INTERNSHIPS

Are you a current undergraduate or masters student who is interested in finding out how exciting it is to be a teacher of Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science or Modern Foreign Languages (MFL; French, German, Spanish)?

Would you like to spend time in one of our six impressive partnership schools in Maidenhead?

Would you like the prospect of shadowing a teacher or student and sharing your experiences with others also keen on pursuing a teaching career?

Would you like the opportunity to speak with a newly qualified teacher about their first year in school?

Teach Maidenhead is a firmly established teacher training provider consisting of six secondary schools located to the West of London.  We are looking for undergraduates in their first, second, third or fourth year studying Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science and Language related subjects who are interested in training to teach upon completion of their degrees. 

The internship is a three week programme in June aimed at providing a good understanding of the daily life of a teacher.  The programme will include shadowing teachers and students, opportunities to observe and evaluate teaching practice, time to research and review educational theories and literature and towards the end of the programme the chance to share your degree specialism knowledge to our Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science or Modern Foreign Languages students in the classroom. 

Support from subject leaders, mentors and Heads of Department will be available throughout the internship as well as the opportunity to develop an array of skills which are useful for all walks of life.  There will also be time to meet with successful trainees and learn about their experiences. 

At the end of the internship you will have acquired a range of transferable skills such as team building, reflecting and communicating which will help you to increase your employability and enable you to determine whether your own skill set is appropriate for the teaching profession.

We are proud of our schools and the exciting training programme we have seen many trainees embark upon and successfully complete.  We are confident that we can provide undergraduates with the support and opportunity to consider what is a very rewarding career.

Our internship will start on Monday 10^th June 2024 and will continue for three weeks.  We will offer interns an amount of £300 a week if 21 or under and £400 if over 21, which will be paid upon completion of the internship. This is to help cover basic travel and day to day expenses.

Please note that you do need to have a legal right to work in the UK as the Internship is more than 20 hours per week.

To apply, please click on the link below and complete the application form at the bottom of the section and send the form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Internship Application Information

1.    How do I search and apply for a teacher training place?
Click here  to search for courses and here to apply for teacher training.

2.    Are the training positions being offered salaried?
We are not offering salaried positions at this time. For unsalaried positions students are entitled to financial help from a number of organisations including student loans, government bursaries and in some cases scholarships.  Further information is available on our website under “Fees and Finance”.

3.    How much will the teacher training cost?
The cost of the course is £9,250 which is paid directly to the University of Reading.  For international students the course fees are £22,350

4.    How do I apply for a student loan?
You can apply for a student loan by clicking here.

5.    When can I apply for a student loan?
It is best to apply as soon as possible, but you can still apply up to nine months from the first day of the academic year.

6.    How do I apply for a scholarship? 
Scholarships are available for certain subjects, look for information under Scholarships in the section headed “Fees and Finance”.

7.    For which subjects are you offering places?
To find out which subjects please look under the section headed “Training Programmes”.

8.    I have a degree in "subject".  Does this mean that I am restricted to teacher training which is only applicable to that subject in Secondary School? 
Most teacher training programmes require a degree in that subject or a closely related one. To find further information click on the subjects which have available places under the section headed “Training Programmes”.  Subject entry requirements are available under each subject.

9.    How many teacher training places are you offering for each subject?
The number of teacher training places varies dependent upon subject. 

10.    I have a Foundation Degree?  Does this mean I can apply for teacher training?
To apply for teacher training with Teach Maidenhead you will need to have a good first degree or graduate equivalent with a total of 360 credits. A Foundation Degree is designed to be worth 240 credits and is the equivalent of two thirds of an equivalent full honours degree.  You can continue your studies for a further year to acquire a full honours degree.  For further information click here

11.    What is the University of Reading's role?

We are an ITE Hub for The University of Reading. Reading University's programme is fully integrated, so students recruited by the University and those recruited by ourselves learn together.
The University of Reading is the accrediting provider and they help students develop subject and teaching expertise, and provide PGCE and QTS accreditation.  

12.    How much time will I spend at the accrediting training provider and how much time in school?
Your time will be split between the accrediting provider and two of the Teach Maidenhead schools.

13.    What will I have in terms of qualification if I successfully complete the teacher training programme? 
You will have both QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) and PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) 

14.    Can I choose at which of the Teach Maidenhead schools I do my placements?
Placements take place in two schools. We will take into account any preferred choices for placements if we make an offer, however, we cannot guarantee placements at particular schools.

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