The government has named eight teacher trainers that will pilot the new teacher degree apprenticeship from next year, with schools also getting “financial incentives” to cover trainees’ salaries while they train off the job.
Six universities, plus two partnerships between universities and other providers, will be funded to pilot the route for would-be maths teachers who do not hold an existing degree.
The government announced last month that a long-awaited degree apprenticeship will launch next year.
The four-year course, which would see apprentices achieve both a degree and qualified teacher status, will be piloted with “up to” 150 trainee maths teachers from September 2025, before a wider rollout.
