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Lincoln Bishop University
Secondary Teacher Apprenticeship (QTS)
Lincoln Bishop University

Secondary Teacher Apprenticeship (QTS)

LINCOLN BISHOP UNIVERSITY

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Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-26

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Qualification type

QTS - Qualified Teaching Status

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Course Summary

If you already have a degree, you can achieve Qualified Teacher Status in just 12 months with Lincoln Bishop's Secondary Teacher Apprenticeship program. This flexible pathway combines practical classroom experience with expert-led training, allowing you to develop essential teaching skills.All of our Secondary Teacher Apprentices work with both a university subject specialist and school-based mentor throughout the program. This dual expertise in your teaching subject is just one way we ensure you develop strong subject knowledge alongside practical classroom skills.This one-year, full-time Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Apprenticeship programme prepares you to teach in your specialist subject in secondary school whilst employed in a school as an Apprentice Teacher. The programme is highly practical and stimulating and allows opportunities to learn the skills of teaching whilst applying your knowledge to real school experiences. Approximately 20% of the course will be spent in centre-based learning at Lincoln Bishop University and is delivered by our experienced and passionate team of teacher educators. The Secondary Teacher Apprenticeship (QTS) programme, provides an ambitious sequenced curriculum, integrating theory and practice. It is underpinned by the DfE’s Initial Teacher Education Core Content Framework (ITTECF). Successful completion of the course enables you to meet the Teacher Standards and all relevant Apprenticeship KSBs, to achieve recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

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Entry requirements

For all PGCE Secondary specialisms you will normally need: GCSEs at grade 4 (previously C) or above (or equivalent) in English (Language or Literature) and Mathematics. Please see our list of accepted equivalents. A relevant honours degree at a 2:2 classification or above. (Where the degree result is to be awarded in the year of application, we will require a predicted degree classification as part of an academic reference provided on the application) Experience – Applicants must be employed in an appropriate Secondary setting as an Apprentice Teacher (on the Unqualified Teacher Pay Scale) for the duration of the programme. The employing school must be committed to supporting the applicant through the Apprenticeship and agree to release them for the required Off-the-Job Training. Declaration of Health DBS (formerly the CRB) Enhanced Disclosure Modules in or closely related to the subject being applied for will typically need to form at least 50% of the degree content.