Trainee Teacher

Windmill Primary School and Nursery, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 3DR

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  28 August 2026

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 9:30am

• Date listed

  3 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Unqualified Teacher

Trainee Teacher job summary

🌟 Salaried Trainee Teacher Job Opportunity – Windmill, part of GLF Schools Trust, is looking for a Postgraduate Teacher Apprentice to start in September 26.

Windmill Primary School is seeking a salaried trainee to work with children aged 5-11 through the Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship route. Could this be you?

Are you a passionate graduate, looking for a salaried route into primary teaching? Are you based in Wokingham and ready to begin your teaching career at Windmill Primary School?

🌱About Windmill Primary School

Windmill are committed to empowering every child with the knowledge, skills, and values needed to thrive in an ever-changing world.

At Windmill, they cultivate ambitious, engaged, and compassionate individuals who are equipped to excel academically and contribute positively to their world. We are proud of our holistic approach to education, which ensures that our pupils are well-rounded and prepared for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

The curriculum is ambitious, inclusive and carefully designed so that every child can thrive. It is underpinned by cognitive science, recognising that children learn best when new knowledge is introduced in manageable steps, connected to prior learning and revisited regularly so it can be retained in long-term memory. Windmill believe every child deserves a curriculum that builds knowledge securely, nurtures confidence and inspires curiosity.

Windmill’s values of Respect, Curiosity, Community, and Ambition are embedded within the school

Windmill is rated Good in the recent Ofsted inspection. The inspector found that pupils at Windmill Primary School describe our school as a “warm, welcoming, and inclusive school”. There is a strong sense of teamwork and shared aspirations, leading to high standards. Pupils are enthusiastic learners who arrive “keen to learn, dive enthusiastically into all that is on offer, and leave each day brimming with ideas.” Ofsted 2024

🌱About GLF Schools

Windmill Primary School and Nursery is part of GLF Schools, a Multi-Academy Trust comprising 43 schools with a strong presence in the South East, 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 employment-based options to fee-funded pathways.

We are committed to training, developing, and employing our trainee teachers as Early Career Teachers (ECTs) across all our GLF schools. We have a specific teacher training base in Banstead in Surrey, Didcot, Oxfordshire, and at Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre in Reading, offering candidates a choice of where to do their Friday core training.

🏫 About the Trainee Teacher Programme.

We are excited to offer aspiring teachers a fantastic opportunity to train at Windmill Primary School, supported by our expert GLF Teacher Training Hub. You’ll benefit from:

● High-quality, school-based training and a postgraduate training contract at Windmill Primary School.

● Locally delivered training sessions

● Mentorship from experienced teachers committed to your development

You’ll also gain practical, hands-on experience across your chosen age range.

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🎓 Qualifications Required

To be eligible to apply, you’ll need:

● School experience of supporting and teaching primary-aged children as an HTLA or unqualified teacher.

● 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, in order to receive the Apprenticeship Levy funding to pay for your course fees.

🔹 Postgraduate Apprenticeship Route

● If successful in the post-interview process, the employing school would pay the trainee the first pay point on the unqualified teacher scale.

● The successful apprentice would be issued an employment contract as a PGTA for the academic year, subject to a successful interview and meeting all the conditions of the offer.

● GLF’s Trust Apprenticeship Levy Fund would pay the £9,000 training fee for the teacher training programme.

🌱 Why Train with GLF Teacher Training?

● Local training: Receive weekly training in your area by local expert practitioners

● Collaborative Trust: Work alongside a network of professionals across the region within GLF schools

● Personalised support: Your wellbeing and workload are prioritised

● Career progression: Many trainees secure ECT positions in our GLF Schools. 96% of last year's trainees secured an ECT position with our support.

📍Employing School- Windmill Primary School

All trainees have two placement schools, and GLF Teacher Training ensures your second placement school is carefully matched to ensure reasonable travel and the right fit for your training needs. This would be for 4-6 weeks in term 2.

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🔗 How to Apply or Find Out More

● Come and visit Windmill Primary School.

● Check out our FAQs, funding info, and eligibility guidance

● Contact our Teacher Training Team to discuss your options

● Submit your GLF application form to express interest

● You’ll then complete a DfE Apply application and progress through the interview process

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 Windmill Primary School and Nursery

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 197 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Windmill Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/windmill-primary-school-wokingham

Windmill Primary School is a one form entry school part of GLF Schools, a multi-academy trust. It caters for boys and girls from 4 to 11 years of age.

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