Graduate Teacher Apprentice
Bligh Primary School (Infants), Rochester, Kent, ME2 2XJ19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
31 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- Point 1 UQT, rising to Point 1 MPS in the final term when QTS is awarded
Graduate Teacher Apprentice job summary
Graduate Teaching Apprenticeship Programme – Start Your Teaching Career with Maritime Academy Trust!
Are you a passionate graduate looking to launch an exciting career in teaching? Bligh Primary School is offering an opportunity to train as a primary school teacher through our Graduate Teaching Apprenticeship Programme, starting in September 2025.
Salary: Point 1 UQT, rising to Point 1 MPS in the final term when QTS is awarded.
Bligh Primary School is part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, a group of schools based in Greenwich, Kent, and Medway. Together, we focus on collaboration, innovation, and providing children with the skills they need to succeed in life. We pride ourselves on being a school where every child is encouraged to develop confidence, creativity, and curiosity while learning to value the perspectives of others. Our curriculum is hands-on and engaging, ensuring all pupils—whatever their starting points—can make great progress.
By joining Bligh Primary School, you will become part of a supportive and forward-thinking team where you can develop professionally and make a real impact. We provide:
A nurturing school environment with engaged, enthusiastic children.
The freedom to deliver a creative and inspiring curriculum.
Fantastic career progression opportunities with expert mentorship.
A strong sense of collaboration and shared best practices across our schools.
This 15-month, fully funded apprenticeship will give you Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) after the first 12 months, followed by an End Point Assessment (EPA) in the final term. The programme is delivered in partnership with the University of East London, and all tuition fees are covered by our Apprenticeship Levy fund.
For more details on the apprenticeship structure, visit the UEL website: UEL Teacher Apprenticeship
Who Can Apply?To be eligible, you must have:
A degree (in any subject).
GCSEs at Grade 4 (C) or above in English, Maths, and Science.
A passion for teaching and inspiring young minds.
Experience working in a school or educational setting
As a Teaching Apprentice at Bligh Primary School, you will benefit from:
A dedicated mentor to guide you throughout the programme.
A comprehensive CPD programme to develop your skills.
A fully supported apprenticeship with expert training.
Trust-wide well-being initiatives and social activities.
Access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
We encourage you to visit Bligh Primary School to see our vibrant learning environment first-hand. To book a visit, please contact the school office - 01634 336220
Further details about our school can be found in the attached application pack. To apply, please submit your application via the My New Term website before the deadline. We reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive suitable applications before the deadline.
At Maritime Academy Trust, we celebrate diversity and equal opportunities. We are committed to building a team that reflects a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills – because the more inclusive we are, the better our work becomes.
Maritime Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks. In line with KCSIE 2024 guidance, we may conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence process.
Take the first step towards a rewarding teaching career – apply today!
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Bligh Primary School (Infants)
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 319 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Bligh Primary School is part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.
We are thriving two form entry school which has been selected by the DfE to ‘grow’ to a three form entry school due to its good and outstanding statuses. By 2023 Bligh Primary will be a full three form entry school
Our key objective at Bligh Primary School is to equip all our children with the key skills of communication and collaboration as well as being community minded. We expect all our adults to provide the children with first hand experiences, knowledge and the necessary skills to articulate what they have learnt in a clear and informative way. This is developed through our clear teaching and learning focus on communication, community and collaboration.
Every child is recognised as a unique individual. We welcome and celebrate differences within our school community. The ability to learn is underpinned by our HEART values. Bligh is a school with HEART. Honesty, Empathy, Achievement, Resilience and Teamwork. We believe that these personal characteristics are essential in forming positive adult lives.
Our community is an essential part of the curriculum, which is why we chose to focus on using the surrounding local area to deepen the children’s understanding, making them experts of their locality throughout their learning journey.
Children leave Bligh with a sense of belonging, the ability to work independently, in pairs or as part of a team in collaboration. They can communicate effectively what they have learnt, gather a wealth of knowledge and skills through all areas of the curriculum. They have a clear understanding and knowledge of the community around them, their place within it and the opportunities it presents.
Finally, we are a school which believes in research-based practice. We believe that teaching is an art which is underpinned by research and best practice. Learning happens best when professionals understand the principles and science of learning.
Working with the children at Bligh Primary School is a privilege. We have a clear understanding of how our children learn and expect this to be evident in all the work we do.
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