Apprentice Teacher - Trades

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.

What You Will Do:

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

About You:

• Strong industry experience. Enjoys working with people and wants to progress into a long-term career in teaching and training within the trades sector.
• Relevant highest level vocational qualification in teaching subject (at least at L3).
• Relevant up to date subject knowledge in specific subject area and up to date knowledge of workplace practice.
• 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:

• 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, People’s 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.

Keighley 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.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 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 INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.