Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships offer you the chance to retrain or upskill at no cost to you or your school.
Schools in England can use the apprenticeship levy to pay the cost of our approved apprenticeship training. We offer apprenticeships that align with your career goals, whether you seek to begin teaching, hone your mentoring and coaching skills, or pursue school leadership qualifications.
Our apprenticeships
Teacher Degree Apprenticeship: Primary Education
Provides a fee-free, salaried route for those without a degree to gain a degree and qualified teacher status (QTS).
Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship plus PGCE
Provides a fee-free, salaried route for graduates to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), with a PGCE at no extra cost.
Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship: PGCE SEND
Provides a fee-free, salaried route for graduates to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in SEND schools and settings.
Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
Offers professional development for staff in support roles and can be a step towards a teacher training.
Coaching Professional Apprenticeship
Offers formal accreditation to staff whose role includes mentoring and coaching.
Senior Leader Apprenticeship plus MA in Educational Leadership
Funding available until December 2025.
Senior Leader Apprentices
Retrain or upskill at no cost to you or your school — while you still can. Funding for Level 7 apprenticeships will stop on 31st December 2025. We have one more opportunity to join this course, starting in December. If you’ve been considering stepping into senior leadership or strengthening your impact, now is the time to act.
I don't think schools are fully aware of the potential uses of the apprenticeship levy. Personally, I wouldn't have been able to afford this course without the apprenticeship levy, so I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity it has provided me. It's opened doors that would have otherwise been closed, and I'm excited to see where this journey takes me.
Fleur van Pol, Senior Leader Apprenticeship plus MA in Educational Leadership, England, 2024
We have been absolutely delighted with the support for our teachers who have completed the PGTA NITE training. In fact, our most recent teacher passed with distinction. They have found the quality of support exceptional, and this year the organisation of the course has improved following feedback from students the previous year. Both mentor and student have found the programme effective, giving a good balance of knowledge and tutoring, with strong support.
Jacky Fyson, Headteacher, St John’s Church of England Primary School, England, 2024
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