Paid teaching internships

Make your summer count with a paid internship.

Our paid internship programme is designed to give university students a taste of teaching in a secondary school.

Interns earn up to £425 a week and develop the skills and experience needed to kickstart a successful teaching career.

Get paid to try out teaching

Over three weeks, you’ll get the chance to:

You will also interact and work closely with outstanding mentors from United Teaching’s teacher training programme.

You’ll finish the programme with an insight into what it’s like to be a teacher and work in a school, and how you can use your subject knowledge to make a difference.

Internship info

Dates

23 June - 11 July

Subjects

Maths, Physics, Modern foreign languages (MFL), Geography, English, Design technology (DT)

Schools

London

Paddington Academy

Kettering

Kettering Buccleuch Academy

Sheffield

Sheffield Springs Academy

Manchester

Salford City Academy

What to expect

Week 1

You’ll be welcomed to your school and, with other interns, receive training on teaching and learning, leading the classroom, and safeguarding.

Week 2

You will observe lessons both in and outside your area of subject expertise, so you get to see how teaching can be consistent while also catering to different subjects and year groups.

You will prepare and deliver your own 10-minute lesson and receive one-to-one feedback on what you did well and what you could improve.

Week 3

After completing your final classroom observations and asking any final questions you might have for experienced teachers and leaders, you will prepare and deliver a short group presentation on everything you have learned during your internship.

Depending on your subject, you might also have opportunities to go on a school trip, attend school events, visit a primary school and lots more!

Extra perks

  • Guaranteed interview on United Teaching's teacher training programme
  • References from a nationally recognised organisation
  • Interview coaching and mentorship after the internship

Life as an intern

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