Initial Teacher Training Cohort Lead Primary

South Farnham School, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8DY

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

Initial Teacher Training Cohort Lead Primary job summary

Surrey South Farnham SCITT, Surrey’s largest and leading provider of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) is looking for a Primary School Cohort Lead to join the team.

We are an outstanding, innovative, and highly respected provider of Primary and Secondary Initial Teacher Training. With over 20 years of experience, our one-year programmes are designed to give every trainee exceptional training, individualised support, and the best possible start to their teaching journey.

We are looking for someone who has the confidence, passion, flair and ability to take a lead role in shaping the future of primary school based initial teacher training. You will be a highly active member of the team, fully committed to training the next generation of outstanding teachers. You will have demonstrated your expertise within the classroom, have contributed to school leadership and have a secure understanding of the current OFSTED framework for ITT, the routes into teaching and current national reforms (i.e. Early Career Framework). Your communication and interpersonal skills must be a current strength. Please see job profile for further details.

South Farnham Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It expects all staff to share this commitment and the successful applicant will be require to undertake a DBS check.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early to avoid disappointment. 

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About South Farnham School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 847 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: South Farnham School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/south-farnham-school

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