Teacher Training programme

Here are five reasons why you should join Ambition Institute’s 12-month teacher training programme:

Learn with England’s largest professional development provider
We are England’s largest professional development provider for teachers and school leaders. In 2023/24 1 in 9 teachers and leaders in state-funded schools currently developing professionally with Ambition.​ When your programme is complete, you also have the option to progress your career further and move on to our two-year training for Early Career Teachers, which will help you develop your expertise.

Train in school: You’ll do most of your training in one school. This gives you immediate opportunities to put the theory you’ve learned into practice in a classroom, supported by teaching experts.

Be guided by a mentor: To ensure you’re supported throughout your training; we match you with an experienced teacher who will guide you every step of the way.

Benefit from blended learning: You’ll get the high-quality academic training you'd expect to get from a university combined with immersive, classroom learning.

Become a qualified teacher. After successfully completing the programme, you’ll achieve qualified teacher status (QTS), and a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) enabling you to start your career in teaching straight away.

Eligibility:

To be eligible, you will need:

·       An undergraduate bachelor's degree with honours, generally 2:2 or above, or equivalent.

·       A GSCE grade 4/C or above in English and maths, or equivalent.

·       Primary school trainees will need a GSCE grade 4/C or above in science, or equivalent

·       By the start of the training, successful candidates must have permission to work in the UK full-time for the duration of the programme.

Locations available for our training currently include: 

North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, Midlands, East of England and London. Use our map tool to filter to a location that suits you.

Salary:

We offer ways to complete teacher training while also receiving a salary. There will be a limit on how many salaried places are available. Click the ‘Apply Now’ button and you will be taken to our partner tool, allowing you to read more about each of our school partners who will be delivering our teacher training, including those offering salaried places on the programme.

Funding:

If you do not choose a salaried teacher training course, and depending on your subject choice you may be eligible to receive funding through a bursary or a scholarship up to £31,000 which you do not have to pay back. You can learn more about all the teacher training funding options via our ‘funding’ tab here Initial Teacher Training Programme: Train to Teach | Ambition Institute.

Option of part-time training:

A part-time option is also available over two years, but not all our school partners offer this option. Again, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button to see which of our partners are providing this.

Application instructions:  

Do you want to be an inspiring teacher? Take your next step today and join us by clicking ‘Apply Now’. You will then be taken to our partner tool where you can select your preferred school partner in a location suited to you, then you can make a start on your application. Alternatively, you can follow the same ‘Apply Now’ link and just register your interest in our Teacher Training programme for now and we’ll be in touch with more details.

About Ambition

A great teacher changes the future every day. They can be the critical factor in a child’s success, especially for those who have had a tough start in life. At Ambition Institute, we support teachers and school leaders at every stage of their careers, helping them to keep getting better. We are a charity providing training and professional development based on the most rigorous research and evidence about what really works. Together, we’re shaping the future of education to give every child the best start in life.