Teacher Intern into Apprentice

Samuel Pepys School, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 2EZ

65 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  24 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday - Friday, 32.5 hours a week, term time only.
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £24,790 - £26,835

What skills and experience we're looking for

This role offers the opportunity to work for a year as a Teacher Intern leading to the Apprenticeship route to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with The Cambridge Partnership, known as the Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship (PGTA) If you are a graduate, or about to graduate, with relevant experience of working with children and young people with special educational needs or with a commitment to training to teach within a specialist environment, we would like to hear from you. Please see https://teachincambs.org.uk/train-to-teach/teacher-apprenticeships-level-6-postgraduate/ for entry requirements.

The successful applicant will initially work as an Intern alongside an experienced Teacher. Then, subject to successful completion of the intern year (2025-26) and gaining a place on the Postgraduate Apprenticeship route, as an Apprentice Teacher from July 2026 until July 2027 to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with The Cambridge Partnership (PGTA) This is a temporary role. To gain further experience, there may be an opportunity to work as a Teaching Assistant before the internship starts. Salary range for Intern: £24,790-£26,835 (Actual £20,656-£22,360) Salary for Apprenticeship: £21,731 (UQT1)

What the school offers its staff

• Be part of a friendly and outward looking school with wonderful pupils, supportive families and a strong staff team ethos

• Ongoing opportunities for continued professional learning and development alongside the apprenticeship route with The Cambridge Partnership (subject to successfully competing the intern year and gaining a place on the apprenticeship route into teaching)
• Work with colleagues to plan and deliver high quality learning opportunities within a well resourced school and the wider community
• Promote communication and interaction in a range of settings including our Literacy Lounge, Forest School, MiLE Sensory Room, trampoline, soft play and outdoor learning areas

Further details about the role

How to apply for the Teacher Intern post:

Please complete and return the Teaching Assistant application form from our website, with an accompanying letter of application by email by Monday 24th February 2025 at 9.00am.

Samuel Pepys School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to successful pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS, medical check and references, requested prior to interview. In line with KCSIE guidance and as part of due diligence an online check will take place for shortlisted candidates.

If you would like to talk informally about this opportunity, or arrange to visit, please contact Joanne Hardwick, Head Teacher or Penny Kirkpatrick, Deputy Head.

Thank you for your interest, we look forward to hearing from you.

Commitment to safeguarding

Samuel Pepys School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young

people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to successful pre-
employment checks including an enhanced DBS, medical check and references, requested prior to

interview. If you would like to talk informally about this opportunity, or arrange to visit, please contact
Joanne Hardwick, Head Teacher or Penny Kirkpatrick, Deputy Head. Further information can be found
on the school website under staff /join our team

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Samuel Pepys School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 123 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Samuel Pepys School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: joinus@samuelpepys.cambs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01480375012
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/samuel-pepys-school (opens in new tab)

Samuel Pepys is a Cambridgeshire area special school for 125 wonderful pupils (Increasing to 165) aged 3 to
19 years living in St. Neots and the surrounding area. All pupils have an Education, Health and Care
Plan to meet their severe and complex needs. Our pupils inspire and teach us a lot and we are
committed to ensuring everyone achieves their full potential through fun, innovative, purposeful and
engaging learning opportunities. We are pleased to work closely with families, other professionals and
have the dedicated support of Governors.
Our curriculum places priority on meeting individual needs and learning what really matters with a focus
upon functional life skills. Ofsted (March 2019) judged our school as outstanding in all areas stating,
“teaching, learning and assessment are outstanding. Teachers’ high expectations enable pupils to flourish

Arranging a visit to Samuel Pepys School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joinus@samuelpepys.cambs.sch.uk.

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