Frequently Asked Questions>  Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP)

• How long does the GTP take?
   

• Where can you do the GTP?
   

• What qualifications do you need?
   

• Is there any financial support available?
   

• How do you apply?
   

• When should you apply?

Q1:  How long does the GTP take?

A:  Training normally takes one school year but is dependant on your previous teaching experience.

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Q2:  Where can you do the GTP?

A:  You can complete the GTP in any English or Welsh maintained school, as long as they are prepared to employ you as an unqualified teacher for the duration of the programme.  Schools in ‘special measures’ and Pupil Referral Units do not employ GTP trainees.

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Q3:  What qualifications do you need?

A:  You need qualifications at least equivalent to a UK bachelors degree and GCSE grade C or above in mathematics and English. If you intend to teach primary or Key Stage 2/3 (ages 7-14) and you were born on or after 1 September 1979, you also need GCSE grade C or above (or an equivalent qualification) in a science subject.

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Q4:  Is there any financial support available?

A:  Your school will pay you an unqualified or qualified teacher’s salary depending on your responsibilities, experience and location.  The TDA will help the school meet your employment and training costs.
 

There is also a self-funded option available, by which the school will meet the costs of the GTP.  To find out whether this option is available to you, you will need to enquire at your local GTP provider (known as a designated recommending body (DRB) or employment-based teacher training (EBTT) provider). See below.

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Q5:  How do you apply?

A:  If you cannot find an advertisement for the GTP to respond to, you should apply for a place through your local GTP provider (known as a designated recommending body (DRB) or employment-based teacher training (EBTT) provider).

DRBs do not operate in Wales, employment-based programmes are run by the Welsh Assembly Government.

Some DRBs are able to help you find a post in a school; otherwise you can look for vacancies in the local and national press, as well as a number of LEA and other recruitment websites.

You should bear in mind that competition for funded places on the GTP is strong and any application you make is not guaranteed to be successful.  The quality of the school, the candidate and the training plan are important factors in assessing applications, with places being offered to the strongest.

Our most local DRB is Gloucestershire Inital Teacher Education Partnership (GITEP)
www.gitep.co.uk

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Q6:  When should you apply?

A:  GTP providers usually recruit well in advance of programme start dates.  In addition programmes are usually hugely oversubscribed and places are limited.  Speak to your local provider about application deadlines.

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