Occasional Tutor
Thomas Gainsborough School, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NHThis job expired on 27 February 2022
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 February 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 January 2022
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Casual
Contract type
- Fixed term - Casual, fixed term to 27/05/2022
Full-time equivalent salary
- £12.17 - £15.60 per hour plus accrued holiday pay
Occasional Tutor job summary
Hours vary: Term time, hour sessions start at 3:15, 4:30 or 5:30pm. School holiday sessions start at various times from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic people to work with our successful and popular school.
You will be required to:
- Support students aged 11 to 18 to make further progress in their learning
- Lead small group support sessions focusing on targeted subjects (e.g. English, maths)
- Liaise with key staff such as Heads of Department to develop and receive work to support intervention and mentoring sessions
- Work on a one to one or small group basis with students
Therefore, we are looking for someone who:
- Can work independently but contribute to a strong team ethos
- Is willing to work flexibly
- Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Is able to solve problems and be proactive
- Has an excellent sense of humour
We welcome applications from candidates with exams, speech and language, intervention and teaching experience, as well as applications from those new to the role with transferable skills from another sector.
The ability to also support learning in other subjects such as history, geography, French, German or Spanish would also be desirable, but not essential.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role or to arrange a visit, please contact Mr C Ryall (Deputy Headteacher), cryall@tgschool.net or by phoning the school on 01787 375232.
Closing date: 27th February 2022, however, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date.
Interviews: Interviews will be arranged on receipt of applications
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
Unity Schools Partnership, welcoming diversity.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
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About Thomas Gainsborough School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1615 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thomas Gainsborough School website
- Email address
- cryall@tgschool.net
- Phone number
- 01787 375232
Thomas Gainsborough School invests in high quality professional development and provides a range of employee benefits. We are closely linked to the Unity Research School and lead the way in many local and national initiatives including being an EdTech Demonstrator School and being an ArtsMark platinum school. We provide excellent support care and support for our staff and students. There are Lead Practitioners to support colleagues in continually improving their practice. As a large, successful and popular school their are opportunites for colleagues to develop at every stage of their career.
In September 2015 the school moved into an award-winning new building, where subjects are taught in specialist rooms either in our Sixth Form block or alongside other History classrooms. The team is very supportive and expectations for students are high.
Thomas Gainsborough School is a consistently high performing, well resourced, and truly comprehensive school, with a firm belief in excellence for each and every student, placing students at the heart of their curriculum. You can find out more about the school at www.tgschool.net
The school continues to invest in high quality professional development and provides a range of employee benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for any teacher to develop their practice and continue their career progression.
The school is located just south of Sudbury in Suffolk and is within easy reach of Colchester, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds. There are also many delightful and affordable villages in the surrounding area, which also make travelling to London, Cambridge and Norwich a possibility.
Many of our staff work flexibly in different ways including part-time working. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours of flexible start and end times. Please talk to us at the interview stage about the flexibility you would like and we will explore what’s possible for specific roles.
Arranging a visit to Thomas Gainsborough School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cryall@tgschool.net.
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