Company: Cambridgeshire County Council
Location: St. Neots
Posted: May 12th, 2026
The successful applicant will initially work as an Intern alongside an experienced Teacher. Then, subject to successful completion of the intern year (2026-27) and gaining a place on the Postgraduate Apprenticeship route, as an Apprentice Teacher from July 2027 until July 2028 to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with The Cambridge Partnership (PGTA) This is a temporary role. To gain further experience, there may be an opportunity to work as a Teaching Assistant in the Summer Term 2026 before the internship starts.
Salary range for Intern: 24,790-26,835 (Actual 20,656-22,360) Salary for Apprenticeship: 21,731 (UQT1)
About the role
This role offers the opportunity to work for a year as a Teacher Intern leading to the Apprenticeship route to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with The Cambridge Partnership, known as the Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship (PGTA) If you are a graduate, or about to graduate, with relevant experience of working with children and young people with special educational needs or with a commitment to training to teach within a specialist environment, we would like to hear from you. Please see https://teachincambs.org.uk/train-to-teach/teacher-apprenticeships-level-6-postgraduate/
for entry requirements.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Joanne Hardwick, email Joinus@samuelpepys.cambs.sch.uk.
How to apply for the Teacher Intern post:
Please complete and return the Teaching Assistant application form from our website, with an accompanying letter of application by email to joinus@samuelpepys.cambs.sch.uk by Tuesday 2nd June 2026 at 9.00 am. Interview date - TBC.
Samuel Pepys School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to successful pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS, medical check and references, requested prior to interview. In line with KCSIE guidance and as part of due diligence an online check will take place for shortlisted candidates.
About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers