Teaching Programme

Graduated? Ready for your next step?

If you’re considering a career in teaching, our Graduate Teaching Programme gives you the opportunity to gain practical classroom experience, train on the job and work towards becoming a qualified teacher.

You’ll be based in a secondary school
, gaining hands‑on experience while being supported throughout your training. It’s a chance to learn the job properly, develop your teaching skills and build a career in education.

As a trainee teacher, you’ll:

• Work in a secondary school alongside experienced teachers
• Develop your teaching and classroom management skills
• Plan and deliver lessons as your training progresses
• Support students across different abilities and year groups
• Learn how to create positive and effective learning environments
• Receive guidance and feedback from experienced teaching staff
• Take part in structured training alongside your school-based experience
• Work towards gaining Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

This programme is ideal for graduates who want to become teachers and are ready to gain real experience in the classroom.

You could be a recent graduate, currently working in another sector, or already have some experience working with young people.

• Passionate about helping young people succeed
• Confident communicators
• Organised, reliable and professional
• Open to feedback and keen to develop
• Resilient and able to adapt
• Serious about building a career in teaching

You don’t need to have classroom experience already.

• Earn while you train Gain valuable experience in a school while developing your teaching career.
• Learn on the job Put your training into practice every day rather than learning solely from a classroom.
• Build real experience Work alongside experienced teachers and gain an understanding of what teaching is really like.
• Develop your career Build the skills, experience and qualifications needed to progress into a teaching career.
• Start your teaching career. Gain experience. Train with support. Make a difference.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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