Modern Foreign Languages Trainee Teacher
Silverdale School
Sheffield
- Salary:
- Subject to eligibility, successful applicants may be able to access a tax-free bursary of £25,000, or a scholarship of £27,000 (through the British Council) as well as a tuition fee and maintenance loan to help fund your teacher training
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2025
- Apply by:
- 27 June 2025
Job overview
The National Modern Languages SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) are recruiting trainee teachers for our programme. We are the only national teacher training provider specialising in modern foreign languages in the UK.
We are of part of Chorus Education Trust and the South Yorkshire Teaching Hub based at Silverdale School in Sheffield which is also our lead school for the Sheffield Hub.
The South Yorkshire Teaching Hub (SYTH) as one of only 87 national Teaching School Hubs, is a centre of excellence for teacher training and development. SYTH supports schools and empowers teaching professionals by delivering and sign-posting evidence-based professional development to teachers and leaders at every stage of their career.
The NML SCITT’s growing network of hubs around England offers our trainees the opportunity to study in a location that is convenient to them. Our hubs partner with a range of excellent schools offering access to a variety of educational settings from both the state and the independent sectors.
Our subject specific teacher training programme has been developed by expert professionals and experienced modern foreign languages teachers, many of whom actively participate in the delivery of the course and conduct training sessions throughout the programme.
If you have a passion for languages and want to inspire the next generation of children and young people, this could be the first step to kickstart your rewarding teaching career. Offering a distinct blend of academic and hands-on training, this unique experience with the NML SCITT sets it apart from other routes into teaching.
We are looking for candidates who have the potential to be an outstanding teacher. A good honours degree or a recognised equivalent qualification with a high level of fluency in at least one modern language taught in schools in England is all you need.
With our programme, aspiring teachers can train to teach Arabic*, French, German, Italian*, Japanese*, Mandarin*, Russian* and Spanish.
*Places for these courses are limited and are not available in every hub, and French, German or Spanish will be required as a second language.
· Subject to eligibility, successful applicants may be able to access a tax-free bursary of £25,000, or a scholarship of £27,000 (through the British Council) as well as a tuition fee and maintenance loan to help fund your teacher training.
Why train with us?
• Tailored training focused on modern languages teacher training.
• A training programme that offers a combination of theory and hands-on classroom experience through school placements.
• Opportunity to teach in both independent and state schools.
• Opportunity to train in a location that is convenient to you through one of our geographical training hubs based across England.
• Supportive network of experienced educators.
If you are a graduate with a good honours degree in languages looking for a change in career, are graduating this year, have acquired a high level of language skills through your career or travels, or are a native level speaker with a good degree, our programme could be the first step to kickstart your rewarding teaching career.
Attend our taster days!
Explore our hubs, meet the team, learn about the programme, application process, entry requirements, funding options, and get your questions answered. Visit our events diary at www.nationalmodernlanguages.com/events for dates and locations.
To apply, or for further information visit our website: www.nationalmodernlanguages.com
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About Silverdale School
Silverdale School is an extremely popular and high-achieving 11-18 comprehensive with over 1200 students in the south west of Sheffield and is the founding school of Chorus Education Trust. The school regularly achieves some of the best GCSE and A-level results of schools in Sheffield.
Silverdale moved into a brand new building (PFI) in January 2009 with a full complement of facilities. This was expanded in 2023 to create further teaching space and a dedicated Sixth Form facility. The school is attractively situated on a single site in 17 acres of grounds and enjoys extensive views over Sheffield and the surrounding countryside. The school has an Integrated Resource Unit for Profoundly Deaf children which is staffed by teachers from the Sheffield Service for Sensory Impaired Children.
In 2020 the Sunday Times awarded it Top State School in the North of the Decade.
CEO: Mr C James
Head of School: Mrs S Sims
Vision
At Silverdale School we have high ambitions for and expectations of all our students and encourage them to work hard, be committed, conduct themselves well and treat fellow members of our learning community with respect.
Our aim is to work in partnership with pupils and parents, and to provide education in a caring and supportive environment that allows each individual to develop morally, spiritually, physically and intellectually at the pace and in the direction which suits each pupil best so that the highest possible standards may be achieved. The school also works closely with employers and other schools and colleges.
We regard standards of behaviour as being of great importance. The school is concerned that its curriculum should both reflect and give value to the diversity of the pupil community and prepare pupils to take their place in a multi-cultural society.
The school is committed to equal opportunities for all. The school aims to safeguard all its pupils so that they experience school as a safe and secure environment in which to learn.
South Yorkshire Teaching Hub (SYTH), Sheffield Teacher Training Alliance (STTA) and National Modern Languages SCITT (NML SCITT)
At the heart of Silverdale School is the South Yorkshire Teaching Hub (SYTH), which is one of the 87 National Teaching School Hubs and which supports more than 318 schools within the Sheffield and Rotherham area. Tasked with delivering the golden threads of ITT, ECF, AB and the entire NPQ suite on behalf of the DfE and our extended educational family, the hub has a real impact on local and national recruitment, development and retention.
Sitting under the SYTH organisational umbrella, STTA delivers initial teacher training (ITT) within the region.
NML SCITT brings together both the state and independent sectors nationally, to focus solely on training teachers of modern languages.
South Yorkshire Teaching Hub website.
Sheffield Teacher Training Alliance website.
National Modern Languages SCITT website.
Chorus Education Trust
Chorus Trust was founded on Silverdale School in the south west of Sheffield.
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