Train to teach With Us
Train to Teach with Highdown School!
Do you want a career that makes a difference?
Training as a teacher could be the exciting and rewarding career you have been looking for!
There are many ways to train to teach and Highdown School is committed to helping those interested in teaching to find the correct route.
Highdown School is fortunate to have access to GLF Schools Teacher Training as a part of GLF’s broader organisation, and we also benefit from GLF SCITT core training once a week either right here at Highdown School or at Aureus School in Reading.
Highdown School, as part of GLF Schools, is committed to professional development from the very start of your teaching career and values collaborating with the GLF Teaching School Hub, which offers training to trainee teachers, early career teachers and leaders. GLF as a Trust is proud of its Teaching School Hub status which has been given to only 87 other schools in the country, recognising our expertise and experience in delivering high quality teacher training at all levels. GLF Teacher Training is a Lead Partner for Inspiring Future Teachers, a national teacher training organisation which offers broader experiences for our trainees.
Who are GLF Teacher Training - a place where you belong and can learn, grow and flourish.
Find out more about GLF Teacher Training and why you should choose to train to teach with us HERE
Watch the GLF Teacher Training promotional film HERE
Our Training Venues
We currently train at The Beacon School in Banstead, Surrey and at sub-hubs here at Highdown School as well as Aureus School in Didcot, servicing our Oxfordshire and Reading schools. For more information about our training locations, click for the Surrey Hub HERE and the Oxford/Reading Hub HERE.
Training Routes and Further Information
We offer a range of routes into teaching; employment-based routes, fee-paying routes, full and part-time training routes and assessment only in both Primary and a range of Secondary subjects.
Further information about different training routes, course options, funding, entry requirements and programme information can be found by:
- Visiting the GLF Schools Teacher Training Website HERE
- Attending one of our recruitment events where you can get personalised advice – find out more by visiting our event calendar HERE
- It is important to get the best route into teacher training for you, so please contact our ITT team for personalised advice: info@glftt.org
School Experience
We believe that having some school experience is highly beneficial if you are considering training to be a teacher as it allows you to see the nature of the role and ensure that it is right for you before you apply or undertake your training.
- To support potential applicants and gain this invaluable experience, GLF Teacher Training offers one-day School Experience visits to a selection of schools within our partnership. These experience days are only open to eligible candidates to start teacher training programmes in September 2026
- Often, those keen to train like to pre-visit the school they are applying to, so they are familiar with its aims and values
- To register for more information and to find out if you are eligible, please complete our registration form HERE
- Our School Experience programme in any of our GLF schools can be found by visiting the Department for Education’s School Experience site Get school experience - GOV.UK or by contacting us info@glftt.org
Recruitment for our 2026-27 cohort is now OPEN!
If you would like to express an interest in joining us, please complete the form HERE
or email us and our GLF Teacher Training team will contact you to discuss options info@glftt.org
