Many schools are able to utilise their Apprenticeship Service Account to cover some of the costs of training and assessing a graduate on the Teacher Training Programme (up to £9000). Taking the apprenticeship route to the Teacher Training Programme will affect some of your responsibilities and obligations as a partner school of the Programme.
We’re here to help you choose the best option for the context of your school’s training needs.
Book a consultation call with the Teacher Training team, and we will be happy to walk you through your options.
Most schools pay funds towards apprenticeship training through a 0.5% charge of their annual pay bill called the Apprenticeship Levy. This might be paid directly by a School, Trust, or Local Authority. The funds collected via the levy can be used to pay for apprenticeship training and assessments.
If you're a school who pays the Apprenticeship Levy, you can use up to £9000 of funding from your apprenticeship service account to cover the cost of training and assessing the graduate trainee teachers enrolled at your school on the Engage Teacher Training Programme. If you decide to use Apprenticeship Levy funding towards the cost of training and assessing a trainee graduate in your school via the Engage Teacher Training Programme, you will have some further responsibilities and obligations as an employer.
Trainees on the Programme will receive the same modular training and PGCE materials on both routes, for the qualification of a PGCE and QTS.
