Trainee Teacher (Berkshire and Hampshire)

Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8LR

29 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  23 October 2025

• Closing date

  11 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: Business studies, Chemistry, History, Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Fee paying/Non-salaried/Salaried

Trainee Teacher (Berkshire and Hampshire) job summary

🌟 Trainee Teacher Opportunity – Berkshire and Hampshire- Wokingham, Camberley and Reading

GLF Schools in Partnership with Inspiring Future Teachers

Are you a passionate graduate based in or near Berkshire and Hampshire- Wokingham, Camberley and Reading and ready to begin your teaching career?

GLF Schools is a Multi-Academy Trust comprising 43 schools, with a strong presence in Oxfordshire, Wokingham and Reading, 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 salaried options to fee-funded pathways.

We are committed to training, developing, and employing our trainee teachers as Early Career Teachers (ECTs) across our schools, including those in and around Oxford, Wokingham, Camberley and Reading. We have dedicated training bases in Didcot, Oxfordshire, and Reading, with schools that have a wealth of experience supporting trainee teachers.

🏫 About the Trainee Teacher Programme in Berkshire and Hampshire- Wokingham, Camberley and Reading

We are excited to offer aspiring teachers a fantastic opportunity to train within GLF’s Oxfordshire and Reading schools, supported by our regional Teacher Training Hub. You’ll benefit from:

• High-quality, school-based training
• Locally delivered sessions in Oxford/Reading region
• Placement in GLF Schools within the Berkshire and Hampshire region- Wokingham, Camberley and Reading
• Mentorship from experienced teachers committed to your development

You’ll also gain practical, hands-on experience across a variety of settings, including Early Years, Primary, or Secondary (depending on your chosen phase).

🎓 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
• (For employment-based routes) Some relevant school experience and a host school

💷 Funding & Training Route Options

We offer both salaried and fee-funded routes in Oxfordshire 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)

🌱 Why Train with GLF in Berkshire and Hampshire- Wokingham, Camberley and Reading?

• Local training: Receive weekly training in the Oxford area by local expert practitioners — no long commutes!
• Collaborative Trust: Work alongside a network of professionals across the region within GLF Oxford schools.
• Personalised support: Your wellbeing and workload are prioritised
• Career progression: Many trainees secure ECT positions in our Berkshire - Wokingham and Reading GLF schools

📍Placement Schools in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Hampshire- Wokingham, Camberley and Reading

Placement schools are carefully matched to ensure reasonable travel and the right fit for your training needs.

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 Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1545 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/highdown-school-and-sixth-form-centre

Highdown was awarded academy status in 2010 and was judged to be a good school by Ofsted in April 2015.

Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is a thriving school where all students are challenged to reach excellence every day.

Our most important resource is our staff. Therefore, we aim to create the conditions and culture within the academy that make Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre a rewarding place to work. We are committed to investing in staff professional learning and leadership development, taking action to rationalise workload, promote mental and physical health and wellbeing, and encourage collaboration and peer support.

Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, teaching and support staff (including temporary and supply staff), governors and volunteers to share this commitment.

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