Trainee Primary Teacher

This is a salaried teacher training programme designed for graduates and aspiring teachers who are ready to take their first formal step into the profession while earning and training at the same time.

As a graduate trainee in this Year 6 classroom-based role, you will:

• Support teaching and learning within a Year 6 class

• Assist with SATs preparation and upper Key Stage 2 curriculum delivery

• Deliver small group interventions in English and Mathematics

• Support assessment, marking, and pupil progress tracking

• Gradually take responsibility for parts of lessons as your confidence grows

This graduate teaching role in Hayes provides structured classroom experience while completing Grad2Teach’s Level 4 qualification (Phase One). It is a clear pathway into Phase Two and a PGCE route leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

About You 

We are looking for a committed aspiring primary teacher, trainee educator, or future Year 6 teacher who is passionate about upper Key Stage 2 learning.

To be successful in this trainee teacher role, you must:

• Hold (or be working towards) a degree

• Have some prior Year 6 classroom experience (essential)

• Demonstrate strong literacy and numeracy skills

• Show confidence supporting SATs preparation and end-of-key-stage expectations

• Be reliable, proactive, and eager to learn

This opportunity is ideal for a graduate trainee who has already worked in a Year 6 setting as a teaching assistant, tutor, or support staff member and is now ready to progress into a structured salaried teacher training programme.

Training & Progression

With Grad2Teach, your development as a Primary trainee teacher in Hayes will be structured and supported.

You will receive:

• Completion of Phase One – Level 4 qualification

• Training aligned to the Core Content Framework (CCF)

• Development mapped against the national Teaching Standards

• Weekly mentoring and instructional coaching

• Gradual increase in teaching responsibility

Following successful completion of Phase One, you will progress to:

• Phase Two – independent teaching practice

• A PGCE with Coventry University, leading to QTS

This structured route ensures that your teacher training programme in Hayes, Greater London moves you confidently from trainee to qualified primary teacher.