The NIoT’s Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship is a fourteen-month programme that runs from July to August and leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) whilst remaining in paid employment in school.
The NIoT’s blended learning approach combines in-school experience, centre-based training and Off the Job Training.
Apprentices can specialise in Primary, Primary with mathematics or a specific subject at Secondary level. Details of all subjects can be found on the National Institute of Teaching website.
During the apprenticeship programme, the apprentice must successfully complete the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme, leading to the recommendation for QTS. This will typically be at the end of the third term. The apprentice will then go on to complete an end-point assessment. An assessor from an end-point assessment organisation (an accredited ITT provider who is independent from the training process) conducts the assessment. The assessment has two components: a lesson observation and a professional discussion.
Programme | National Institute of Teaching Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship |
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Duration | 14 months |
Entry requirements |
*Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. |
How to apply |
How to apply: Candidates currently working in a school can be nominated by their school. Visit the National Institute of Teaching website for further information and to apply. |
The apprentice’s salary (+ on-costs) is the only cost which the school should incur. The training costs of the Teaching Apprenticeship will be funded directly from the apprenticeship levy account.
Please note that the Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship Programme is only available to those already employed in a school. You will need your employer’s agreement to apply for this route.
Star Institute is now recruiting to train the next generation of teachers through the National Institute of Teaching’s ITT programme.
Visit the National Institute of Teaching website for further details and to apply.