Post Graduate Teaching Apprenticeship Programme – Class Teacher

UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

Suffolk, CB9 7YD

Closes in 15 days (Friday 15 November)

Posted on 28 October 2024

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Summary

We are looking for excellent, ambitious graduates to join our Trust with guaranteed training on the Post Graduate Teaching Apprenticeship (PGTA) with the University of Buckingham, resulting in QTS and a PGCE . We offer a range of potential locations around East Anglia and North-East London.

Annual wage
£21,731 a year

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Training course
Teacher (level 6)
Hours
33.25 hour per week Days and shifts TBC.

33 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 6 January

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Duties and responsibilities to be undertaken with the support of a mentor:

You’re Teaching:

  • Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work
  • Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment
  • Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of pupils
  • Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
  • Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
  • Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
  • Participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for external tests

Where you’ll work

Unity Schools Partnership Offices

Park Road

Haverhill

Suffolk

CB9 7YD

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM

Your training course

Teacher (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents
  • Establish a safe and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect
  • Set goals that stretch and challenge pupils of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions
  • Demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour which are expected of pupils.
  • Be accountable for pupils’ attainment, progress and outcomes
  • Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
  • Be aware of pupils’ capabilities and their prior knowledge, and plan teaching to build on these
  • Guide pupils to reflect on the progress they have made and their emerging needs
  • Encourage pupils to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.
  • Plan and teach well-structured lessons
  • Impart knowledge and develop understanding through effective use of lesson time
  • Promote a love of learning and children’s intellectual curiosity
  • Set homework and plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding pupils have acquired
  • Contribute to the design and provision of an engaging curriculum within the relevant subject area(s).
  • Make use of formative and summative assessment to secure pupils’ progress
  • Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons
  • Give pupils regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage pupils to respond to the feedback.
  • Deploy support staff effectively
  • Have clear rules and routines for behaviour in classrooms, and take responsibility for promoting good and courteous behaviour both in classrooms and around the school, in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy
  • Have high expectations of behaviour, and establish a framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly
  • Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils’ needs in order to involve and motivate them maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary.
  • Communicate effectively with parents with regard to pupils’ achievements and well-being.
  • Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils
  • Make accurate and productive use of assessment
  • Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
  • Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues, knowing how and when to draw on advice and specialist support
  • Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
  • Reflect systematically on the effectiveness of lessons and approaches to teaching
  • Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
  • Take responsibility for improving teaching through appropriate professional development, responding to advice and feedback from colleagues
  • Fulfil wider professional responsibilities

    • Your training plan

    Your Learning:

    • Attend all University of Buckingham professional learning days and seminars
    • Complete all reflections
    • Complete all directed tasks on time and to a high standard
    • Complete all pedagogical reading
    • Prepare for weekly observations
    • Observe teaching colleagues
    • Prepare for weekly mentor meetings
    • Complete all self-evaluation reports

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    Degree in:

    • Degree is required (grade Degree is required)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Patience

    About this company

    Unity Schools Partnership is a family of secondary, primary and special schools located mainly in Suffolk, and also on the Essex and Cambridgeshire borders as well as Romford in East London. We share the same values and face similar issues, while providing a close network of support and challenge. We recognise the unique characteristics of each of the communities we work in and how they are reflected in distinctive school cultures

    After this apprenticeship

    Qualified teacher status will be received

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

    Rachel O’Halleron

    rohalleron@unitysp.co.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284334.

    Apply now

    Closes in 15 days (Friday 15 November)

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    Company’s application instructions

    Closing Date: We encourage applications at the earliest opportunity, closing date is Friday 15th November 9am. Application to University of Buckingham completed by 5pm on Wednesday 20th November: https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/apprenticeship/postgraduate-teacher-apprenticeship-with-qts-and-pgce