English Teacher
King's Interhigh Online School
United Kingdom - Remote
- £30,993 - £37,100 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 22 May 2022
Job overview
Please note, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who live in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
Do you have a desire to help vunerable students make significant learning progress despite their challenging circumstances, working for a national online provision, Academy 21, placing children's wellbeing at the heart of everything we do?
As part of our strategy to continue to grow and provide our services across England and Wales, we are advertising for a talented and ambitious teacher of English to join our school, with the ability to teach English Language up to KS3 and English Literature up to KS4.
Our teachers work from home in the UK to deliver live lessons via our online classrooms where students are encouraged to participate and join in with activities and if you are interested in joining us to improve the lives of our students, we would love to hear from you!
About the role
Job Title – English Leader of Learning (Teacher)
Location – Based in the UK - working remotely from home
Various Benefits
• A Company Pension
• Life Cover
• Employee Discount Programme
Start Date: September 2022
Salary Range – £30,993 - £37,100 per annum depending on experience and qualifications
Position: Full Time, Permanent Contract. You will be contracted to work 42 weeks of the year, up to 38 weeks of which are contact time and 4 weeks to complete other activities such as course writing, marking, etc. These 4 weeks will be directed weeks during half terms and will be communicated in advance of the Academic Year. Staff will be off for the remainder of the half term’s however it is expected that staff will work the necessary hours to fulfil their teaching duties and responsibilities.
Position and working hours
• 37.5 hours per week over 5 days
• Live Teaching is from Monday to Friday
• Live Teaching can be between 9am – 4pm
• A full-time teacher can be teaching up to 33, 40-minute lessons a week (22 hours of contact time) Remaining time available for preparation, marking, course writing etc.
Inspired Online Schools
Academy21 and King’s Interhigh Online School are part of the Inspired Education Group. Inspired is a leading global premium schools’ group, offering excellence in Kindergarten to Year 13 education to over 50,000 students. Its international network of 70 schools, across 20 countries on 5 continents, delivers proven best practice from every corner of the globe - to ensure learning is world class.
Inspired students benefit from this unique global connectivity, in schools that are anchored in their local community. With a holistic curriculum focus on the three pillars of academic excellence, sport and performing arts, the unique individuality of every student is unlocked, giving Inspired students transformative opportunities to achieve their full potential and to flourish.
Company Background
King's Interhigh Online School is part of the Inspired Education Group. Inspired is a leading global premium schools group, offering excellence in Kindergarten to Year 13 education to over 50,000 students. Its international network of 70 schools, across 20 countries on 5 continents, delivers proven best practice from every corner of the globe - to ensure learning is world class.
Academy21 offers the core subjects, Maths, English language and Science, and some additional options for students at both KS3 and KS4: Humanities and Citizenship; ICT; GCSE English Literature; GCSE History; GCSE Citizenship Studies and Functional Skills courses in Maths and English, as well as an Entry Level Science qualification. Students study a partial or full timetable with Academy21, depending on their educational needs. 1:1 tutorials are offered to give all students customised support and regular communication takes place via the exciting new IT portals to ensure the students’ mentors are up-to-date with student progress.
Inspired students benefit from this unique global connectivity, in schools that are anchored in their local community. With a holistic curriculum focus on the three pillars of academic excellence, sport and performing arts, the unique individuality of every student is unlocked, giving Inspired students transformative opportunities to achieve their full potential and to flourish.
Safeguarding
Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practise across the school.
Attached documents
About King's Interhigh Online School
- King's Interhigh Online School
- Lewis Parry House, Elvicta Estate, Crickhowell
- Powys
- NP8 1DF
- United Kingdom
About Us
Our School is part of the Inspired Education Group
Inspired Online Schools use state-of-the-art digital technology and operates two established divisions – King's InterHigh, a non-selective fee-paying online secondary school, established in 2005 and a B2B division including Academy 21, serving other educational providers, schools, local authorities and other public bodies.
King's InterHigh is the largest online school group in the UK, delivering a fully personalised education online. Our curriculum structure is based on the Key Stages, with IGCSEs offered at KS4 and A Levels at KS5. We teach students online from Key Stage 2 - 5, through a digital platform.
Academy21 is an online alternative provision, which caters for vulnerable students with different needs from a range of schools, local authorities and virtual provisions. We teach all core subjects at KS3 and KS4 plus various additional subjects including citizenship studies, English literature, history and ICT. Students take GCSEs and Functional Skills qualifications at KS4 and may stay with the school for any length of time, depending on their individual circumstances.
We offer a genuinely 21st century education and the opportunity for teachers to develop professional skills. Our teachers teach exceptionally well-behaved students from their own home and all teachers are provided with high quality computer hardware.
Our successful candidates will join a talented team providing excellent online educational experiences for our students whose ages range between 8 and 18. The successful candidates will demonstrate expertise and experience of delivering their subject specialism/s and come from either a state school and/or independent school background. Passionate about ensuring the students are at the centre of learning, the successful candidate will be used to deadlines, have experience of creating effective learning resources and having a key focus on the academic monitoring and progress of the students.
Education Leaders
- CEO - Ashley Harrold
- Executive Head King's InterHigh - Catriona Olsen
- Executive Head Academy21 - Alessandro Capozzi
- Head of School Academy21 - Clare Brokenshire
About our Roles
Here at InterHigh and Academy21, our Leaders of Learning (Teacher) contracts do differ from mainstream schools due to the nature of our business and ways of operating. As a Leader of Learning (Teacher) you will be contracted to 42 weeks of the year, up to 38 of these weeks are contact weeks with the students, with the remaining weeks being available for additional activity such as course writing.
You will work 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. During the school day there are allocated breaks in the morning, lunch time and in the afternoon, with breaks in between each lesson also.
Our lessons are 40 minutes long which ensures the time spent in the classroom is value added and effective. A full time Leader of Learning could be given a timetable with up to 33 lessons, equating to 22 hours of contact time.
As a business and a school, we do not follow the Teachers Mainstream Payscale, we operate in line with our own salary bandings. Further information specifically for each role will be available via the job adverts.
Inspired Education's Philosophy
At Inspired Education, the philosophy is to integrate innovative, challenging and enriching academic, performing arts and sports programme's. Inspired Education state:
- A child's education is the single most important consideration for any parent
- We believe that this set of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and values, instilled by education, will form the basis of how we approach the future
- At Inspired we instil a sense of pride, responsibility, honesty and integrity in our students
For more specific information in relation to Inspired Education, InterHigh and Academy 21, please visit our website's:
Please visit our careers site for further information and to see our latest opportunities - https://careers.inspirededu.com/
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