Teaching Internships

Are you an undergraduate studying maths, physics, computing, chemistry, MFL or a related subject? Are you interested in experiencing life as a teacher and being a part of educating the future?

Have you ever thought about a career in teaching and want to find out what a career in teaching is like?

If so, apply to take part in our Paid Teaching Internship Programme, funded by the Department for Education.

You can be in any year of an undergraduate degree course or be undertaking a master’s course.

This is a 3-week Internship which starts on the 16th June 2025 and interns will receive £425 per week – a total of £1275 for full attendance on completion of the programme.

You’re eligible to apply for an internship if:

You have not already applied for an Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme and have not already taken part in a DfE funded Teaching Internship.
You are an undergraduate or masters student and not currently studying a PhD or opting for a career change.
You are able to complete the full 3-week placement in June.

What does the internship involve?

We will use your address to place you in a school that is near to you when you apply and confirm this before you start your internship. Our travel policy states that you would be expected to commute no more than 60 minutes to your placement school. Travel to Barr Beacon School is expected as part of the internship as the base for BBSCITT.

The programme involves:

  • Structured training, shadowing and lesson observation followed by a chance to jointly plan and deliver lessons.

  • A combination of teaching, running subject-related projects, offering intensive support for children who are struggling, helping with experiments and laboratory work.

  • Opportunities to complete a project presentation which will be presented to members of the schools’ leadership teams.

  • Access to one-to-one mentors who are inspirational classroom teachers in their specialism.

  • Opportunities to network with qualified subject specialists.

Benefits of completing the internship.

  • To gain a true understanding of what a career in teaching involves.

  • To meet other interns in a similar position to you.

  • To accelerate your interview process for our SCITT and build valuable connections within our SCITT partnership of schools.

  • To gain valuable and unique work experience for whatever you go on to do in the future, as well as a formal written reference from your mentor.

The internship will commence in June 2025 (subject to availability).

We have limited places available, sign up early to avoid disappointment!

Important Information

All applicants should refer to the DfE privacy notice which can be found here.

At Barr Beacon SCITT, we are guided by the Department for Education’s guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024) and all offers by the Barr Beacon SCITT Internship programme are subject to enhanced DBS clearance prior to the commencement of the internship.

At Barr Beacon SCITT all interns are subject to a right to work check. In addition we will contact two references from an intern’s application for further information. There is an opportunity at interview for applicants to discuss all statutory checks in more detail.

Barr Beacon SCITT is committed to promoting and practicing equality of opportunity, valuing diversity and eliminating harassment and discrimination. We are an inclusive organisation which welcomes and treats both staff and trainees fairly and equally regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, race, ethnic origin or nationality.

Our workforce should be representative of the communities we serve. Legislation designed to eliminate unfair discrimination and promote equality of opportunity is in place and is adhered to by the SCITT, which include: The Equality Act (2010) Race Relations Amendment Act (RRAA) (2000) The Disability Discrimination Acts (1995 and 2005) The Protection from Harassment Act (1997) Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (2001)

The SCITT provides opportunities for applicants to identify any special arrangements that they may require. Applicants can find further information on the application form.

How to Apply

To register an interest in applying for the Barr Beacon SCITT internship programme, apply here.

Once your application is submitted, it will be reviewed and you will be invited to attend an interview. If accepted, you will receive an email confirming your place on the internship with further details.