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Economics Tutor

Economics Tutor

Sixth Form College Farnborough

Hampshire

  • £24,599 - £40,965 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Apply by:
21 May 2021

Job overview

Post of Subject Tutor Economics Full/Part time

Salary £24,599 - £40,965

The Sixth Form College Farnborough is part of a multi-academy trust, The Prospect Trust; an educational hub for the community, contributing significantly to raising standards and improving the life chances of young people.

The College will, as one of the region’s most distinguished providers of 16-19 education, be at the heart of this undertaking sharing expertise, skill and leadership.

The College seeks to appoint an enthusiastic and well-qualified graduate able to teach Economics in a successful curriculum area.

Key strengths are:

  • Achievement of high grades with excellent value added;
  • Outstanding teaching by a team of experienced and motivated staff;
  • Exceptional levels of support for students both inside and outside of lessons;
  • Innovative use of IT to promote learning embedded as a regular part of normal teaching.

The Curriculum Area of Economics

We follow the AQA Economics specification. Nearly 400 students study Economics at the College and are taught by a team of seven graduate specialists.

The Post of Economics Tutor

We are looking for a teacher who displays the following characteristics:

  • A thoughtful and self-reflective approach to pedagogy;
  • A desire to be an outstanding classroom practitioner
  • A passion for the subject;
  • Excellent subject knowledge and a desire to build on this; and an
  • Enthusiasm for working with 16-19 year old students.
  • Capable of delivering the subject to a wide range of student abilities.

If you are able to offer a subject in addition to Economics please state this in your application letter.

In addition we are looking for a candidate who recognises the critical importance of developing our students’ literacy and numeracy skills and will implement this as an integral part of their teaching.

Candidates will be part of a team where resources and ideas are freely shared for the greater good of the department. The successful applicant is expected to be flexible, not afraid to meet challenges, and innovative in their approach to curriculum delivery.

How do we support you?

As a new member of staff you will receive plenty of support from your colleagues both from the department and from the wider college community.  This will include:

  • a mentor to help you through the first year (in particular);
  • support from your curriculum manager and Director of Faculty; and
  • an extensive programme for all new staff to help induct you into College life as well as to develop your approach to teaching

For graduates we will organise and fund a teaching qualification – usually a PGCE – a saving for most graduates of at least £9,000. In addition we offer Qualified Teacher Status (i.e. completion of the statutory induction period) through Hampshire Local Authority and in partnership with one of our local schools.

We regard our staff as our most important resource and will do our utmost to support you throughout your time at the College.

Why should you join us?

We continue to be an outstanding provider of post-16 education and in 2019 the value added score for A level and Applied General courses was significantly above the national average.

If you are motivated by a challenge and feel you could support us to achieve even greater results in 2022, this is the right College for you. It is a truly great place to work and you can find out more by watching the ‘Working at The Sixth Form College Farnborough’ video on our website.

Further details of this exciting role and how to apply can be found on our website farnborough.ac.uk/working

Please complete the application form, employment declaration and equality monitoring form and email all completed applications to recruitment@prospecttrust.org.uk as soon as possible. We may choose to interview before the closing date of 21th May 2021.

The Prospect Trust takes the control and processing of employee data very seriously and is committed to act in line with the GDPR regulations; please read the attached applicant privacy notice which explains how your data is processed.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants, however all disabled applicants who meet our minimum criteria will be invited for interview. Any future offer of employment would remain subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance.

The College has an uncompromising commitment to the safeguarding of our students.

About Sixth Form College Farnborough

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+44 1252 688 200

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The Sixth Form College Farnborough is a sixth form college located in the town of the same name, in Hampshire. The College had originally been a grammar school founded in 1936, becoming a full sixth form college in 1992. The college is co-educational, with over 3000 students aged 16-19. Since its establishment as a sixth form, the college has undergone extensive redevelopment and modernisation, and as a result can boast of a wide range of high-quality teaching and recreational facilities such as a brand-new purpose-built teaching block opened in 2010 containing teaching facilities for physics, electronics and photography among others.

Principal

Zoe Smallman

Values and Vision

The Sixth Form College Farnborough is a sixth form college located in the town of the same name, in Hampshire. Since September 2017, The College has been part of The Prospect Trust, a multi-academy trust. The College had originally been a grammar school founded in 1936, becoming a full sixth form college in 1992. The college is co-educational, with over 3900 students aged 16-19. Since its establishment as a sixth form, the college has undergone extensive redevelopment and modernisation, and as a result can boast of a wide range of high-quality teaching and recreational facilities such as a brand-new purpose-built teaching block opened in 2010 containing teaching facilities for physics, electronics and photography among others. Around a third of the students at the college are on mixed programmes of study combining A levels and vocational courses. The college offers 33 A-level courses, with the largest being in psychology and mathematics. Of the 11 vocational courses, the largest are in criminology and business.

Ofsted

“Students very quickly develop detailed knowledge and understanding of the subjects they study and improve their practical skills to very high levels. Students benefit from very high levels of support from teaching and support staff to help them stay at college, develop their confidence and succeed. Highly experienced and well-qualified staff expertly design and teach lessons that break down information and skills into topics that are easy to understand"

The full report into The Sixth Form College, Farnborough can be found here.

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