Summer School Computing, Robotics and AI Teacher
Mander Portman Woodward
Cambridgeshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £658 per week ( 14 hours per week @ £47 per hour)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 20 April 2024
Job overview
Closes April 20th, 2024. Early applications are encouraged.
Role: Summer School Computing, Robotics and AI Teacher
Employment: Part-time, Fixed-term Contract
Dates: July 1st to July 12th and/or July 15th – July 26th 2024
Reports to: Centre Manager & Summer School Director
Location: MPW Cambridge
Salary: £658 per week ( 4 days per week, 14 hours per week @ £47 per hour).
About MPW & Summer Programmes
Founded in 1973, MPW is one of the UK’s leading names in fifth and sixth-form education, offering a distinctive alternative to traditional schools. Our three colleges in London, Birmingham, and Cambridge, offer the same broad range of A levels, GCSEs, retake, and university foundation courses.
Mander Portman Woodward (MPW) is an independent education provider and one of the best known and most well-respected independent colleges in the UK. Owned by Kaplan International, MPW offers a wide range of GCSE and A level subjects in a socially relaxed yet highly academically disciplined environment. MPW has built an enviable reputation for top academic results, excellent pastoral care and inspired teaching tailored to the needs of each student.
MPW launched summer programmes in Cambridge in the summer of 2022. Students aged 14-17, from all over the world, study with us and reside at our student accommodation- Tripos Court. This is a 15–20-minute walk from MPW Cambridge.
Summer students study an innovative, high-quality academic programme, with a choice of eight academic streams, including a life skills programme. They also enjoy a packed schedule of social and cultural activities to make the most of their time outside of the classroom, plus lectures and career talks given by world experts and leading university academics in their respective fields.
The role
We are recruiting for dynamic Computing, Robotics, and AI teachers to teach this exciting academic summer school stream. Resources will be provided and are developed by our experienced MPW staff. The right candidates will have the opportunity to contribute new ideas and bring their expertise to the role. The classes are very small and collaborative. Accommodation is also available for the right candidate. There is an opportunity to teach Eton X life skills sessions in the afternoons for an additional 6 hours of teaching per week.
Main responsibilities
• Deliver high-quality lessons for approximately 3.5 hours each day, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. There is a paid break from 10:00-10:30 am each day.
• Provide support and advice to individuals on future degree and career options within your specific academic stream.
• Write a report on each student at the end of the 2-week programme.
• To be punctual, start lessons on time and be fully prepared for each day of the programme
About you
- Experience teaching robotics with Arduino
- Experience programming with JavaScript
- Degree in computer science or related field ( essential)
- Summer school or holiday programme experience (desirable)
- Good people skills, cultural awareness, and sensitivity
- Experience teaching young people and/or teenagers
- Enthusiastic, friendly, and energetic
- Fluency in English- written and spoken
Desirable:
- Experience advising students on UK university options for engineering and computer science
- Experience programming games software ( AI, animation)
- Teaching qualification
Our offer
- Salary: £47 per hour, 2-week minimum commitment
- Lunch is provided
- Accommodation is available for the right candidate
- Working hours are approximately 14 hours per week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
Application Process
To apply for the role, please submit your application. Early applications are encouraged as we will consider applications as they are received.
Before applying, if you would like to have an informal chat with our summer school director, Erin Neil about the role, please email her at summerschool@mpw.ac.uk to set up a call.
Commitment to Safeguarding
Mander Portman Woodward is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people. Applicants for the role must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further details of what this includes are found in Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy.
Equal Opportunities
Mander Portman Woodward aims to promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of qualifications and abilities, talent, personal qualities, skills, and potential. MPW welcomes applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and personal circumstances.
Attached documents
About Mander Portman Woodward
Mander Portman Woodward is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form situated in Cambridge. It is an independent school that forms part of the Mander Portman Woodward (MPW) group of schools, which also has schools in London and Birmingham. A smaller than average-sized secondary school, it will provide 240 places for secondary and sixth form students between the ages of 14-20, when fully subscribed.
The MPW organisation was established in 1973 as the “route to the UK’s top universities” for students. The Cambridge branch of MPW schools opened in 1987, occupying two linked Victorian houses and another nearby house.
Headteacher
Mr Tom Caston
Values and Vision
Mander Portman Woodward Cambridge and its two partner schools are educational environments with the main aim of equipping fifth and sixth form students to get into the UK’s top universities. It is a place with a friendly and thriving atmosphere and a culture of enjoying hard work and achieving success. An out-of-classroom informality contrasting with the intensive teaching approach of the classroom makes sure that all students are comfortable learning at the school and reaching high levels of success in the process.
Ofsted
“The college’s leaders and governors have maintained the high standards achieved at the time of the previous inspection. This is due to their high expectations and the excellent care, guidance and support they offer to pupils. The quality of teaching is outstanding because it takes account of the needs of individual pupils exceptionally well and ensures that they make strong progress.”
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