Apprentice Teacher - Trades, Keighley

Job Title: Apprentice Teacher - TradesSalary: 24,597 per annumClosing Date: 2026-05-27About the Role

Keighley College are seeking 2 Apprentice Teachers to join us within the Study Programmes department. The role is designed for experienced tradespeople who want to move into teaching while continuing to develop their own professional skills. It offers a structured pathway into education, combining on-the-job teaching experience with formal teacher training and mentoring, as you work towards achieving a Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training.

In this role, you will work within a construction curriculum area, supporting learners in developing the practical skills and technical knowledge needed for successful careers in industry. You will gradually take on more responsibility for planning and delivering learning sessions, starting with supporting experienced teachers in workshops and classrooms.

A key part of the role is helping learners to build confidence and competence in their trade. This includes demonstrating practical skills, supervising workshop activities, and providing clear, constructive feedback to support progress. You will also contribute to assessing learner work and maintaining accurate records of achievement in line with awarding body and organisational requirements.

Alongside teaching responsibilities, you will be completing a recognised teaching qualification for further education. You will receive ongoing mentoring, coaching, and CPD to help you develop your skills in lesson planning, classroom management, assessment, and inclusive teaching practice.

This role is ideal for someone with strong industry experience who enjoys working with people and wants to progress into a long-term career in teaching and training within the trades sector.

This is a fixed term role for the length of the apprenticeship - 24 months.

What You Will Do

1. Plan, prepare and develop schemes of work, session plans, teaching and learning resources, learning and assessment plans.
2. Deliver and assess essential knowledge and understanding to learners.
3. Create individual SMART learning targets linked to learner study programme/course and track and monitor progress against these.
4. Responsible for recording student progress and supporting students to achieve targets.
5. Deliver a minimum of 100 teaching hours over the two-year period.

About You

1. Strong industry experience. Enjoys working with people and wants to progress into a long-term career in teaching and training within the trades sector.
2. Relevant highest level vocational qualification in teaching subject (at least at L3).
3. Relevant up to date subject knowledge in specific subject area and up to date knowledge of workplace practice.
4. Ability to follow direction and constructive feedback, to help support development as a teaching practitioner, applying theory to practical application in an education setting.

Benefits

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays

Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
Peoples Pension Scheme

CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.

Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).

Travel and commuting:Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities:Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About UsKeighley College has excellent modern facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. Our core purpose is to improve the life chances of our learners. We are passionate about helping our students to achieve their goals. We have state-of-the-art facilities in a central location, close to public transport links and great industry connections.Choosing to work for Keighley College means that you will be part of an enterprising, inclusive, inspiring, collaborative, empowering, and dynamic environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Keighley College.SAFEGUARDINGAt Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONWe recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. Its not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyones contributions and perspectives.RECRUITMENT AGENCIESWe kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward anyunsolicited CVsin relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.

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