We’re working with this superb school, to recruit a number of experienced teachers to deliver education to a small group of students or individual students using creative approaches to help them reach their academic potential

The School

The School is an alternative school and education charity with a 20-year track record, built on an ethos of creative and individualised learning. Students are referred to us when they need a new approach. The education we provide is tailor-made for each child, based on their needs and interests. Teachers have the freedom to adapt the curriculum by using creative methods to bring lessons alive!

Our students receive a combination of one-to-one and group education. One-to-one lessons are taught in the student’s home and/or libraries (with a strict COVID policy in place). Group lessons are taught from our Learning Hubs which are dotted across Central London.

Teachers are expected to deliver lessons in English, Maths and Science (biology), up to GCSE level. We provide schemes of work, resources and mentoring to facilitate this and help teachers to refresh their subject knowledge where necessary. We teach a number of other subjects, most of which are delivered from our Learning Hubs.

What we offer:

• £90-100 per day
• Creative and flexible working
• Part and full-time bank worker agreements
• Goldsmiths university accredited training to help you grow as a teacher
• Support of a team of experienced consultants
• Support of our School Counsellors
• A friendly team of teachers to share your journey
• Access to hundreds of company discounts through Perkbox
• In-house training

What we need

We have full and part-time roles available. Morning sessions are delivered from 9.00 – 12.00 and afternoon sessions are delivered from 12.30 – 3.30/4.00.

Training:

When you join TCW you will be enrolled on to an induction programme to ensure you understand and deliver the TCW ethos throughout the school. In addition to that, all teachers receive further training every Thursday from 4.30 – 6.00pm.

We ask that all teachers be available to attend training at the following times:

• Friday – one-off induction (paid) – 10.00am – 4.00pm
• Tuesday – five Tuesdays (paid) – 4.30pm – 6.00pm
• Thursday – Ongoing every Thursday (paid) – 4.30 – 6.00pm

Teaching takes place alongside training, meaning you would be assigned students as soon as they are available.

About the role

This casual contract role is responsible for delivering education to a small group of students or individual student using creative approaches to help them reach their academic potential. The students are referred to us for a variety of reasons which mean they are not able to access mainstream education. Reasons for this include students with SEN, medical needs or those that have been permanently excluded. Some assignments will have an end date but most will be for an indeterminate amount of time. This role may also be used to work on short-term notice as a cover teacher if applicable.

Responsibilities

1. Read the supplied background history of a newly assigned student taking particular note of their needs. Onsite this will include all the other students at the centre.
2. Attend an initial meeting and attempt to engage with the student making them feel comfortable in your presence.
3. Write a risk assessment for the student reflecting their history and what you have learnt from them at the initial meeting. Visit any spaces where the education is due to take place and consider those environments within the risk assessment.
4. Discuss with the Curriculum & Pathways Officer or Head of Centre the Individual Education Plan (IEP) and ensure you understand what curriculum you should be studying with the student.
5. Prepare detailed, interesting and relevant lesson plans and schemes of work for the agreed curriculums. Tailor these to meet each student or class’ needs. These need to be available if requested.
6. Teach specific programmes of study and where appropriate deliver qualifications (e.g. Entry level, Functional Skills, GCSE and Unit awards).
7. Sign in and fully utilise the Lesson Tracker app. This includes checking in, recording the students’ attendance, checking out, scoring progress and engagement, writing a session report and submitting for every session you are timetabled for.
8. Educate students in accordance with the school’s ethos of learning through creativity.
9. Improve students’ skills in literacy and/or numeracy and build their confidence through creative and academic learning.
10. Develop and create new interesting resources for delivering lessons.
11. Keep in daily contact with the Education Support Officers or Head of Centre through e-mail, text and/or conversation regarding a student’s presence and progress.
12. Arrive on time to offsite/onsite sessions at the agreed location or to a centre for the expected time.
13. Be well-presented and polite during work time, especially when meeting students, parents, staff and professionals.
14. Meet with professionals connected to your student(s) and attend educational reviews to discuss the progress of students if the need arises (paid at meeting rate if outside of teaching hours).
15. Approve weekly timesheets in a timely fashion.
16. To communicate any concerns regarding students to the education team through emails, phone calls or in person.
17. To conduct individual student risk assessments including assessing the environment for learning and for any planned trips.
18. To conduct baseline assessments and ongoing literacy and/or numeracy tests, in line with the national curriculum, to help assess the students’ development.
19. To read and follow the assigned students’ individual education plan (IEP).
20. Attend all weekly TCW training sessions/meetings that fall during the period that you are working on an assignment (paid at training rate).
21. Write detailed half-termly/end-of-programme reports and any other interim reports as required.
22. Prepare for and be supportive of lesson observations.
23. Liaise with the Teaching and Learning team if you require additional support.
24. To work in line with the TCW staff criteria in Teaching and Learning, Professionalism and Creativity.
25. Attend termly appraisal sessions with your line manager – these are likely to take place after school (paid at meeting rate if outside of teaching hours).
26. Report to the Designated Safeguarding Lead any safeguarding concerns that arise and follow any actions set.
27. Lead and contribute to staff training as required.

