Trainee Teacher Lightwater Village School and Nursery

Are you a passionate graduate based in or near Surrey and ready to begin your teaching career at Lightwater Village School and Nursery

Could this be you

About Lightwater Village School and Nursery

Lightwater Village School and Nursery is a village school in every respect. Staff are supportive kind and welcoming. You will find that Lightwater Village School isa place youwill feel every child is seen understood and cared for throughout their journey with us. This is a school where you will get to know all the staff and feel part of the community from your first step inside the building.

We are very proud of the many opportunities that enable children to develop as successful learners. We offer an exciting and engaging curriculum across all subjects including the arts humanities and sport. We offer specialist teachers in computing and PE as well as a wide variety of clubs and extra-curricular activities to help children develop their skills and passions. We are a Forest School our dedicated Forest School teacher has developed our offer to ensure that all Infant age pupils access Forest School lessons every week. At the Juniors our Forest School practitioner supports the team to develop our outdoor learning offer to ensure that all children have outstanding play opportunities throughout their primary school experience.

In the recent Ofsted inspection Inspectors noted thatRight from the start in early years expectations are high. Childrensettle in quickly and get on with the important business of playing and high expectations continue throughout the school and pupils rise to them. Pupils appreciate their teachers and value their learning. (Ofsted 2024)

GLF Teacher Training works with a range of schools across all phases including Early Years Primary and Secondary across Oxfordshire Berkshire Hampshire Surrey West Sussex and the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Croydon. As a Trust GLF has 43 schools and we also work with partner schools across this region.

GLF teacher training offers locally delivered teacher training in Surrey and Oxford/Reading through a range of routes from fee-funded pathways to employment-based routes for those with teaching experience and an employing school.

• Are you a passionate graduate ready to embark on your teaching career
• Are you a school- based colleague who wants to take the next step into being at the front of the classroom
• Are you a career changer who wants a stable job in a career where you can make a difference
• Do you want to work in a Trust committed to training and developing its trainee teachers and aiming to employ them as Early Career Teachers in one of our partner schools
• Do you want to receive high-quality locally based training while making a real impact on young learners lives

If so we want to hear from you!

About the Role:

We are excited to offer aspiring teachers a fantastic opportunity to join GLFs Trainee Teacher Programme. As part of our GLF Surrey Teacher Training Hub based in Banstead youll receive exceptional training support and a choice of training routes from our employment-based routes to our fee-funded routes where you could pay trainee fees through a student loan or potentially receive a tax-free training bursary.

As a trainee at GLF youll join a supportive team that prioritises your professional development well-being and workload. We believe in nurturing talent at GLF and are committed to helping you grow into a confident capable educator who could have a long and rewarding career with GLF. Youll gain hands-on experience in various school settings that work for you including GLFs nurseries and primary and secondary schools within our Trust.

Teaching is a rewarding stable career with a strong starting salary additional financial benefits and many opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications and Eligibility

To be eligible for this teacher training route you will have the following qualifications:

• A degree awarded by a UK higher education provider or recognised equivalent qualification. (For Secondary courses at least 50% of your degree will be in the subject you wish to teach.)
• A Degree 2:2 or above (may accept a 3rd class or ordinary degree in particular circumstances)
• Grade C/4 or above in English Maths and Science for Primary routes only
• Demonstrate you hold the right to work and study in the UK and have been a resident in the UK/EEA for the last three years.
• For employment-based training routes classroom teaching experience will be required as you will be teaching from day one of the course and you will need a school to offer an employment contract.
• If you have overseas qualifications but the right to work in the UK we will need a statement of comparability for your qualifications. Find out more HERE
• For stage 2 of the application process you will need to complete a DfE application form to train to teach meet all criteria for entry into Initial Teacher Training and undertake an interview.

Funding/Salary

GLF also offer fee-funded full and flexible training routes but you can apply for:

• Tuition fee loans to cover all your course fees. Further information HERE
• Maintenance loans of up to 14135 to help with living costs- Further information HERE
• Some secondary subject also comes with a tax-free bursary paid by the Department for Education directly to the candidate to offset the cost of training- Further information HERE
• GLF also offers an unqualified teacher salary for employment routes and for an apprenticeship fully paid training fees to candidates with at least one year of teaching experience who have successfully applied for our postgraduate teacher apprenticeship or salaried routes and have a school willing to offer them a post.

Placement Schools: Lightwater Village School and Nursery as your main placement

All trainees have a main placement and a shorter 46-week placement at school. GLF Teacher Training ensures your second placement school is carefully matched to ensure reasonable travel and the right fit for your training needs.

Why Join GLF

• Personalised and well-sequenced training: Benefit from locally delivered school-based training by experienced teachers in a range of training bases in Surrey and Oxford/Reading.
• Collaborative Culture: Work in a unique collaborative environment backed by evidence-informed professional development.
• Exceptional Support: Be part of a team that puts your well-being and growth at the heart of everything we do.
• Career Progression: Begin and develop your career in one of GLFs 43 schools while enjoying all the benefits of a close-knit supportive Trust. 90% of 24-25 trainees gained ECT employment with 50% in the GLF Trust.

We are committed to creating an inclusive innovative and inspiring learning environment for all.

Join us and take the first step toward a rewarding teaching career with GLF.

Your Next Steps:

• Please read the letter from the Director of GLF Teacher Training -HERE
• Please read our trainee teacher advert and job description which explain the trainee teacher role- HERE