Postgraduate Primary Teacher (5-11) Apprenticeship

Employer Information

Partnering with Liverpool Hope University to offer our Postgraduate Secondary Teaching Apprenticeship allows you to shape your future workforce. Whether you are a local authority school, an academy trust or an independent primary school, this programme offers a cost-effective route to developing high-quality, work-ready educators

Your commitments as an employer

To ensure the success of the apprentice, employer partners are expected to: - Pay the apprentice’s an Unqualified Teacher salary. - Release the apprentice for their scheduled university study days and the contrasting setting placement block that will be completed in another school - Provide mandatory school placements and assign a dedicated workplace mentor to guide them. - Fund the programme via the Growth and Skills Levy or through government funding support. Please view our Support and Funding tab for further details on funding available to you as an employer.

Your commitments as an employer

To ensure the success of the apprentice, employer partners are expected to:

- Pay the apprentice’s salary.

- Release the apprentice for their scheduled university study days (delivered via a blend of in-person university sessions and online learning).

- Provide mandatory clinical and school placements and assign a dedicated workplace mentor to guide them.

- Fund the programme via the Growth and Skills Levy or through government funding support.

- Please view our Support and Funding tab for further details on funding available to you as an employer.

Support LHU provides:

- Onboarding assistance: Expert advice and guidance from our Apprenticeships team throughout the application and onboarding process.

- Financial guidance: Clear support and advice regarding government incentives, funding availability, and digital levy accounts.

- Dedicated Skills Coach: A qualified coach assigned to your apprentice to oversee their academic progress, practice-based assessments, and overall wellbeing.

- Mentor support: Guidance, advice and dedicated resources for your wider team, including your school-based workplace mentors.

Ready to address your workforce priorities? Email: apprenticeships@hope.ac.uk | Call: 0151 291 228

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About the Course

Liverpool Hope University is one of the country's leading providers of Initial Teacher Education. In the most recent National Student Survey 97% of our undergraduate QTS students expressed overall satisfaction with provision, placing us top among the fifty largest providers of teacher training in the UK and 16% above the national average.

The Primary (5-11) Apprenticeship is aimed at high-quality graduates wishing to pursue a career in primary teaching. It is an intensive, demanding yet very rewarding programme running from September to July. Tutors are dedicated to individual apprentice support and to working closely with your employer to deliver tailored sessions and learning that meet the needs of your workplace.

Our teaching staff come from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds, with a rich diversity of experience in many types of schools. We are committed to the idea that teachers are formed not trained and need both theoretical and practical preparation to be truly outstanding teachers. Our lectures and workshops are engaging and interactive, supporting you in becoming well-informed and reflective professionals who can take independent judgements and are ready to be full members of a school community.

All apprenticeships at Liverpool Hope offer apprentices the opportunity to combine a programme of theory with real world experience. The initial professional development focuses on what underpins the work of an effective and successful teacher, while your workplace offers the opportunity to put theory into practice.

To apply, applicants must be employed in a primary school before the apprenticeship start date and must be in an Unqualified Teacher role. Please check the entry requirements to gain further information on the necessary requirements for the desired apprenticeship route.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to find relevant employment before contacting Liverpool Hope University as we are unable to offer job roles.

Safer Recruitment Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and/or vulnerable adults, and we expect all trainees to share this commitment. All successful applicants onto our ITE programmes will be subject to appropriate pre-course checks in line with DfE requirements, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, verification of identity, and references.

Curriculum Overview

Apprentices are timetabled for study across a number of areas including initial professional development covering principles of education and curriculum areas such as English, Mathematics, Science, ICT, History, Geography, Art, Music, P.E and R.E. Approximately half of the course is spent in school where the training continues and apprentices are given opportunities to develop and extend their skills. Both within university and in school, time is built in for apprentices to meet with their skills coach and tutors on a one-to-one basis to discuss their professional development.

As part of the course, apprentices are expected to engage, on a variety of levels, with the course content and materials. Many of the sessions require active participation through, for example, dance and games in P.E. sessions, songs, games and practical activities in English, maths and science, and exploration of the local environment in R.E, history and geography. In contrast to this, you will be expected to have some familiarity with accessing library and online resources to support your research into different aspects of primary education in preparation for the completion of the assignments.

Formal assessment of the course takes place through observations, and their successful completion of assignments based on Assessment, and a data analysis and action planning. Linking theory and practice is a key feature of the course. Apprentices also undertake a number of curriculum and wider professional-based tasks.

Professional Studies

This part of the programme covers general aspects of becoming a teacher. It is largely lecture-based supported by discussion-based seminars with an assigned personal academic tutor (PAT). Professional Studies develops the apprentice teacher's knowledge and understanding of a range of key issues in education..

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a Second-Class Honours degree in a relevant discipline awarded by a UK university, or an equivalent higher education qualification.

Applicants should highlight how their degree subject relates to the primary National Curriculum.

GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Mathematics. These can be pending but required before enrolment. Please note, we cannot accept Level 2 Functional Skills Qualifications as evidence of English and/or Maths.

Alternative equivalency tests or assessments for English, mathematics and science (where required) may be considered to meet the GCSE requirements. Please contact us for further information if you hold, or intend to apply for, an equivalency test or assessment.

All qualifications must be evidenced before the start date of the apprenticeship. If you do not currently possess a copy of your certificate, please contact the relevant exam board to order this before applying.

Alternative equivalency tests or assessments for English, mathematics and science (where required) may be considered to meet the GCSE requirements. Please contact us for further information if you hold, or intend to apply for, an equivalency test or assessment. Relevant experience in a school setting is beneficial for your application, but not essential.

Offers will be subject to a successful interview, as well as a Health Check Statement and an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formally the Criminal Records Bureau – CRB).

Assessment

The Teacher (Primary) Degree Apprenticeship (Integrated Degree) incorporates a diverse range of assessments, including coursework, practice/competency- based learning, presentations, case studies and written assignments.   

These assessments are carefully designed to ensure apprentices demonstrate competence in alignment with the Teaching Standards.

Practice learning is a consistent theme throughout the duration of the course. Apprentices are to achieve a minimum of 120 days of teaching activities by the end of the apprenticeship. Each year will contain practice-based modules, the concepts of which will be developed during both clinical practice (off-the-job) and work-based (on-the-job) learning.

Apprentices will also participate in four Progress Reviews each year, conducted by a University Skills Coach.

Support

Apprentices will be eligible for a range of support offered by Liverpool Hope University, including:

Student Support including Learning Support, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Counselling

Library

Careers and Employability including job opportunities, career support and further study information.

Apprentices will also be able to obtain a student ID card to benefit from student offers and discounts including discounted annual gym and sports membership at our Hope Park Sports centre.

Funding

Apprenticeships are paid for by the employer and cannot be self-funded or funded via student loans. If you are unable to find an employer who can support this apprenticeship opportunity, please look at our PGCE Primary 5-11 teaching course.

Maximum Funding: £9,000 (dependent on individual assessment).

For employers with a payroll below £3 million: The Government will pay 95% if the cost of the apprenticeship training and assessment for apprentices of any age, for employers who will not be paying the apprenticeship levy. Employers may also be eligible for extra employer incentives.

For employers with a payroll above £3 million: Since May 2017 employers can use their Apprenticeship Levy contributions towards the cost of the apprenticeship using their digital account. Liverpool Hope University will agree to a payment schedule and discuss funding availability before an apprenticeship course commences.

There are also a range of funding incentives for employers to access to support the employment of an apprentice. Contact the Apprenticeships Team to find out more about what they are and whether you are eligible.