Offsite

1. Each assignment may require you to teach sessions of 2.5/3 hours per day to an individual student or to a small class.

Onsite

1. Teachers working onsite are usually required to be full-time for the length of the assignment.
2. To teach a minimum of 10 individual sessions per week as directed by the Head of Centre.
3. To support an assigned student through lessons throughout the week and differentiate sessions to meet their needs where necessary.
4. To monitor students during their breaks as directed by the Head of Centre.

Person Specification

Essential

• Qualifications: GCSE in Maths/English/Science at C or above. A-level or above. Degree or Equivalent.
• Experience in school setting.
• An experienced teacher.
• Knowledge of how to deliver English, Maths or Science to a variety of age groups.
• Share a vision to inspire, motivate and support students, staff and parent/carers.
• Accuracy and high levels of attention to detail.
• Ability to work alone and with initiative
• Excellent organisational and planning skills and ability to multi-task.
• Adaptable and flexible approach to work.
• Willing to embrace change and challenge processes to improve efficiency.
• Able to manage workloads and priorities and work under pressure.
• A team player who is able to develop effective relationships with the team and work in partnership with others.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Good administration skills
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, Gmail, Google Drive, etc.
• Good numeracy and written English
• Personable, professional and courteous in manner
• An enthusiastic, positive and proactive attitude to work
• Able to manage stressful environments
• Able to be discreet and loyal
• Able to handle confidential material
• Good people management skills with the ability and knowledge to motivate and develop a team.

Desirable

• Knowledge of SEN/behavioural students.
• A knowledge of safeguarding matters
• Experience of working in a creative environment
• Experience of working in a charity

Extra information:

The school day falls between the hours of 09.00-16.00 with some after-school assignments available on occasion. Planning, preparation, reports, and admin take place outside of these contracted hours, but are included in your hourly rate. TCW reserve the right to hold meetings and performances after these hours, which you would be expected to attend, these would be paid at your training rate. Any paid meetings must be agreed in advance of them taking place so they can be accurately recorded on the lesson tracker. Social events will also take place in the evenings which are good for building community and celebrating the school’s work.

How to apply:

If you would like to apply for any of the roles above, please send your cv and a covering letter via email to Paps Kallah, SEN Manager, Aquinas Education at paps@aquinaseducation.co.uk.

You can also call Jayde on 0203 8906 767 | 07487 262328

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About Aquinas Education

Aquinas Education is a unique education recruitment agency with offices across the UK. We specialise in sourcing, supplying and supporting our supply staff on a personal level, making sure that they share the same objectives and ethos we strive to give in our individual approach. Saint Thomas Aquinas is the Patron Saint of Education, which is where our name originated from.

Our ethos is quite simple; we strongly promote ambition within schools and educational environments. We are ambitious for our pupils, schools, teachers and other educational workers in an ethical and modern setting. We want to promote the positive meaning of the phrase

“to be ambitious”.

Not only do we supply the most competent teachers and support staff around, we also give back to the schools by offering a reward scheme, continued support and the chance for positive role models to visit the schools individually. Working within the education sector we believe schools deliver a very high standard of care and teaching. We endeavour to match these aspirations by providing a highly professional service and the best staff available.

Equal opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.

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