Maths Pilot TDA Apprentice Teachers
| Posting date: | 19 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £22,600 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 January 2026 |
| Location: | Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Alpha Academies Trust |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: | SCH-AIAT-0395 |
Summary
Chief Executive Officer: Mr S French | Required: September 2026 | Maths Pilot TDA Apprentice Teachers | Fixed Term for the length of the Apprenticeship | Unqualified 1, Actual Salary £22,600
The Alpha Academies Trust (AAT) is looking to recruit enthusiastic Maths Apprentice Teachers to work within our highly successful and well established Maths Faculty, to join our strong team of highly motivated professionals who work collaboratively to raise standards and expectations at all levels throughout Key Stages 3 and 4. The positions will be based at one of our Secondary schools, The Discovery Academy or The Excel Academy.
This is an Apprenticeship Pathway to gain Qualified Teacher Status. You will be placed on the Staffordshire University Teacher Degree Apprenticeship programme, which is fully funded by Alpha Academies Trust. During the programme you will complete a Teacher Degree Apprenticeship to gain Qualified Teacher Status within 4 years. This pathway offers a combination of on-the-job teaching experience along with time dedicated to your own learning and development. Where possible, we will strive to support the transition from an apprenticeship to a permanent teaching role, provided the curriculum and financial framework make this feasible.
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public, including staff and students in accurate spoken English is essential for the post, therefore postholders must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.
At the heart of everything we do is an unremitting desire for our students to become successful and responsible young people who make a positive contribution to our Trust and academies and the wider community. To do this, we need the very best people, who will support to be outstanding practitioners. Do you want to be part of this success? If you do, we would love to receive your application.
Our Trust has an amazing family of academies, and each has its own ethos and values that contribute to the wider Trust purpose. We are committed to delivering a first-class education to overcome inequality and you will play a key part in helping us to achieve that. We are a local trust with all academies in close proximity, this allows us to focus our strategic direction on learning from each other to ensure that we can deliver the very best in experiences and standards for the communities that we serve.
Our main priority is to develop people and our staff in the organisation are no exception to this. Alpha Academies Trust facilitates the very best in collaboration, staff development and wellbeing. In order to continue this, we need exceptional people, who we will support to be outstanding professionals.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to deliver a first-class education for every child and overcome inequality. We recruit outstanding staff and make their professional development a number one priority. We are committed to working with other stakeholders to create a joined-up momentum, with the ambition of bringing about transformational change.
The Benefits of Working for Our Trust
The Trust offers a benefits package which includes a good pension scheme with a current employer contribution of 28.68% discounted gym membership for on-site gyms and a 25% discount at Nuffield Health Stoke Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, free on-site parking, subsidised meals and a Cyclescheme. We also offer an Employee Assistance Programme through Care first including counselling services to ensure that our staff are looked after and supported.
Alpha Academies are committed to staff development and all staff are encouraged to be members of the Chartered College of Teaching. This is financed by the Trust and colleagues are encouraged to access their resources and embark upon their qualifications.
We’re Disability Confident!
Alpha Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Employer which means that it has made commitments to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. Should you require any reasonable adjustments during any point of the application process, please contact our HR/Recruitment Team at recruitment@alphaacademiestrust.co.uk to discuss.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding
The Alpha Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service, as well as an online social media check along with other stringent vetting and induction processes.
Should you need any further information regarding your application please contact our HR/Recruitment Team by email at recruitment@alphaacademiestrust.co.uk
Visits to all of our academies are warmly welcomed, please contact the HR/Recruitment Team to arrange a mutually convenient appointment on 01782 882100.
Closing Date for this Post: Monday 1st June 2026 at 9:00am
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
The Alpha Academies Trust (AAT) is looking to recruit enthusiastic Maths Apprentice Teachers to work within our highly successful and well established Maths Faculty, to join our strong team of highly motivated professionals who work collaboratively to raise standards and expectations at all levels throughout Key Stages 3 and 4. The positions will be based at one of our Secondary schools, The Discovery Academy or The Excel Academy.
This is an Apprenticeship Pathway to gain Qualified Teacher Status. You will be placed on the Staffordshire University Teacher Degree Apprenticeship programme, which is fully funded by Alpha Academies Trust. During the programme you will complete a Teacher Degree Apprenticeship to gain Qualified Teacher Status within 4 years. This pathway offers a combination of on-the-job teaching experience along with time dedicated to your own learning and development. Where possible, we will strive to support the transition from an apprenticeship to a permanent teaching role, provided the curriculum and financial framework make this feasible.
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public, including staff and students in accurate spoken English is essential for the post, therefore postholders must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.
At the heart of everything we do is an unremitting desire for our students to become successful and responsible young people who make a positive contribution to our Trust and academies and the wider community. To do this, we need the very best people, who will support to be outstanding practitioners. Do you want to be part of this success? If you do, we would love to receive your application.
Our Trust has an amazing family of academies, and each has its own ethos and values that contribute to the wider Trust purpose. We are committed to delivering a first-class education to overcome inequality and you will play a key part in helping us to achieve that. We are a local trust with all academies in close proximity, this allows us to focus our strategic direction on learning from each other to ensure that we can deliver the very best in experiences and standards for the communities that we serve.
Our main priority is to develop people and our staff in the organisation are no exception to this. Alpha Academies Trust facilitates the very best in collaboration, staff development and wellbeing. In order to continue this, we need exceptional people, who we will support to be outstanding professionals.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to deliver a first-class education for every child and overcome inequality. We recruit outstanding staff and make their professional development a number one priority. We are committed to working with other stakeholders to create a joined-up momentum, with the ambition of bringing about transformational change.
The Benefits of Working for Our Trust
The Trust offers a benefits package which includes a good pension scheme with a current employer contribution of 28.68% discounted gym membership for on-site gyms and a 25% discount at Nuffield Health Stoke Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, free on-site parking, subsidised meals and a Cyclescheme. We also offer an Employee Assistance Programme through Care first including counselling services to ensure that our staff are looked after and supported.
Alpha Academies are committed to staff development and all staff are encouraged to be members of the Chartered College of Teaching. This is financed by the Trust and colleagues are encouraged to access their resources and embark upon their qualifications.
We’re Disability Confident!
Alpha Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Employer which means that it has made commitments to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. Should you require any reasonable adjustments during any point of the application process, please contact our HR/Recruitment Team at recruitment@alphaacademiestrust.co.uk to discuss.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding
The Alpha Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service, as well as an online social media check along with other stringent vetting and induction processes.
Should you need any further information regarding your application please contact our HR/Recruitment Team by email at recruitment@alphaacademiestrust.co.uk
Visits to all of our academies are warmly welcomed, please contact the HR/Recruitment Team to arrange a mutually convenient appointment on 01782 882100.
Closing Date for this Post: Monday 1st June 2026 at 9:00am
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed