Biology Teacher

Biology Teacher

Manchester

Fixed-Term, Full-Time

£28,673 to £38,794

ABOUT THE ROLE

We require a qualified, enthusiastic and experienced teacher of Biology to join our teaching team on the International Foundation Year. Lessons are delivered from our Manchester Centre, and the capacity to offer both online and face-to-face teaching is essential.

The successful applicant will have the ability to teach students from a variety of countries and cultural backgrounds, and with different language levels. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic teacher looking to teach in international education

• You’ll teach Biology following the Northern Consortium (NCUK) syllabus.
• You’ll make purposeful and appropriate lesson plans that provide for effective teaching strategies and meet the individual needs of students, including adapting materials for blended and flipped learning for online students.
• You’ll mark both formative and summative coursework to agreed deadlines, liaising with the Examinations Board as necessary and keeping reliable records of scores achieved.
• You’ll provide oral and written feedback to students and other stakeholders (e.g. programme managers, academic schools, marketing staff, sponsors and parents).
• You’ll maintain accurate records of student attendance and academic progress, and to produce periodic reports at the request of the Programme Manager.
• You’ll develop reasonable rules of classroom behaviour and ensure they are consistently applied, including appropriate management of online classrooms.
• You’ll provide academic support for international students as appropriate through consultations and tutorials (e.g. advice on language learning, study skills and academic expectations for University study, and where to seek additional academic support and information).

ABOUT YOU

• You’ll possess the ability to teach biology modules at A-Level standard alongside possessing a relevant teaching qualification(s), ideally a PGCE
• You’ll have an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject area.
• You’ll have the experience of managing learning across a range of class sizes.
• You’ll have an understanding of the challenges of teaching international students for whom English is a second language and respect for students of different nationalities and cultures.
• You’ll have previous experience of writing, marking and providing feedback on assessment in accordance with academic regulations.
• You’ll have experience of tracking, recording & managing student attendance, achievement and progress and provide interventions to support student performance.
• You’ll possess an enthusiasm for continual improvement and development
• You’ll have a willingness to undertake additional responsibilities (i.e. programme development) in agreement with the line manager.

ABOUT INTO

The INTO Manchester Study Centre located in an impressive Edwardian building is right in the heart of bustling city centre Manchester. It offers the chance to study in one of the most exciting and culturally diverse cities in the world.

The INTO Manchester Centre offers a broad range of university preparation courses to help international students progress to some of the best universities across the UK. There are progression options to both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as English language courses for either academic or general purposes.

Working together with our university partners, every year we help thousands of international students begin their journey of realizing their dreams of achieving a degree from a world-class university in the US, UK or China and the important first steps towards their future career. We work with universities to create specialist programs designed specifically for international students.

• References will be followed up.
• All gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily.
• Proof of identity and (where applicable) qualifications will be required.
• Reference requests will ask specifically whether there is any reason that they should not be engaged in situations where they have responsibility for, or substantial access to, persons under 18.
• Appropriate suitability checks will be required prior to confirmation of appointment.

This role meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a Disclosure and

Barring Serviced check before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.

INTO is an equal opportunities employer.

INTO Giving is the charitable arm of INTO University Partnerships and is committed to increasing access to education and improving the quality of education for disadvantaged young people around the world. INTO employees are encouraged to take an active role in INTO Giving.

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