Trainee Teacher - Physics

The Portsmouth Grammar School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2LN

49 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  28 January 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  10 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Physics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Fee paying programme in partnership with South Farnham SCITT
• Additional allowances:

  Fee paying programme in partnership with South Farnham SCITT

Trainee Teacher - Physics job summary

Are you passionate about Physics?
Are you keen to inspire young people?
Are you ready to take the first step in your teaching career?

The Portsmouth Grammar School is offering an exciting opportunity to train as a secondary Physics teacher through our partnership with South Farnham SCITT, an Ofsted Outstanding provider of school-based initial teacher training.

We welcome applications from individuals who have, or are working towards, a Bachelor’s degree (2:2 or above). Throughout this academic-year long programme, you will work towards Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), with the option to complete a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). Most of your training year (2026-27) will be spent learning from and working alongside experienced colleagues in the PGS Physics Department.

As a School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) trainee, you will:

• Experience school life from day one, gaining meaningful hands-on classroom experience.
• Achieve QTS in a single academic year.
• Have the option to complete a PGCE with the University of Brighton alongside QTS.
• Develop into a confident, reflective, and skilled practitioner supported by expert colleagues.
• Attend weekly training sessions with specialists at the South Farnham SCITT hub in Guildford.
• Be eligible for student finance and a tax-free government bursary of £29,000. Additional scholarship grants may also be available depending on your degree.

What can PGS offer?

• Support from experienced colleagues and subject specialists
• Dedicated professional mentor
• Experience of supporting lots of trainee teachers
• In-house professional studies programme
• Staff coaching
• Recognised as a regional training centre for ISTIP, holding termly conferences for ECT professional development.

Physics Dept

Our Physics Department has six full-sized laboratories. Practical work at all levels is an integral part of lessons and the department is very well-resourced ensuring pupils have access to up to date and high quality equipment.

In the Sixth Form, around 30 pupils opt to take A Level Physics, following the OCR Physics A specification. Several pupils go on to Oxbridge success in Engineering and Physics. PGS has participated in the Physics Olympiad since its inception with many pupils gaining bronze, silver and gold awards.

The Physics Department has active links with local businesses and regularly host the Lockheed Martin engineering challenge and take part in Women in STEM competitions to encourage girls into pursuing Physics and Engineering beyond school. Physics teachers run several clubs, including Astronomy and Electronics and there are opportunities to introduce significant stretch and challenge for all year groups.

Application Process

To apply for this position:

Apply directly to The Portsmouth Grammar School by completing an application form through MyNewTerm and linked to the ‘Work With Us’ page of our website. Alternatively, you can send a comprehensive CV and covering letter to our HR department (recruitment@pgs.org.uk) expressing why you want to train with us. If shortlisted, you will be invited for an informal visit or interview.

Successful candidates will then be guided through the formal application process using Apply for Teacher Training on GOV.UK, where you will select The Portsmouth Grammar School and South Farnham SCITT as your provider.

Find out more
For details about the programme structure, entry routes, fees and funding, visit:
www.southfarnhamscitt.com

If you have any enquiries about this opportunity, please contact Katt David, our Co-ordinator of Initial Teacher Training at k.david@pgs.org.uk , or our HR department at recruitment@pgs.org.uk

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 Portsmouth Grammar School

• School type: Independent school, ages 2 to 18
• School size: 1142 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Portsmouth Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-portsmouth-grammar-school

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