For you, the best in everyone means learning of a much greater depth. With United Teaching, you gain more than just QTS: you will receive the skills and qualifications to begin your career as a teacher within United Learning.
Professional qualifications – every trainee works to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), and you can also work towards a PGCE with 60 Master’s level credits; What's the difference between PGCE and QTS?
World-class training led by outstanding schools, with sessions delivered by national educationalists;
Individual support and mentoring from our teachers of excellence;
A wide range of experience gained with your choice of primary, secondary, state and independent schools;
Competitive trainee salary or tax-free bursaries;
Continued support and mentoring through your ECT year;
A structured pathway throughout your career with us at United Learning, and ECTs who join one of our academies will be paid up to 5% more than a maintained school.
This way you can get the teaching qualifications you need without going back to university, and without delaying the start to your career. You can train for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) on its own, or you can go for a PGCE as well, earning 60 Masters-level credits along the way.
On our Initial Teacher Training scheme, you could be teaching, with a reduced timetable, from day one. You could even join your school before September to work as a teaching assistant and gain more experience. And, by accessing our collective expertise and support, you’ll have the resources you need to teach yourself. So expect to be a valued member of your teaching team, empowered to lead your own classes from the start, but with the backing you need from our network.
United Learning schools seek to employ our trainees after completion of the programme as Newly Qualified Teachers - with the potential for rapid promotion to middle and senior leadership in our schools or a Group-spanning position. Within just a couple of years or less, some of our trainees have gone on to become heads of year or faculty.
The training doesn’t end with your QTS either. Once you’ve joined a United Learning school, you can expect a structured pathway of continuous professional development, through the United Learning Institute.