About the Role
Launch Your FE Teaching Career in September 2025!
Do you have a passion for a subject and a desire to make a difference in young people's lives? Our Certificate in Education (Cert Ed) and PGCE programs could be the perfect starting point for your rewarding career in teaching in Further Education!
If you are a graduate or have industry experience in the following areas you could be eligible to apply for a FE Bursary to support your studies:
Computing, Engineering or Manufacturing, Mathematics, Science including Biology, Chemistry or Physics, English or Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
The Department for Education FE (Further Education) ITE (Initial Teacher Education) bursary funding 2025 to 2026 is available for the following subjects.
Subject Bursary
Computing £31,000
Engineering (and/or manufacturing) £31,000
Mathematics £31,000
Science (including biology, chemistry, and physics) £31,000
English £10,000
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) £15,000
Please review the eligibility criteria to assess whether you qualify to apply for a bursary.
Bursary payments will be paid in equal monthly instalments over the duration of the course and are dependent on the individual completing the requirements outlined in the FE Bursary guidance. For further details on the FE bursary scheme click here.
The bursary funding is a limited fund and is available on a first come first served basis therefore is not guaranteed. We advise applying as soon as possible to ensure you have the best opportunity to obtain funding.
What will you gain?
- Develop the skills and knowledge to become a qualified teacher (QTLS status).
- Gain real-world experience through placements in an education setting.
- Learn from passionate tutors and experienced practitioners.
- After you have qualified, opportunity to apply for vacancies to start your career at Luminate Education Group.
Course details:
- Start date: September 2025.
- Course options: Full-time (completed in one academic year) or part-time (completed in two years).
- Full-time: Primarily on placement (3 days/week) with university sessions (2 days/week) after October half-term. Initial block of university sessions before placement begins.
- Part-time: Evenings (1 day/week) for university study, with recommended placement time (1-2 days/week).
- Work Placement: Complete 150 teaching hours and 100 additional teacher training hours (meetings, parents' evenings, etc.) throughout the course. Receive valuable feedback through 8 lesson observations.
Ready to transform your passion into a career? Visit the University Centre Leeds website or contact us today to learn more!
For any queries relating to the bursary or available courses contact: HE Admissions & General Enquiries: admissions@ucleeds.ac.uk
For any other queries contact the recruitment team at careers@luminate.ac.uk
About Us
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.
Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.
Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.
- We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
- We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.
