Recruitment and regulations
The regulations are set out in the apprenticeship standard.
The programme must also adhere to the ITT Criteria and Supporting Advice.
Please request an onboarding pack from our apprenticeship team. Email apprenticeships@roehampton.ac.uk
Once contracts have been completed we will arrange an interview with the candidate and an onboarding meeting with the employer.
Our team will contact you to have an onboarding meeting to ensure there is clarity about processes and next steps.
Our team will also contact the candidate to interview them as part of ensuring their suitability for the course. They will then have to apply to the DfE’s Apply portal.
Yes. This will be sent to you with the onboarding pack.
The apprenticeship lasts for four years, e.g. an apprentice starting in September 2026 will complete in June 2030.
Employers obligations/mentoring
This will be 40% or two days per week.
We will publish a timetable for each year of the course with the dedicated university days.
Please contact apprenticeships@roehampton.ac.uk for more information.
The contrasting placements fall in Year 2 and 3 of the course.
In Year 2 this is four weeks and in Year 3 it is 12 weeks. It is the employer’s responsibility to arrange these placements.
Yes. New mentors will need t complete six hours of online training in the first term.
Mentors who worked with Roehampton in 2024-2025 and completed the NASBTT training do not need to repeat this. There will be top-up training for the assessed weeks.
The assessed weeks are when the student’s practice is formally assessed.
During this period mentors will need to complete formal observations which are then uploaded onto our online platform, Abyasa. At the end of these weeks the mentor team will decide if the student is on track to be successful at that point.
These weeks will be in February and March in Year 1.
Mentors receive training to enable them to understand and carry out their mentoring.
Each mentor and apprentice is supported by a Lead Mentor who supports and quality assures the mentoring. Mentors arrange regular meetings called Tripartite meetings.
Tripartite meetings are a requirement of all apprenticeship courses.
They involve regular meetings (four per year) to discuss the progress of the apprentice and identify any issues arising.
Half a day a week PPA either spent with class teacher or observing other teachers. Schools will direct other time with guidance from the Lead Mentor.
This must be 1.5 hours bi-weekly.
This should include an observation of the apprentice’s teaching plus time with the mentor discussing planning or deconstructing observations of expert practice.