Trainee Teacher

Job Description

Teacher Training Programme

Classroom-based Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme based in Tendring Technology College. 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 aTrainee Teacher. Immediately having impact, your tutor and coach will support you to build up your independent teaching time during the year.

To be eligible for our teacher training programme you must have a Bachelor's Degree at classification 2.2 minimum along with GCSEs in Maths and English at grade C/4 and above (or overseas equivalent qualifications)

The Programme Includes

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. 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)

2nd Year guaranteed salary of £31,650 (£36,413 in London)

Information about the School

Tendring Technology College (TTC) serves a wide catchment area in the Tendring District that is a mix of rural and coastal environment with easy access to the vibrant town of Colchester with London Liverpool Street a straightforward train journey. TTC is unique in that it is a split site College with approximately 1900 students. The Thorpe campus is dedicated to our Key Stage 3 students and nearly 5 miles away is the Frinton campus for our Key Stage 4 and 5 students. For staff and students alike the split site at TTC offers the breadth of opportunity and experience of a large school, with the intimacy and care of a small school. We pride ourselves on the support that we give to all new staff. If you want to be part of a dynamic, forward thinking, happy school then make an appointment, we would be very pleased to meet you.

Who is Lift Schools?

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.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.