Trainee Teacher (Biology)

Shorefields; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Teacher for a Classroom-based Initial Teacher Training programme in Greater London. As a Biology Teacher, you will gain a PGCE and Qualified Teacher Status while receiving personalized support from tutors and enjoying a competitive salary starting at £22,601. You will participate in intensive training and contribute to a co-educational comprehensive with a commitment to fostering student success and innovation in education. All appointments are subject to safe recruitment checks.

Benefits

Tuition fees paid (£9,250)

Guaranteed 2nd Year salary of £32,916

Qualifications

• Committed to diversity and equal opportunity.
• Ability to spend half a day in weekly sessions with a tutor.
• Hands-on experience in the classroom as a Biology Teacher.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a Classroom-based Initial Teacher Training programme.
• Gain Qualified Teacher Status whilst working under guidance.
• Engage in weekly training sessions throughout the training year.

Education

PGCE (Post-Graduate Certificate of Education)

Job description

Job Ref No. ECC6906-483 Position Type: Teacher Pay Range: 22,601

Position Start Date: 01/09/2026 Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 30/06/2026 Midnight Date of Interviews: Ad-hoc

Classroom-based Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme based in Greensward Academy. Lift Schools is one of the largest school trusts nationwide and we are partnered with Ark Teacher Training to deliver our programme.

You’ll gain a PGCE (Post-Graduate Certificate of Education) and your Qualified Teacher Status whilst working hands‑on in the classroom as a Biology Teacher. Immediately having impact, your tutor and coach will support you to build up your independent teaching time during the year.

The Programme Includes

• 1. Summer school We provide two weeks of intensive preparation in August. This ensures you enter the classroom with a good grounding in educational theory and practice.
• 2. Personalised support Your tutor and in‑school coach will be on hand to offer advice and discuss any challenges.
• 3. Weekly training sessions These sessions will take place throughout your training year, enhancing the skills you’re learning in the classroom.
• 4. National support network We have trainees – and recent former trainees – in schools around the country. As a Lift Schools trainee, you will be able to draw on support from across our trust – during your training year and beyond.
• 5. Commitment to equal opportunity We are committed to diversity and equal opportunity in our trust and its schools, and we provide a support system to ensure that all our trainees are able to reach their full potential.

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.

Salary Details

• Graduate Teaching Apprenticeship £22,601 + £9,250 tuition fees paid by Lift Schools
• 2nd Year guaranteed salary of £32,916

Information about the School

Lift Greensward is a co‑educational 11‑19 comprehensive in the Lift Schools trust. Our approach is based on delivering excellence in teaching and learning. We will encourage creative, responsive and effective approaches to learning and teaching for all students. This will ensure a continuous and consistent focus on student achievement and development in all areas. We will drive innovation in education ensuring Lift Greensward is able to respond to a changing world and that the skills, learning and aspirations of our students are developed and enhanced through creative personalised learning and excellence in teaching.

Lift Greensward aims to provide the opportunity for all young learners to fulfil their real potential, broaden their horizons and become active, prosperous and successful citizens in the world around them. We believe that all young people deserve to become world class learners – to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment, with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up to date resources available to them.

The school is committed to doing everything it can to ensure that young people are able to, in the future, compete on the world stage with the skills, confidence and flair to generate new ideas, new initiatives and thereby make a full contribution to tomorrow’s world.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.