Graduate Trainee Teacher, GCSE English or Maths


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Exeter, EX4 4JS
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Oct 2026
Closing date:	19 Nov 2026

Apply for this job

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

ou don’t need a teaching qualification for this role, but you do need enthusiasm, resilience and a passion for making learning engaging. Passing GCSE English or Maths really does open doors for people. Join us and make a massive difference to hundreds of students.

Whether you’re a recent graduate or looking for a career change, we’d love to hear from you. We’ll give you plenty of support from a dedicated mentor and an Advanced Teaching Practitioner. In your first year you’ll be on our Development Track, leading to a Level 3 Teaching Award. In year two, we’ll support you to gain your Cert Ed. With progression, higher earning potential will follow.

What we’re looking for…

• a graduate with a sound academic track record

• GCSE English or Maths at grade A/7 or above or A level at grade B or above

• a confident communicator who enjoys working with 16–18 year-olds

• experience of helping others develop their confidence and ability with English or Maths

What the college offers its staff

What you’ll be doing…

• delivering GCSE and Functional Skills to post-16 students

• engaging young people who may have struggled with English or Maths in the past

• developing literacy/numeracy skills, confidence and self-belief

• creating a positive and inspiring classroom environment

Are you ready for the challenge? Come and join us in stunning North Devon, a few minutes from gorgeous beaches and picturesque Exmoor.

Benefits

We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.

Applying for the role

If you’re reading this on our website, click on the apply button, below.

If you’re reading this advert on another site, visit our vacancies page.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Thursday 19th November 2026 at midnight.

Interviews will be held in Barnstaple, date TBC.

No CVs or agencies please.

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at North Devon College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Apply for this job