Trainee Teachers

Teacher training applications for
2026 at The Raleigh School are now open!

If you’re considering a career in teaching and looking to train to teach in Surrey
, The Raleigh School in West Horsley (just outside Guildford and Leatherhead) offers high-quality school-based primary teacher training and school experience opportunities for prospective trainee teachers in partnership with South Farnham SCITT.

Like many other schools, we strongly believe that school-based training is the best way to prepare new teachers for the realities of the classroom – whether you are a graduate
, career changer
, or exploring teaching for the first time
, we would love to support you on your journey.

If you live within the Guildford, Godalming, Leatherhead, Dorking, Reigate, Woking, Epsom or Cobham areas, we may be the perfect school for you to train to teach at. Our friendly staff and children make our inclusive school an outstanding choice for teacher training and an excellent place to begin your career.

Before you begin your application, it’s important to make sure that teaching is right for you. The Raleigh School offers school experience days through the DfE’s Get School Experience programme for prospective trainees.

Start a request for a school experience day here for opportunities to:

• observe outstanding teaching and learning
• shadow a teacher in the day-to-day school life
• find out more about school direct teacher training
• find out more about the wider roles and responsibilities of teachers

We have an incredibly strong and proud history at The Raleigh School of training new teachers and we'd love to discuss with you what makes our profession so incredible.

This is an excellent first step if you are considering teacher training in Surrey
.

The Raleigh School has a proud history of training new teachers and we are delighted to have supported trainees from all walks of life, including graduates, career changers, parents from our school community, teaching assistants and trainees from a wide range of backgrounds.

Trainees are treated as an integral part of the team from day one and train across at least two year groups during their time with us. You will be supported by a dedicated mentor and by our Deputy Headteacher, who acts as your professional tutor throughout the programme.

You will spend four days per week in school, learning on the job, and one day per week off-site, developing the skills and knowledge you can apply back in the classroom.

Many of our trainees go on to secure Early Career Teacher (ECT) roles quickly as a result of the high-quality training they receive at The Raleigh School.

You’ll have a named mentor who works closely with you and supports you at every stage of the programme. You’ll meet regularly to talk through lessons, planning and next steps, with feedback focused on helping you become the best teacher you can be. You’ll also take part in whole-school training and INSET days and be treated as a full member of staff.

In addition, you will be supported by our Deputy Headteacher, who acts as your professional tutor. They ensure you receive your full training entitlement and work alongside you and your mentor to make sure your experience is as positive and effective as possible.

You’ll begin by observing and supporting in the classroombut you won’t stay in that phase for too long! One of the great benefits of school-based training is that you get to experience what teaching is like in the autumn term – setting routines and being an integral part of setting up a class.

Teaching responsibility builds gradually and at a pace that’s right for you, moving from small group work and shared teaching to planning and leading lessons independently.

You’ll be supported at every stage, with clear guidance and regular feedback, so…