Career Pathways

There are many ways to begin a career at Maritime.

Whether you are new to education, exploring a career change or building your first experience in a school environment, we offer a range of opportunities to help you develop your skills and discover where your strengths can take you.

From volunteering and school experience to apprenticeships and entry-level roles, we welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences.

Apprenticeships provide an opportunity to earn while you learn, gain recognised qualifications and build valuable workplace experience.

Across Maritime, apprenticeships can support careers in a range of areas, from Teaching Assistant and other school-based roles to administration, finance, HR and wider professional services.

Whether you are taking your first steps into the workplace, starting a career in education or looking to develop new skills in your current role, an apprenticeship can provide a supported pathway to grow and progress.

For many colleagues, an apprenticeship is the beginning of a rewarding long-term career at Maritime.

Start your journey towards becoming a teacher with Maritime.

Teaching is a rewarding career where you can make a lasting difference in children’s lives. At Maritime Academy Trust, we support aspiring teachers to explore their route into the profession and develop the confidence, skills and experience needed to succeed.

Whether you are a graduate, changing career or already working in one of our schools, there are opportunities to gain valuable classroom experience and understand the impact great teaching can have.

Many colleagues begin their journey in support roles before progressing into teacher training, and we are committed to developing talent from within. Through school-based experience, mentoring and professional development, we help aspiring teachers take their next step towards becoming qualified teachers.

Once you join Maritime, your learning continues.

We support colleagues at every stage through professional development, coaching, mentoring and opportunities to learn from colleagues across our family of schools.

You will have the opportunity to build your expertise, gain confidence and explore new areas of interest, whether that is developing your classroom practice, specialising in SEND or taking on new responsibilities.

Our teaching assistants and support colleagues play a vital role in our schools.

Many colleagues begin their journey as a Teaching Assistant and progress into roles including Higher Level Teaching Assistant, specialist SEND support, intervention, pastoral support and teacher training routes.

We are committed to making these pathways visible and achievable, ensuring colleagues have the support and opportunities they need to progress.

Learning is part of everyday life at Maritime.

Through opportunities such as Professional Learning Networks, Maritime Bites, the Learning Collective Podcast and the Maritime Education Conference, colleagues are encouraged to share knowledge, develop expertise and continue growing throughout their careers.

Explore Innovation & Professional Development

We are committed to developing future leaders from within Maritime.

Whether you are beginning to explore leadership or ready for your next step, we provide opportunities to develop your confidence, skills and experience through coaching, mentoring and Trust-wide development opportunities.

Leadership pathways include curriculum leadership, school improvement roles and senior leadership opportunities across our schools.