The Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship (PGTA) is a fully-funded teacher training programme that enables university graduates – and existing school staff in non-teaching roles – to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS) without having to study for a PGCE.
It provides a work-based route into teaching and the opportunity to ‘earn while you learn’.
At the end, you’ll leave with a postgraduate-level qualification, making it a perfect alternative to a traditional full-time university course.
PGTAs are available for early years, primary and secondary education.
When you study for one, you’ll be employed by a school while you learn on the job.
Many schools use PGTAs to build their teaching capacity, with a view to hiring apprentice teachers in permanent roles once they have finished their training, so you may be able to secure full-time employment at the end of it.
If you’re interested in taking a PGTA, the following links to resources and information may be of use to you:
- Ten tips for new teachers, from the @Teachers Toolkit Blog
- Experienced teachers share their tips with new teachers, from Literacy Planet
- Video and list of ideas to help new teachers make the best start, from the TES Institute
- YouTube resource with first-hand advice on making lessons a success
- Exemplar evidence on meeting teaching standards, from Primary Resources
- Moving from TA to teacher - a personal journey
- 25 inspirational ideas for displaying students’ work
- Making the move from TA to teacher, from the Guardian
- Free resources for supporting SEN students
- Extensive resources for primary teaching
- 107 effective teaching strategies, from Helpful Professor
- Research-based behaviour management strategies - an academic perspective
- A YouTube video exploring effective behaviour management strategies, from Tips 4 Teachers
- A YouTube video explaining how to get the most out of an interactive whiteboard
Find out more about our PGTA
Orange Moon Education is a consortium of leading education specialists and training providers.
Our mission is to improve outcomes for children by providing high-quality training to childcare and education practitioners to help raise standards across the teaching profession.
We offer a high-quality, fully funded and salaried PGTA, leading to QTS. Our tailored programme aims to produce well-rounded and inspiring teachers. It’s currently available in Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham, Coventry, Bristol, Manchester, Bradford, Leeds and Sheffield.
If you’re interested in taking a PGTA as an alternative to a PGCE or are currently working in a non-teaching role and want to make the transition and become a teacher, Orange Moon Education can help you on your way.
For more information, book a free, no-obligation remote or face to face meeting with us to discuss your requirements.