Primary Teacher Training Programme

Train to be a Primary School teacher with Lift Schools. We offer a classroom-based Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme based in one of our 30+ primary schools. 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 (QTS) whilst working hands-on in the classroom as a primary school teacher. Immediately having impact, your tutor and coach will support you to build up your independent teaching time during the year.

Eligibility: You will need a degree at 2.2 minimum and GCSE Maths, English and Science (or overseas equivalents accompanied by an ENIC statement) as well as Right to Work in the UK from the start of the programme.

The Programme Includes:

• 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.
• Personalised support - Your tutor and in-school coach will be on hand to offer advice and discuss any challenges.
• Weekly training sessions - These sessions will take place throughout your training year, enhancing the skills you’re learning in the classroom.
• 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.
• 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.

Please note, this is a Tuition Fee paying training place - though a £3,000 Lift Schools Bursary will be available to supplement and support any student finance. Your second (Early Career Teacher) year is guaranteed, and the salary will be £31,000 minimum.

N.B - Candidates must have Right to Work in the UK (full-time) from July 2025 until September 2026.