Trainee Teacher of English
The College of Richard Collyer
Horsham, West Sussex
- Expired
- Salary:
- £14,008 to £16,861
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 16 April 2018
Job overview
We are a Sixth Form College, rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted, based in Horsham - a thriving market town in leafy West Sussex, situated within easy reach of London and the south coast.
Would you like to take advantage of the exciting opportunity to train as a teacher in the post compulsory sector and earn while you learn?
We provide a high quality Diploma in Education and Training course and a programme that offers the opportunity to train in a supportive environment with inspirational mentors as part of an experienced, professional teaching team.
The programme combines subject teaching with learning support duties and study for one evening per week at Collyer’s with course fees paid by us.
The subject teaching element will be from 2 to 12 hours per week with additional prep, marking and study time. The balance of the timetable will be spent working as part of the study support team, with groups of students in class or independently with students requiring additional help. Teaching and learning and enrichments projects within the college also feature in the programme.
Qualifications: Good degree in subject area or a related discipline.
Experience: Current or recent experience of working with young adults preferred. Previous relevant work experience welcomed.
Knowledge and Skills: You will possess the ability to use information technology to support teaching and learning. Full support will be given but the trainee will need to have sound subject knowledge and the ability to teach at BTEC and A level from the outset. Second subject would be an advantage.
Personal Qualities: Excellent teamwork and communication skills. Flexible approach and well organised work patterns.
Motivation and expectations: A commitment to the training programme and a career in teaching 16-19 year students. High standards to motivate, support and encourage the growth and maturing of students to ensure excellent outcomes.
We are committed to the professional development of all staff and we encourage attending external CPD as well as in-house training events.
Contract: This post is a two year, fixed term, full-time appointment from 1st September 2018. We are unable to guarantee any employment once training is complete.
Salary range: Trainees are paid from £14,008 to £16,861 per annum, depending on skills and experience and the balance of duties between teaching and learning support.
To apply, please visit http://www.collyers.ac.uk/vacancies/10838.html
Closing date: Noon on Tuesday, 17th April 2018.
Collyer’s is committed to the professional development of all staff. Staff are encouraged to attend external CPD as well as in-house training events.
About The College of Richard Collyer
The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham, ‘Collyer’s’, is one of the leading sixth form colleges in the country and the no.1 choice for A Levels in West Sussex. The College has an attractive campus, and classrooms are well resourced, with ambitious plans for growth in the coming years that have already started. There is a collegiate and professional ethos amongst staff and students within which excellent teaching and learning can flourish.
The College has a long history of commitment to education whilst also seeking to remain forward thinking. It was founded as a school nearly five hundred years ago under the terms of the will of a prominent member of the Mercers’ Company in the City of London. Ever since, the Mercers’ Company and the Parish of Horsham have been involved in its governance and are represented on the Governing Body. In 1976, Collyer’s became a sixth form college and remains a designated sixth form college and a full member of the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association and the Association of Colleges.
The College provides education for over 2,350 young people in the 16–19 age range. Around half of each year’s intake comes from the three partner 11–16 schools in Horsham: Forest, Millais and Tanbridge House. Many others come from a wide range of schools which are further afield, including the independent as well as the maintained sectors. Collyer’s has a very successful and consistent record in external examinations. In 2023, the A Level high grade rate (A*–B) was 61%. Results across our other course types, such as vocational, technical, transition and GCSE, are equally strong. Collyer’s also runs Adult Education and Skills courses in the evenings, with over 300 students studying a range of professional and recreational adult learning courses ranging from art to accounting.
Collyer’s is situated near the centre of Horsham, within easy reach of the town centre and railway station. We currently employ 112 teachers and 105 support staff, each with a mix of full-time and part-time posts. The College is organised for teaching into three Faculties; nearly all teachers also act as personal tutors for up to 24 students organised into six houses led by a Head of House. The majority of our students take A Level or vocational Level 3 courses and go on to further and higher study or employment. Intermediate Level courses, including BTEC Level 2 and GCSE, are also offered. A wide range of enrichment activities, Performing Arts, Sport and Recreation are recommended to provide a broad and balanced programme for students.
Support staff provide vital services for the effective running of the college in Administration, Finance, HR, Information and Learning Technology, Curriculum Support, Library, Catering and Premises.
The College is committed to continuing professional development for staff. Applications are welcomed regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion, belief or sexuality.
Collyer’s is a rewarding and stimulating place in which to work, with a strong identity and sense of community. We look forward to receiving your application if you would like to join us.
Dan Lodge
Principal
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