Trainees

Start Your Journey to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with Grad2Teach

At Grad2Teach, we believe that talent and potential are just as important as experience. Our mission is to help High-Potential Graduates and career changers find a route into teaching that works for them — supported, structured, and fully salaried from day one.

Through our unique two-phase programme, you’ll gain hands-on classroom experience, tailored professional development, and a clear pathway to your QTS qualification — while earning a salary and building confidence along the way.

We offer three flexible routes to QTS, depending on your needs and background:

PGCE with QTS: A university-led qualification combined with salaried school-based training.
Teaching Apprenticeship: A salaried training route fully funded through the Apprenticeship Levy.
Assessment Only Route (AOR): For experienced staff ready to evidence their teaching competency and gain QTS quickly.

With a 100% pass rate for our trainees completing their PGCEs through our university partners, we know how to help you succeed.

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Your Grad2Teach Journey

Step 1: Initial Consultation

Speak with us about your qualifications, ambitions, and possible routes into teaching. We'll advise you on next steps and potential pathways.

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Step 2: Application and Assessment

Complete a short application, literacy and numeracy tasks, and an assessment call to confirm your readiness for training.

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Step 3: Placement and Phase One

We match you to a supportive school. In Phase One, you build teaching skills through Foundation, Application, and Assessment terms, at a manageable pace.

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Step 4: Phase Two and QTS

Move into your chosen ITT route — PGCE, Apprenticeship, or AOR — teaching independently and working toward full qualification with expert Grad2Teach support.

Choose Your Path to Teaching

PGCE: Earn a university-recognised qualification alongside QTS.

Teaching Apprenticeship: Fully funded, salaried school-based training.

Assessment Only (AOR): For experienced candidates ready to gain QTS through practice-based assessment.

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Trainee Music Teacher

Norwich

Norfolk

£22,500 - £24,000

Are you passionate about music and ready to share that love with young people? Grad2Teach is offering an exciting opportunity to train as a Trainee Music Teacher in a forward-thinking secondary school located in the historic and culturally rich city of Norwich.

Trainee Food Technology Teacher

Norwich

Norfolk

£22,500 - £24,000

About the Role Are you passionate about food, nutrition, and education? Do you want to share your skills and knowledge with young people while working towards becoming a qualified teacher? Grad2Teach is offering a fantastic opportunity for a Trainee Food Technology Teacher to train in a welcoming secondary school in Norfolk, while earning a salary and following a structured route towards Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). This is your opportunity to combine your love of food and creativity with a rewarding career in education.

Trainee Primary Teacher

Barking

London

£22,500 - £40,000

Train to Teach as a Primary Teacher – Paid Route into Teaching in East London Are you passionate about supporting young learners in their educational journey? Start your career in teaching through a salaried graduate placement in a thriving East London primary setting—gain invaluable classroom experience while earning your PGCE with QTS through Grad2Teach’s experience-led initial teacher training programme.

Trainee Science Teacher

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire

£30,000 - £36,000

Train to Teach as a Science Teacher – Paid Route into Teaching in Cambridgeshire Are you passionate about Science and eager to inspire the next generation of problem-solvers, innovators, and critical thinkers? Start your teaching career with a salaried graduate placement in a supportive secondary school in Huntingdon—gain hands-on classroom experience while earning your PGCE with QTS through Grad2Teach’s experience-led initial teacher training programme.

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