Art Teacher - Remote Role

Minerva's Virtual Academy is a unique online independent school for pupils in Year 9 and above. Founded in December 2020 we have become the fastest-growing independent school in the UK and recently won the 'Market Entrant' Award at the Education Investor Awards 2021.

We currently have an opportunity for a well-qualified, insightful and committed teacher with a specialism in Art to teach our Year 10 class for one lesson per week, starting immediately. The class comprises 9 pupils who are working towards the creation of a varied portfolio through Years 10 and 11 to enable them to access further study in Art should they choose to.

We are looking for a teacher with:    

• Knowledge and experience of a range of teaching approaches and techniques    
• Strong diagnostic ability and a passion to guide pupils in their learning 
• The ability to engage pupils from varied backgrounds    
• A belief in the value of homeschooling    
• An enthusiasm for making the most of technology in education    
• Availability to commit to the role until at least Summer 2022, extendable by mutual agreement

Other highly desirable skills include:    

• Experience in teaching entire GCSE/A-level courses from start to finish
• Experience of teaching in a group/class context
• Experience in supporting pupils with special educational needs or identified mental health difficulties
• A track record of enabling pupils of all levels to maximise their potential

Teacher:

Delivering one weekly live lesson to our Year 10 Art pupils. The teaching rate is £35 per lesson. At particular points in the academic year, formal marking and reporting is required which is paid separately.

Content Curation/Creation Champion:

Collating and creating resources for the pupils to use in self-study, including content, activities, discussion boards and assignments. We expect pupils to complete approximately 2 hours' worth of self-study/practical work each week. A module is a 2-week chunk of work and we provide a structure template that teachers should use in each module. The content curation/creation rate is up to £50 per 2-week module of online content. Content creators are trained to upload content directly to our virtual learning platform and this is paid at a rate of up to an additional £50 per module.

Mentor:

Suitably experienced applicants may also be considered for the role of mentor. A uniquely fulfilling role, mentors at Minerva's Virtual Academy are an ally to individual pupils on their educational journey. Mentors meet with each pupil individually once per fortnight for one hour and oversee their learning across all subjects, involvement in school life, pastoral well-being, and future plans. Mentors complete a feedback form after each fortnightly meeting, liaise with subject teachers and the Headmaster/Deputy Head/Designated Safeguarding Lead about any issues or identified needs, and are contactable by pupils via their @minervavirtual.com email address. The mentoring rate is £50 per pupil per fortnight.

Benefits include:    

• Good rates of pay for part-time opportunity available with growth
• Support in creating incredible online content and schemes of work    
• Online group classes teaching experience    
• Training in the use of our online learning platform    
• Membership of a teaching faculty with active opportunities to develop skills and share good practice     
• Opportunity to develop skills in one-to-one mentoring

Please feel free to explore our website, which  includes recent news and pupil/parent testimonials. If you have any questions relating to this opportunity please direct these to recruitment@minervavirtual.com.