Graduate Teacher Training programme – Register your interest

Applications for September 2026 will open soon. In the meantime, we welcome you to register your interest by clicking on the ‘Apply’ button and completing our short registration of interest form.

Ambition Institute’s Teacher Training programme sets you on the path to becoming an excellent teacher. One who will inspire the next generation to succeed.

Five reasons to join our programme

• Learn with England’s largest professional development provider: We are a national education charity and England’s largest professional development provider for teachers and school leaders. In 2023/24, 1 in 9 teachers and school leaders in state-funded schools developed professionally with us.​
• Improve children’s lives: Our mission is to help young people reach their full potential, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Join us and give every child the best possible start in life.
• Train in school: You’ll complete most of your training in your main placement school and will also gain further skills and experience in a contrasting school. During this time, you’ll get the high-quality academic training you’d expect to get from a university, combined with immersive classroom learning. By the end of your training, you’ll have the confidence to teach in a classroom independently.
• Be guided by a mentor: You will receive one-on-one support every week from your dedicated mentor, who will be an experienced teacher that works in your school. Your mentor will offer coaching and guidance enabling you to put your learning into practice in a structured, step-by-step way, before taking it live in the classroom. Your mentoring sessions will also include protected time to discuss your wellbeing.
• Qualify as a teacher in 12 months: On successful completion of the programme, you will have Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and 60 credits towards a master’s degree.

Location

Through our national network of partners, you can train in a school location that suits you.

Option of part-time training

This is a 12-month, full-time, postgraduate programme. You may also be able to do part-time training, spread across two academic years.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you will need:

• An undergraduate bachelor's degree with honours, generally 2:2 or above, or equivalent.
• A GCSE grade 4/C or above in English and maths, or equivalent.
• Primary school trainees will need a GCSE grade 4/C or above in science, or equivalent. 

Please note some of our partners will want you to have a degree and/or A Level related to the subject you wish to teach.

International Candidates

We also accept international qualifications that are equivalent to our eligibility criteria above. You will need to provide an ENIC statement of comparability to progress with your application, this costs £49.50 + VAT. It takes 15 working days to complete your order from the date ENIC receives your qualification documents and payment.

Please also note you must have a visa with permission to work in the UK full-time by the start and for the duration of the training programme. Unfortunately, Ambition Institute cannot sponsor your visa. Most people will require either a Student Visa or a Skilled Worker visa.