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Trainee Teacher opportunity

Trainee Teacher opportunity

Woking College

Woking, Surrey

Salary:
£17,036 to £20,650 per annum, depending on exact number of teaching hours. The College will also pay for the full PGCE course fees, over the two years of the course. Part-time hours may be available.
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
26 August 2021
Apply by:
26 May 2021

Job overview

Student applications are high and as such we have the capacity for several trainees.  This is an exciting time to join our rapidly, expanding and successful Sixth Form College.  We are looking for committed, dynamic and enthusiastic Trainee Teachers in the following subject areas:

• Criminology

• Sociology

• Psychology

• Health & Social Care

Candidates must hold a degree in a relevant subject and be committed to studying towards the PGCE qualification.

If you are a recent graduate or are considering a career change, or perhaps you are already working in an education environment as a support member of staff and would like to take the next step and utilise your degree?   Our students are unique individuals - we are looking for trainee teachers who can support and guide students to further enhance their life chances during their time at College.

The role will be fixed-term for two years, the number of teaching hours will vary depending on the subject area, and full-time hours can be made up as a Learning Support Assistant/Independent Learning Mentor or other appropriate technician roles which will support your personal and professional development.  Part-time hours may also be available.

A full mentoring programme is organised to introduce all new staff to sixth form college systems and procedures and to support and encourage professional development.

We are looking for exceptional candidates. We expect high performance from all our staff, and are looking for impressive individuals to inspire College students.  Candidates should demonstrate their ability and suitability to both the role and the culture of the College.

Start Date:  26 August 2021

Salary:  £17,036 to £20,650  per annum, depending on the number of teaching hours (pro rata for part-time).

PGCE:  This role will be in conjunction with a Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) course awarded by Canterbury Christ Church University.  Weekly lectures and workshops take place at Reigate College from 6.00pm to 9.00pm on Monday evenings.

The College will pay for the full PGCE course fees, over the two years of the course.

Duration: This role is fixed-tem, for 2 years.  There is no guarantee of a permanent role at the end of this period.

Closing date and Interviews: 9am, Wednesday 26 May 2021.   Applications will be considered upon receipt, and interviewed accordingly.  The College reserves the right to interview in advance of the closing date, and as such candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible.

To Apply:  Please download the Trainee Teacher Application Pack and click the Apply Now button to access the Application Form (CVs will not be accepted on their own).

For further information or to return a completed Application Form, please contact:

Kirsty Crook, Personnel Officer:  email: kcr@woking.ac.uk    Website:  www.woking.ac.uk

Important information:

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointed staff will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. The College is committed to equal opportunities.

The College encourages all candidates to be familiar with Section 1 of the DfE paper on “Keeping Children Safe in Education” September 2020 and the College's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. These documents can be found on the College's Staff Vacancies page, and Policies page.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the College asks candidates to consider Woking College's Privacy Notice for Job Applicants, which can be found on the Staff Vacancies page of the College’s website.

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About Woking College

Woking College is an oversubscribed and highly successful college of over 1400 students drawing students from more than 60 different schools. Our very successful strategic focus has, for many years, been to create the very best environment for high quality of teaching and learning alongside the widest range of enrichment activities enhancing the cultural capital of our students. Alongside this we place a very strong emphasis on maintaining our wonderful community, we have a more diverse College population than might be thought of as typical for Surrey but we are determined to maintain our inclusive ethos. We are fully committed to innovation whilst maintaining a humane and caring approach for all members of the College community which has resulted in the doubling of the student population in recent years. These approaches have been key to securing Grade 1 ‘Outstanding’ in all seven categories in our October 2022 Ofsted inspection.

Woking College is enjoying record results, very positive value-added and an abundance of applications and quite rightly has a teaching and learning culture which is the envy of other institutions, indeed in recent staff surveys over 95% of College staff said they were proud to work at Woking College!

We have benefited hugely from an impressive transformation of the College’s estate over recent years, with the completion of a new Sports Centre in 2014, a new Arts Block in 2015 and a modern and larger Science Building in 2016. A full size 3G pitch was completed in 2020.  A £3m teaching block and another £3m project working collaboratively with an adjacent community centre will enhance our estate even further within this academic year.

We recognise the advantages of collaboration and have worked hard over the years to build and maintain close working relationships with other education providers and the Local Authority. The College has been a long-standing member of S7, the Surrey and Sussex group of Sixth Form Colleges, possibly the leading college consortium nationally, and we look forward to continued positive engagement with schools, colleges and the local community for the benefit of all.

With strong leadership from our passionate and committed senior leadership team, and with the support of excellent teaching and support staff across all areas, we look forward to the continued evolution of the College; we also look forward to meeting committed, engaging and passionate people who want to join us to further enhance the life-chances and choices of our students – which is of course our main mission as educators.

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Applications closed