Trainee Teacher

* Trainee Teacher

NEW# Trainee Teacher Employer Location :
Epsom, Surrey Contract Type:
Fixed term contract

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Full Time Contract Length:
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Fee paying/Non-salaried/Salaried Posted:
12th December 2025

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23rd January 2026 11:59 PM Contract Type:
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1524967

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Other Graduates Job Reference:
IFT
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** Trainee Teacher Opportunity – The Vale Primary School, part of GLF Schools Trust.
**** About The Vale Primary School
** At The Vale, they are committed to ensuring every child strives for excellence. They promote a passion for life-long learning through an enriched curriculum that is active, purposeful and challenging in a nurturing environment. There are also many extracurricular opportunities in sport, drama productions, outdoor learning and music.

A central pillar of their curriculum is the effective implementation of the Thrive approach, which supports children to have the mental health and well-being to be successful learners and well-rounded citizens for the 21st century.

The Vale are incredibly proud of their children and their behaviours for learning that demonstrate the Vale Learner qualities:
* Being Caring
* Being Safe
* Being Respectful
* Being Ready
* Being Resilient
* Being Reflective
* and Embracing Challenge Their motto 'Inspiring All' is reflected in the commitment from staff, school standard board members, parents and children all working to create a school where together they can achieve and flourish.
** About GLF Schools
** The Vale Primary School is part of GLF Schools, a Multi-Academy Trust comprising 43 schools, with a strong presence in the South East region, including both primary and secondary schools. Through our partnership with Inspiring Future Teachers (IFT), we offer a variety of locally delivered teacher training routes — from employment-based options to fee-funded pathways.

We are committed to training, developing, and employing our trainee teachers as Early Career Teachers (ECTs) across all our GLF schools. We have a specific teacher training base in Banstead in Surrey, in Didcot, Oxfordshire, and in Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre in Reading, offering candidates a choice of where to do their Friday core training.
** Qualifications Required
** To be eligible to apply, you’ll need:
* A UK bachelor's degree (2:2 or above, although some 3rd class degrees may be considered)
* GCSE English and Maths at grade 4 (C) or above (plus Science for primary)
* Right to work and study in the UK, with 3+ years of residency in the UK/EEA
** Funding & Training Route Options
** We offer both salaried and fee-funded routes in Surrey schools:
** Salaried Route (Employment-Based)
*** You are employed full-time (32.5 hrs/week) on the Unqualified Teacher Pay Scale
* The school pays tuition fees for QTS
* Option to add PGCE for £500 (trainee-funded)
** Fee-Funded Route
** Unpaid training placement, but eligible for:
* Tuition Fee Loan (up to full cost)
* Maintenance Loan (up to ~£13,000)
* Tax-free DfE bursaries (for shortage secondary subjects)
** Training fee costs:*** £9,535 (QTS + PGCE)* £9,035 (QTS only)
** Part-Time Route (over two years)
** This is a pilot route for 26-27 and available for some subjects/routes
* Year 1: £7,145 | Year 2: £4,762
* PGCE is not available on this route
** Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship
*** Employed by the school* £9,000 fee funded by the employer's levy- assuming eligibility
* Leads to QTS (PGCE not included)
* Local training:
Receive weekly training in your area by local expert practitioners — no long commutes!
* Collaborative Trust:
Work alongside a network of professionals across the region within GLF schools
* Personalised support:
Your wellbeing and workload are prioritised
* Career progression:
Many trainees secure ECT positions in our GLF Schools. 96% of last year's trainees secured an ECT position with our support.
** Placement School
- The Vale Primary School, Epsom
** All trainees have two placement schools, and GLF Teacher Training…