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Gain invaluable 'on the job' experience while achieving a PGCE qualification and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Graduate with a set of highly-valuable and transferable skills such as work-based research, planning, communication, teamwork and collaboration. Gain professional recognition and develop the essential knowledge and skills needed to be an effective and outstanding teacher.
This Level 6 Teacher Apprenticeship integrates practical experience with academic studies, including the theory of teaching and learning. It's aimed at anyone who currently works in, or plans to work in, primary or secondary school education. Teacher apprentices can be employed in a variety of settings including academy schools and maintained schools.
The apprenticeship is designed to develop professional teaching and learning knowledge. It'll progress your planning, designing and delivery skills and help you become a highly-reflective practitioner. Experienced academics with a wealth of experience in education will support you to engage with teaching and learning theories and practice, helping you to explore how to implement this in your own delivery.
You'll investigate the techniques involved in the design, development, delivery, assessment and evaluation of learning. Literacy, numeracy and digital skills are an integral part of the apprenticeship to ensure competence in these key skills areas.
As well as your 'on the job' apprenticeship training, you'll have access to university-taught sessions (online/on-campus) one day a week in 12-week blocks coupled with self-directed study.
This apprenticeship is delivered using a blended learning approach incorporating lectures, workshops, e-learning, a research project and self-directed study. Your teaching practice is school based and conducted in the school setting that you currently work in, and one other school setting. Meetings with your academic tutor and your school mentor will support you and review your progress.
Varied assessment methods are used including written assignments and an e-portfolio of practical evidence as well as formally-observed teaching observations in the workplace.
We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.
You must be able to secure a school who is willing to support you to meet the requirements of the apprenticeship, and the requirements for teaching practice set by the Department for Education.
You should have a subject specialism or a vocational competence in the area you wish to teach and have up-to-date knowledge of workplace practice. You should also be willing to develop your personal IT skills in line with the role.
You will need a 2:2 (or above) honours degree from a UK Higher Education institution or an equivalent qualification and be deemed suitable to train to teach by the School of Education at the University of Sunderland.
For secondary, you must hold Maths and English GCSE at a minimum of Grade C or numerical grade 4 to 9 (or equivalent). For primary, you will also require Science GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent). We will only accept equivalencies from equivalencytesting.com.
In addition to academic qualifications, you must also:
If English is not your first language, you will also need International English Language Testing System (IELTS) at a score of 6.5, with at least 6.5 in writing, and no section below 6.0.
Larger organisations can use their apprenticeship levy and government top-up to pay tuition and professional fees of higher apprenticeships. For smaller employers, the government pays 95%, with the remainder co-invested by the business.
For a discussion around your specific requirements please call 0191 515 3361 or email apprenticeships@sunderland.ac.uk
This information was correct at the time of publication.
This apprenticeship will offer a PGCE qualification, Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and 60 master's level credits which can be used to accredit prior learning (APL) to a full master's in the future.
It’s an ideal route for someone already working in a school and looking to up-skill.
It's increased my confidence and given me a greater understanding of the role of a teacher.
The staff have excellent knowledge and their supportive nature makes it a joy to learn from them.
