Trainee Teacher - Lightwater Village School and Nursery

Lightwater Village School and Nursery is seeking a trainee teacher to work with the 3-7 or 5-11 age range on the fee-funded training route. 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 is a place you will 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 that "Right from the start in early years, expectations are high. Children settle in quickly and get on with the important business of playing and learning. These 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 GLF’s Trainee Teacher Programme. As part of our GLF Surrey Teacher Training Hub based in Banstead, you’ll 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, you'll 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. You'll gain hands-on experience in various school settings that work for you, including GLF’s 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