Trainee Teacher of Chemistry
East Norfolk Sixth Form College, Great Yarmouth, NR31 7BQThis job expired on 5 June 2024
Job start date
19 August 2024
Closing date
5 June 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 May 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Chemistry
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time Monday-Friday, 195 days per academic year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,242 - £26,184
What skills and experience we're looking for
Educated to degree level or equivalent and able to teach on a range of courses within the subject area
Those teaching a specific subject exclusively or principally are required to hold a degree in a relevant discipline which contains a significant element of the study of the specific subject area.
For teachers for whom the specific subject area is a minor part of their teaching commitment, evidence of relevant skills or experience may be appropriate, such as a good A level pass in the subject or previous teaching in the discipline
GCSE Maths & English at grade C or above (or equivalent Level 2 qualifications).
What the school offers its staff
- Free onsite parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Health and Wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- Onsite gym
- Canteen
Further details about the role
Key Purpose of the Role:
This training position is offered to support the development of the quality of education in the College. The primary focus will be to develop the skills required for the teaching of a specific subject, but the trainee will be required to cover other subjects according to College needs.
During the period of training, the post holder will be offered the opportunity to gain valuable in-class experience as the lead teacher for a specified number of classes, alongside bespoke training, combined with offering additional cover teaching in the remainder of the contracted time. The balance between leading learning and supporting classes with shift through the course of the training period for this post. The post holder will be expected to gain an initial L3 T&L qualification in the first year and a L5 qualification in the second and third years. There will also be a specified block of training for postholders to allow for CPD supporting their teaching.
Balance of teaching and training will change according to the skills, knowledge and any experience but until the trainee has completed Level 5 qualifications, there is an expectation that they will be full-time but will have at least one block of training in which to prepare their materials. Blocks of cover will be organised depending on teaching load and the requirements of the individual and College.
To maintain and develop high standards of teaching and learning in the delivery of the courses for which the staff member is responsible. The postholder will plan and deliver high quality effective teaching and learning and professional and caring support, enabling students to enjoy learning and achieve their full potential.
To undertake the professional duties of a teacher in accordance with this job description and the DfE Professional Teachers’ Standards. To supervise and deliver prepared lessons and tutorials in the absence of a teacher to ensure learning and development is continued.
Commitment to safeguarding
East Norfolk Sixth Form College is committed to the principle that it is always unacceptable for a learner to experience abuse of any kind, and recognises that it has a responsibility to safeguard the welfare and wellbeing of all learners. It will do so through commitment to safe practices and the creation of a ‘supportive culture which includes respect, openness and honesty, and which recognises and champions diversity and individual need’. This statement applies to all staff, including senior managers and Governors; paid staff, volunteers and sessional workers; agency staff; students and contractors.
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About East Norfolk Sixth Form College
- School type
- Academy, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- Sixth_form_or_college
- School size
- 0 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- recruitment@eastnorfolk.ac.uk
East Norfolk Sixth Form College is the outstanding choice for over 1500 students because of its 39-year reputation for success.
The College offers an unrivalled curriculum with over 80 A Level, BTEC Level 3 and Level 2 subjects and consistently features among the Top UK colleges and currently has a 99% A Level pass rate. It is also the Ofsted ‘Good’ college for Greater Yarmouth and Waveney.
EN is the top college locally for progression with 56% of students that progress to Russell Group universities achieving a First Class degree. This is over 20% higher than the national average for all other Sixth Form Colleges, State and Independent schools and places EN at the forefront of HE success nationally. Ten students received offers at Oxford and Cambridge for 2019 and more than 25% progress directly to employment and more than 10% go on to apprenticeships. In addition, more students study STEM subjects at EN than any other college outside of Cambridge.
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