Lift Schools
Paid Teaching Internship Programme 2026
Final Year, Postgraduate
June/July 2026
Education
Overview
Three-week paid summer internship at Lift Schools (formerly Academies Enterprise Trust) in June/July 2026, embedded in real classrooms across the network.
School-based experience including lesson observation, lesson delivery and mentoring from senior teachers.
£455 per week for three weeks.
2nd, 3rd or final-year undergraduates and Master's students studying Mathematics, Sciences, English, Modern Languages or related subjects.
Online application via Lift Schools.
Selective. successful interns get a guaranteed interview for ITT entry — one of the most direct teaching pipelines in the UK.
Paid classroom experience plus a guaranteed ITT interview removes the biggest barrier to teaching as a career.
Heads up
Dates can shift each year. Always confirm the live deadline on the provider's own page before you apply.
