Intern and Earn with a Paid Internship!
A great opportunity. It provides a really valuable insight into the life of a teacher to help you understand whether teaching is the right path for you. It's definitely an extremely useful experience and I'm glad I signed up!
Harry, Intern, 2024
Are you currently an undergraduate working towards your first degree, or a Masters student and thinking about a career in teaching?
Whether you are just starting to consider a career in teaching, or have already set your heart on leading in education, this paid internship will give you further insight into your chosen role.
With an Odyssey Teaching School Hub Paid Teaching Internship you will receive hands on experience of teaching in Gloucestershire. Led by Pate's Grammar School and supported by many schools in Gloucestershire, an Odyssey internship will give you a broad school experience to give you a real feel of life as a secondary teacher.
Commencing in June 2025 and lasting 3 weeks, you will have the opportunity to:
- shadow experienced teachers and observe lessons
- jointly plan lessons and share your passion for your subject with students
- receive one-to-one career and subject guidance from other passionate subject leaders
- take advantage of opportunities to network with qualified subject specialists
- see a snapshot into different aspects of the teaching profession
- visit different schools to experience the full spectrum of teaching opportunities available
Funded by the Department for Education and as part of the Get Into Teaching programme, Odyssey Teaching School Hub is one of only a few providers nationally selected to offer this opportunity to undergraduates and Masters' students.
To be eligible for this internship, you must be studying one of the following subjects:
- maths
- physics
- chemistry
- computing or
- languages
You will be paid £425 per week for participating in the 3 week internship.
The internship will begin on Monday 9th June and run through to Friday 27th June. While most of your time will be spent in your host school, you will be required to be in Cheltenham for up to 5 days of the programme.
Applications for the 2025 programme can be made here
For more information, contact admin@odysseytsh.org
More information can be found on the Get into Teaching website here.