Bacon's College - Trainee Teacher

This is an exciting opportunity to train as a teacher and gain qualified teacher status (QTS) while working in our school. If you have a 2:2 degree or better in a relevant subject, you may apply to train while you teach. Our training provider is United Teaching, recently rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, and full details can be found here: https://www.unitedteaching.org.uk/

Our training programme is ambitious, flexible, and designed to prepare you for the challenges and rewards of 21st-century teaching. Well-being is a top priority for us and is seamlessly integrated into the training programme.

• Expert-led teacher training
• Wide range of available subjects
• Funding choices tailored for you - salaried options available

Applications for 2025 are now open.

Bacon’s is a thriving community that is welcoming of students of all faiths and those of none. Staff and students value the distinctive nature of its Christian ethos to which every member of our community contributes. Our values are courage, compassion, respect, faith and integrity. The strength of our ethos was recognised during a SIAMS inspection in 2019 which graded the College as ‘Excellent’.

Learning is at the heart of everything we do. Part of our mission statement is that ‘students are exhorted to achieve academic and personal excellence’. We have the highest aspirations for our students, determined that anyone can achieve highly and overcome any barriers that may lie in their path. We do not apologise for insisting that all students behave well and work hard. We achieved excellent results in 2024 and are determined to drive up academic standards each year.

Trainee Teacher

Location: Bacon’s College, London, SE16

Salary: From £28,319 (for salaried route)

Closing Date: 31st October 2024

The Role

We are recruiting trainees in a wide range of subjects including: Mathematics, Science, English, MFL, PE, DT, RS, Perf. Arts, Geography and History. If you are ambitious and want to make a positive difference to our community, we would welcome your application. Applications must be made directly to United Teaching but you are more than welcome to enquire directly with us or arrange an informal visit at j.wilson@baconscollege.co.uk

United Learning

United Learning schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

 As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, perks, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have up to eight INSET days per year and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

Bacon’s College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all who work at the school to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).