Bourne Institute of Leadership and Training

An apprenticeship is a route to a recognised qualification, enabling colleagues to earn while they learn, gain practical experience, and develop the skills and confidence needed for long-term career progression.

Apprenticeships play an important role in our workforce by:

• Supporting career development through structured, on-the-job learning alongside formal study
• Building confidence, skills and experience across a wide range of roles
• Opening up opportunities based on commitment and ambition, whatever someone’s background
• Bringing fresh perspectives into teams and strengthening how we work together

We currently offer apprenticeships across a wide range of areas, including but not limited to:

• Teaching
• Finance
• School business management
• Administration
• Early years

If you're interested in learning more about our apprenticeship opportunities, please contact our People Team. BET colleagues can also register their interest via BET NET. 

Our Initial Teacher Training (ITT) embraces various routes into the teaching profession. This innovative programme offers different pathways, including fee-paying, salaried, and the Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship, accommodating various learning styles and commitments.

The ITT is a fully immersive school-centred programme. Aspiring teachers will be in the classroom from the very start, and will be supported through mentoring and central training once a week. 

Eligibility criteria:

• A bachelor’s degree, or equivalent with a 2:2 or above
• A GCSE grade 4/C or above in English and maths, or equivalent
• Primary candidates will also need a GCSE grade 4/C or above in a science, or equivalent
• Your degree or A-levels will need to be relevant to the subject/phase you wish to teach

If you're interested in learning more about our ITT programme, please contact our People Team. BET colleagues can also register their interest via BET NET. 

Our Early Career Teachers (ECTs) Programme is a vital part of every new teacher’s journey at BET, helping them to build on what they already know, retain them in the profession and prepare them as potential future leaders. Our programme is designed with flexibility in mind and is personalised to ensure more impact in less time for both ECTs and their mentors.

• Built-in flexibility - Our updated programme introduces more flexibility, with the option for schools to tailor the sequencing of programme modules to their priorities and more personalised content for ECTs
• Practical content - Our programme has been iterated working closely with ECTs and schools to ensure that it provides more impact in less time. Our strong focus on subject and phase specificity means that the programme always feels relevant and highly contextualised, cutting out unnecessary repetition
• Mentor support - Mentors hold a central piece of the ECT jigsaw puzzle, and we’ve built in specialist development to support them in their role, with study materials that help them to understand the tools and theory behind effective mentoring and streamlined communications to save them time
• Research led - Our research, design and delivery teams work closely together which enables us to be responsive to any feedback from our participants or mentors, ensuring that our programme design reflects relevant evidence into what training delivers the most impact on teacher quality

If you're interested in our ECT programme, please contact our People Team. BET colleagues can also register their interest via BET NET.

Our National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) equips colleagues with the knowledge, skills, experience and network to know how to lead a school. This course builds on the knowledge already gained as an experienced teacher and senior leader, and focuses on what colleagues need to know and be able to do to effectively lead a school. The course covers:

• How to establish and drive your school’s strategic direction
• How to set whole-school culture, creating a safe and secure environment for pupils and adults to learn, work and develop
• How to ensure curriculum and lesson planning is effective across all areas of your school
• How to develop and maintain the quality of teaching in your school
• How to design and implement assessment practices which produce valid and reliable data, and how to drive actions based on this data through others
• How to ensure all pupils experience success and enjoy a positive school experience, including those for whom school is more challenging
• All aspects of statutory compliance you need to know as a headteacher, including safeguarding, exclusions, risk management, HR and finance
• How to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• All aspects of governance and external organisations you will need to manage as a headteacher

Who should take the NPQH?

The National Professional Qualification for Headship is aimed at experienced and effective senior leaders who have moved into, or aspire to move into, headship. You might be a serving Deputy Headteacher or a current Headteacher - whatever your current role or career aims, the NPQH will develop your ability to effectively lead a school.

If you're interested in our NPQH, please contact our People Team. BET colleagues can also register their interest via BET NET.

Our National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL) gives colleagues the knowledge, confidence and practical tools to lead across a whole school and make a lasting impact on pupils, staff and outcomes.

Colleagues deepen their expertise in leading teaching, shaping school culture and driving improvement at scale. The course explores how to contribute to strategic decision-making, support colleagues to perform at their best, and create the conditions for every pupil to succeed.

This is a nationally recognised leadership qualification designed to help those ready to move into - and thrive in - senior leadership roles. The course covers:

• Contributing to and shaping your school’s strategic direction
• Establishing and sustaining a positive school culture for pupils and staff
• Leading high-quality teaching and curriculum implementation across a school
• Designing and implementing effective assessment systems that produce reliable data without unnecessary workload
• Using data to inform decision-making and drive school improvement
• Developing, managing and supporting colleagues effectively
• Working with internal and external stakeholders across the school community
• Understanding statutory requirements, including safeguarding, exclusions, HR and finance
• Engaging with governance and external organisations

If you're interested in our NPQSL programme, please contact our People Team. BET colleagues can also register their interest via BET NET.

Our National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Coordinators (NPQSENCO) gives colleagues the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision effectively and ensure every pupil receives the support they need to succeed.

During the course, colleagues will develop expertise in identifying and meeting pupils’ needs, working with staff and external professionals, and creating inclusive environments where all pupils can thrive.

This is a nationally recognised qualification designed to support new and aspiring Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) to lead SEND provision and improve outcomes across your school. The course covers:

• Identifying and assessing pupils’ special educational needs
• Planning and implementing effective SEND provision
• Supporting high-quality teaching for pupils with SEND
• Working with teachers to adapt teaching and meet diverse needs
• Using data and assessment to monitor progress and inform decisions
• Leading and managing SEND systems and processes across a school
• Working with parents, carers and external agencies
• Understanding statutory requirements and SEND frameworks
• Promoting inclusive practice and removing barriers to learning

If you're interested in our NPQSENCO programme, please contact our People Team. BET colleagues can also register their interest via BET NET. 

Staff at BET are encouraged to join our employee voice committees and research initiatives. We currently run three initiatives, these include:

• BET People and Places: works to connect workforce priorities and colleague wellbeing with our school environments
• BET Together: works to celebrate diversity, promote equality and create a culture where every person feels valued, respected and has a true sense of belonging
• BET Futures: our research driven initiative that aims to help BET close the gap between research and the classroom. It provides an opportunity to collaborate with practitioners from across the Trust - to explore cutting-edge educational ideas, conduct research and share findings to impact real-world practices in our schools

If you're interested in our networks and research initiatives, please contact our People Team.