Science Graduate Teaching Assistant - Future Teachers

Are you due to graduate this summer and are considering a career in teaching? Is your degree in a Science or Maths related subject? Would you like paid work experience in a Blackburn secondary school near you to help you decide if teaching is the right path for you? If yes, then our Future Teachers Programme could be the opportunity you!

What is the Future Teachers Programme?

The Future Teachers Programme is a scheme across England & Wales, designed to help address the current shortages of teachers, by attracting and supporting graduates who are considering a career in teaching, but wish to gain paid school based experience prior to starting a teacher training course.

How does it work?

You will begin your journey to teaching as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, on a full time basis, working at our client secondary school in Blackburn for up to a year, starting in September 2019. As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, you will engage in a range of tasks to get a full feel of what it would be like to be a teacher, from supporting pupils with their studies in small groups and 1:1, to assisting class teachers across all departments including your specialism and getting involved with planning/delivering your own lessons!

Upon successful completion of your 1 years experience as a graduate teaching assistant, you will begin a school based teacher training programme from September 2020 within a lead training school.

What are the benefits?

You will have the opportunity to gain a year's invaluable experience as a Graduate Teaching Assistant with one of our reputable partner secondary schools in Blackburn and progress with the same school to do your teacher training on site! Best of all, you will earn up to £1080 a month for your first year whilst enhancing your confidence, subject knowledge and teaching ability prior to beginning your training.

Am I eligible to apply for the Future Teacher Programme?

Applicants interested in apply to our Future Teachers Programme are required to be educated to degree level or have completed your degree by summer 2019. The school welcome applications from graduates across all subject areas including; Maths, Science and Engineering.

To be successful in gaining a position on our Future Teachers Programme, you must have a genuine desire for becoming a secondary teacher and must also be able to commit to the programme on a full time basis (Monday - Friday 8.30am - 3.30m) from September 2019 until July 2020.

For immediate consideration to our Future Teachers Programme, please upload an updated CV via the link below or contact the Preston Secondary on the number below for more information!