Spencer Apprenticeships

Spencer Apprenticeships is a part of the Spencer Academies Trust, which has an excellent reputation for initial teacher training through its main arm of work, the George Spencer SCITT. Spencer Apprenticeships are now pleased to offer the Teacher Apprenticeship, a salaried route into teaching securing Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) within 1 year. The programme sees schools employ Teaching Apprentices and utilise apprenticeship funding for initial teacher training (ITT). In July the apprentice will achieve QTS and then moves on to complete their End-Point Assessment within the first term of their NQT year to pass the apprenticeship. Employers with staff interested in this pathway, such as unqualified teachers and teaching assistants, can use this route to support staff in training to become a teacher. Employers that pay into the apprenticeship levy will be able to use up to £9,000 of funding from their apprenticeship service account to cover the cost of training and assessing the apprentice. Recruitment All potential apprentices must meet the QTS entry requirements and secure a place on our training programme through interview. Training and Support The training provision is aligned with our work as a SCITT, offering 20% off the job training (1 day per week) alongside support from the mentor. Drawing on the experience of the George Spencer SCITT, the training programme will support apprentices as they take on the responsibility of a class/classes. They will be set clear goals and milestones, so by the end of the year they are well set up for success as a newly qualified teacher.