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Routes into teaching

We help you to find your way, so you can help others to do the same.

With so many routes into teaching, it can be difficult to know which one is right for you. Which is why we’re here to support you at every step, allowing you to share what makes you brilliant.

Let’s work together for the future of Derby and Derbyshire.

Choose your route…

Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship in teaching is a salaried route securing Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) within 1 year.
1 year | Full time

Teach First

Teach First is an on-the-job teacher training programme involving a 5-week introductory training course and 2 years of classroom-based learning to gain a PGDE.
2 Years | No Fees | Full Time
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Success Stories

Jenna Price
University Leaver – Secondary Teacher
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Hayden Fletcher
University Leaver – Primary Teacher
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