Lift Schools Teacher Training is delivered in partnership with Ark Teacher Training. Whether you are looking to become a primary or secondary school teacher, our training year offers the perfect mixture of theory and practice and the very best support, every step of the way.
The Programme Includes
- School Orientation Experience - A 5-day introductory placement before Summer term ends where you get to know the school, pupils, colleagues, the community and where you’ll be working so you can hit the ground running in September.
- Summer School: Highly-rated by our trainees as the perfect start to their training and a great way to prepare for their first few weeks in school, our Summer School brings trainees together for two weeks in August to learn about the programme, educational theory, and practice.
- Weekly coaching and planning sessions: Your in-school coach will observe your progress every week, supporting you by providing constructive feedback and helping you set achievable improvement goals.
- An allocated mentor: You will be assigned a Tutor from the start of Summer School, an experienced teacher and phase specialist who will visit you in school regularly throughout the year. Tutors are your point of contact throughout the year. They work alongside your Lead and Coach to ensure you progress and receive the correct support in school.
- Weekly training sessions: Participate in virtual/in-person training sessions with your tutors and peers. These sessions provide valuable learning experiences and encourage a collaborative environment for professional growth.
- Teaching in a second school: Seeing other schools is crucial to succeeding on your own. Over your first year, you will spend 17 days in different schools, in a completely different context to your own. These schools help you develop as a teacher by showing you how other schools work and what makes yours unique.
- Wellbeing: A trainee’s wellbeing is paramount to us, so it’ll be an ongoing conversation with your tutor throughout the training year.
- Your timetable: Your teaching load will gradually increase throughout the year depending on your progress. As well as your lessons, each week will consist of; team-teaching and real-time coaching, Observations of other teachers, coaching, lesson planning & professional or subject studies.
The training programme itself is school-based and you will spend half a day every week in a session with your Ark tutor and other trainees from the network.
We will support you to become brilliant educators and in time, leaders within our network - we offer unrivalled career opportunities for professional growth. We're looking for talented people who will have successful careers at Lift Schools.
What qualifications you’ll gain:
- Qualified Teacher Status - Once you reach the end of your training year and it has been confirmed that you meet the Teachers’ Standards, you will be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), a nationally recognised teaching qualification allowing you to teach in other schools.
- PGCE - By training with us, you will also gain your internationally recognised Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). This PGCE also counts as 60 credits towards a Master’s degree – a third of the credits needed for the full qualification.
- Graduation - Completing your training year is a huge achievement, and we want you to be able to appreciate and celebrate just how far you’ve come since your very first day. So, at the end of every year, we hold a graduation event for our trainees to enjoy with each other and their colleagues.
