Trainee Teacher - Marden Lodge Primary School

Marden Lodge Primary School 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 Marden Lodge Primary School? Could this be you? About Marden Lodge Primary School Marden Lodge is a Primary school for children aged 4-11 years of age with a Nursery catering for children from 2 years of age. We are an inclusive school that works hard with our parents and the local community to provide the best education for our children, ensuring that they are ready for the next phase in their educational journey and become a successful citizen in the future. In the recent Ofsted inspection, Ofsted highlighted many strengths of our school including the strength of our curriculum, our early years provision and support for pupils with additional needs. Under the new framework, schools are assessed against a series of individual areas rather than a single overall grade. Marden Lodge met the ‘expected standard’, the level at which schools are judged to be performing well across achievement, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing. Pupil behaviour at the school was praised by Ofsted, with inspectors saying: "Behaviour across the school is calm and focused. As a result of the school's firm focus on behaviour, pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning." Ofsted also highlighted how children successfully learn over time at Marden, saying that “Leaders have developed a broad and engaging curriculum. This is well planned and sequenced to help pupils build the essential knowledge they need.” (Ofsted, 2026) 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 process, you will need to complete a DfE application form to train to teach, meet all criteria for entry into Init