Teacher of English
Test Teach
South West London
- Expired
- Salary:
- £50 per hour, Saturdays only
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 12 December 2016
Job overview
Closing date 12 Dec 2016
We are currently looking for able and experienced secondary-level teachers to teach English on Saturdays. Although our students are typically in years 4, 5 or 6 of primary school when they come to us, we prefer to work with specialised teachers from secondary schools, rather than primary school teachers whose training has been more general.
The students who come to us are typically ambitious and capable, yet we find that they have rarely been challenged by the English work they are doing at primary school. Test Teach aims to provide those children with the help they need to make the transition to the more complex, adult literary understanding that will be required of them upon entering secondary school.
We do try to allow for some freedom in the way our lessons are taught, and we try to avoid overwhelming our students with the iterative, mechanical tasks that many tutoring programmes employ. We do not promote a “system” or “method”, but rather we depend on the quality of our teachers and the conviction that children can improve considerably when presented with the sort of challenges they simply aren’t given at a primary school level.
We are aware that many secondary school teachers will not have experience teaching children in the age group we cater to, but nevertheless we are hoping for candidates who can put across information to young students in a way they can understand and respond to. Our classes are kept at a maximum of 13 students, and lessons will take place in Sutton, Croydon or Kingston at a local secondary school.
Available shifts:
11:00-15:30 £215 per day with one half-hour break Sutton – Overton Grange School – SM2 6TQ
09:30-16:30 £330 per day with two half-hour breaks Croydon – Edenham High School – CR0 7NJ
09:30-16:30 £330 per day with two half-hour breaks Kingston – Grey Court School – TW10 7HN
Dates:
2017 Jan 14 21 28, Feb 4 18 25, Mar 4 18 25, Apr 1 22 29, May 6 20 27, Jun 3 17 24, Jul 1 15 22
Whilst we expect teachers to attend as many dates as possible, candidates are still welcome to apply if there are some dates they can’t do.
School Addresses:
Overton Grange School
Stanley Road, Sutton
SM2 6TQ
Grey Court School
Ham Street
Richmond
TW10 7HN
Edenham High School
Orchard Way
Croydon
CR0 7NJ
Website www.testteach.co.uk
To apply please send a CV to vacancies@testteach.co.uk
PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO FORMAL APPLICATION FORM – ONLY YOUR CV IS REQUIRED
About Test Teach
- Test Teach
- Unit 203 Kingspark Business Ct, 152-178 Kingston Road, New Malden
- Surrey
- KT3 3ST
- United Kingdom
We provide 11 plus tuition for entrance into grammar schools in Sutton and Kingston upon Thames
We are an educational company specialising in preparing children for entrance to some of the top selective schools in the country. These mainly consist of grammar schools and independent schools in Kingston Upon Thames, Sutton and the wider Surrey area.
There are 164 grammar schools in the UK and gaining a place requires pupils to achieve an outstanding score in the 11 plus exam.
Our aim is to hire outstanding teachers to support our students in their exams. You can learn more about our 11 plus courses by going to our website.
How pupils gain entry into selective schools
To gain entry into a grammar school or an independent school, students in Surrey are required to pass a test, known as the 11 plus exam. The 11 plus exam for grammar schools in Kingston Upon Thames and Sutton is specifically known as the Selective Eligibility Test or SET.
Pupils in Surrey will take the 11 plus exam at the beginning of Year 6. The 11 plus can test students in English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non Verbal Reasoning, but for the grammar schools in Surrey, only Maths and English usually appear on the exam.
We have been teaching pupils to pass the 11 plus exam in London for over 15 years and have been successful in getting thousands of children a place at an independent school or grammar school.
Our approach to teaching
We give our students a chance to experience secondary school-level teaching in the sort of small, focused classes that they simply don’t have access to at their own schools. We want our students to be challenged by the work we give them, and as such we rely on the dedication and excellence of our teachers and teaching assistants to help them get to grips with the material we set them.
For more information about our company and joining our team, please visit our website
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