Gillian Keegan MP visited Brighton Hill Community School to announce a new Teacher Degree Apprenticeship which will support schools to recruit and retain the excellent teachers they need in vital subjects including maths. Apprentices will have the opportunity to earn while they learn the skills they need to become qualified teachers, getting experience in the classroom from day one. This teaching apprenticeship will offer a high-quality alternative route for people to become qualified teachers and will launch this autumn.
Basingstoke MP Maria Miller, said,
“It was brilliant to welcome the Education Secretary to Basingstoke to make this important announcement. We already have a fantastic selection of schools across our Borough – 86% of which are rated good or outstanding by OFSTED - and this new apprenticeship scheme will help to attract even more people into the teaching profession.
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, said:
“The teacher degree apprenticeship will open up the profession to more people, from those who want a career change to those who are looking for an earn and learn route without student debt.
“It will be a game-changing opportunity for schools to nurture and retain talent from the ground up, helping apprentices to gain the knowledge and skills they need to teach future generations.’’
The South Farnham Educational Trust, the chairs of the trailblazer group, said:
“The TDA presents an ideal opportunity for talented professionals without a degree to pursue their dream of teaching.
“The opportunity to gain QTS and a degree through the new TDA would enable our Trust to invest in talented individuals early in their career and grow them into outstanding teachers of the future.
“The TDA allows individuals to earn a salary while completing their teacher training, supporting those who may not have the financial means to pursue a traditional university-based teacher training programme.”
The Teacher Degree Apprenticeship is a four-year training programme and will be available for people to train as primary or secondary teachers. It will build on the Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship (PGTA) by offering a work-based route to attaining degree and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
The Teacher Degree Apprenticeship grant funding pilot will be a one-cohort pilot and evidence will be used to inform the future of the programme. Providers and employing schools will be able to develop and run Teacher Degree Apprenticeship courses without additional funding within the same timeframes as the pilot.
