Trainee Teacher (Wandsworth and Croydon)

Floreat Wandsworth Primary School, London, SW18 4EQ

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  11 November 2025

• Closing date

  13 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 November 2025

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: Fee paying/Non-salaried/Salaried

Trainee Teacher (Wandsworth and Croydon) job summary

 🌟 Trainee Teacher Opportunity – London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Croydon.

GLF Schools in Partnership with Inspiring Future Teachers

Are you a passionate graduate based in or near the Croydon and Wandsworth region, and ready to begin your teaching career?

GLF Schools is a Multi-Academy Trust comprising 43 schools, with a presence in the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Croydon. GLF Schools include 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 the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Croydon.

🏫 About the Trainee Teacher Programme.

We are excited to offer aspiring teachers a fantastic opportunity to train within GLF’s schools, supported by a choice of Teacher Training Hubs. You’ll benefit from:

• High-quality, school-based training
  
• A choice of training hubs
  
• Placement in GLF Schools within the Croydon and Wandsworth region
  
• 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.

🔹 Salaried Route (Employment-Based) 10-month course

• 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)
  
• For this route, you will need some classroom- based experience of teaching in a school
  
• You would need a school to employ you as a salaried trainee teacher

🔹 Postgraduate Teacher Apprentice Route (Employment-Based) 10-month course 

• You are employed full-time (32.5 hrs/week) on the Unqualified Teacher Pay Scale
  
• The training fees are paid by your employer's training levy pot
  
• For this route, you will need some classroom- based experience in a school.
  
• You would need a school to employ you as an apprentice.
  

🔹 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) paid directly to the trainee to of set tuition fees.
  

Training fee costs:

• £9,790 (QTS + PGCE)
  
• £9,290 (QTS only)- additional cost for PGCE
  

 🌱 Why Train with GLF Schools in the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Croydon?

Work in a Trust that cares, where all grow, learn and flourish

• Quality training: Receive weekly training led by expert practitioners
  
• Collaborative Trust: Work alongside a network of professionals across the region within GLF schools based in the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Croydon.
  
• Personalised support: Your wellbeing and workload are prioritised
  
• Career progression: Many trainees secure ECT positions in our Croydon and Wandsworth schools.
  

📍Placement Schools in Wandsworth and Croydon and across our 43 GLF Schools and other partner schools.

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 Floreat Wandsworth Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 329 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Floreat Wandsworth Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/floreat-wandsworth-primary-school

Our School sits within a newly established cluster of Primary schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Floreat Wandsworth, our cluster includes the following other schools; The Vale Primary School, Banstead Infant School, Warren Mead Infant and Junior Schools, Cuddington Croft Primary School and Danetree Primary School.

This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.

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