Gateway Academy: Science Teaching Apprentice Postgraduate

The Gateway Academy, Grays, Essex, RM16 4LU

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  6 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,078 - £36,729

Gateway Academy: Science Teaching Apprentice Postgraduate job summary

Science Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship

GLC Academy: The Gateway Academy [Secondary]

Salary: Unqualified Teachers Pay Scale UQ1 - UQ6

Contract: Fixed Term

Working Pattern: Full Time

Closing Date: 6th November 2025 at Midday. 

The Gateway Academy is part of the Gateway Learning Community [GLC] which is a partnership of one secondary academy and four primary academies located within Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary in the borough of Thurrock, to the east of London. We are a vibrant, innovative and highly successful organisation: the place of choice to work and learn. Across the 5 academies of the GLC, we celebrate differences and pledge that everyone enjoys an equality of opportunity and is not discriminated against in any way.

Are you passionate about science and eager to inspire the next generation of young minds? Are you looking to kickstart a rewarding career in education? The Gateway Academy is offering an exciting opportunity to train as a Science Teacher through our Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship.  

About the Role:

As a science teaching apprentice, you will:

-Gain hands-on classroom experience in a dynamic and supportive environment.

-Work closely with experienced teachers and mentors who will guide and support your development.

-Deliver engaging science lessons that spark curiosity and enthusiasm in students.

-Develop your teaching skills while earning a salary, on the unqualified teacher pay scale, with no tuition fees to pay.

-Progress toward gaining Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with an option to also gain a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).

What we are looking for:

-A passion for science and a desire to share that enthusiasm with young people.

-A 2:2 or higher degree in a relevant science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or related).

-Strong communication and organisational skills.

-A commitment to making a difference in the lives of our students.

Why choose us?

-We are a supportive and inclusive Academy environment with staff retention over 90%.

-We offer a tailored training programme designed to develop your teaching confidence and subject knowledge that is delivered through the University of Buckinghamshire.

-We want to give you an opportunity to work within a thriving science faculty with state-of-the-art facilities.

-We would like to offer you an opportunity to work in an exceptional Academy with staff retention, student and staff attendance and student academic achievements all above national average.

Watch our video for an insight in to our academy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDFOVP3_K7w

You can read our latest Ofsted Report here:https://www.theglc.org.uk/page/?title=Ofsted+Reports&pid=21

Additional Benefits for Working for the GLC:

An outstanding record of staff achieving promotion;

Working as part of an exceptional team;

Staff well-being programme: Including access to Westfield Health Insurance 

Salary Sacrifice Schemes including Cycle to work Scheme

Long service awards after: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and years of service

State of the art facilities and access to high quality resources to support learning

A paid 'My Day' each year

Excellent career development and training

2 week October half term break

A supportive central team [reprographics, ICT, HR, Finance] which enables teachers to focus on teaching

Subsidised holiday provision for children of staff

Free Access to the Gateway Academy Fitness Suite

GLC Staff Nursery [Competitive rates and term time only]

We warmly welcome applicants who are interested in this position to visit our school prior to making an application. Please contact Dionne.Locke@theglc.org.uk to arrange a visit.

If you would like to apply for this position, please complete an online application form.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Gateway Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1033 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Gateway Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-gateway-academy

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