Teacher,
Support Teacher
& Senior Teacher
Would you like to work on one of
our Courses? You must be a NATIVE ENGLISH-SPEAKER with appropriate
TEFL qualifications and experience. Read on....
Background information
Let me tell you a little about us. Vacational Studies Courses have run for
37 years. Most students come to us on recommendation from parents
whose children have already been with us. We are accredited
by the British Council and are members of English UK (formerly
ARELS). We have high standards of professionalism and expect
the same from staff. Our reputation is of the greatest importance
and is, I believe, second-to-none. Parents are confident that
their children will be secure.
The students
We have a full programme of teaching,
sporting and social activities. With our total staff:student
ratio of about 1:8, we can provide the pastoral care that comes
from supervision that is as complete as possible. The Courses
are international with most European countries represented.
Our students tend to be well-motivated. Many return from year
to year. As the Courses are fully residential, there are good
opportunities to get to know the children and do various kinds
of work with them. Accommodation and meals
The posts are resident. Basic accommodation
is provided at no charge, as are all meals, except meals on
excursions.The teaching
Teaching takes place on five days a week,
including Saturdays. There are four 45-minute lessons in the
mornings and one 30-minute 'homework' period after lunch. Classes
are graded according to ability with a teacher:student ratio
no greater than 1:16. We use books such as "Cutting Edge",
'Total English', ' Energy 2', ' Over to You', ' Smart Elementary’,
' Matters’, ' Vista' and ' Panorama 2' as the main textbooks.
We also have a variety of supplementary material covering the
range lower-intermediate to advanced. Much of the work is a
special 'Task-Based Learning' programme involving the scripting
and producing of a short film for which we have a special
Programme of Work. Teachers may also include their own appropriate
materials and methods. Extra-curricular activities
An involvement in the extra-curricular
programme is expected. Staff are contracted to assist the
Sports/Social crew on at least six occasions each week. In
addition, they accompany excursions and shopping trips on a rota
basis and assist with supervision on Sports Day. All staff
assume the normal pastoral responsibilities that are part of
boarding school life. Duties
All staff have 2½ duty days each
week, or the equivalent. There are also two completely free
24-hour days during the Course - a Sunday or an excursion day.
Collection and return service
Some staff meet students at Heathrow on
the first day and check them in when they return. Qualifications
expected
Applicants must be graduates and hold
qualifications such as CTEFLA/CELTA; Trinity College London
Certificate in TESOL; PGCE in English/modern languages with
TEFL subsidiary; university 'certificate in TEFL' courses. A
qualification must be externally validated by a reputable examination
body (usually a university or recognised examination board);
there must be at least six hours' supervised teaching practice
(i.e. teaching practice where a qualified assessor observes
the trainee teacher teaching real TEFL students and gives feedback
on the trainee's performance); the course must contain at least
100 hours of TEFL input. PGCE or equivalent qualifications which
lead to qualified teacher status in the UK in a subject related
to English Language teaching (i.e. modern languages or English)
and for an appropriate age group may be considered to be appropriate
qualifications for teaching EFL to juniors.Dates,
duration and pay - Teachers
We offer employment for a period of
just over four weeks. Preference for Courses can be indicated
on the enclosed application form. The period of employment
is from the morning of the day before the first day of the
Course until mid-afternoon on the last day of the Course.
Pay is £1680.00 (one thousand six hundred and eighty pounds) for the duration of the employment. Payment is by
cheque at the end of the Course. If they wish, staff can be
paid a 25% advance by cheque at the end of the first week,
to be deducted from the final balance. As employment is temporary,
we are not at present required to deduct PAYE from British
staff at source unless staff advise us that they are ordinarily
resident in the UK and, therefore, liable to PAYE. Anyone
defined as a ' student' for the tax year is not liable to
PAYE. Deductions will be on a ' Week 1/Month 1' basis. NI
is deducted at the prevailing rate.Dates,
duration and pay - Support Teacher(s)
The Support Teacher(s) cover classes
when, for example, the Course Tutor is observing classes or when
a teacher is ill. When not teaching, they may sit in on classes.
They do boarding duties and help with the sports/social
activities. They will be recently qualified teachers seeking
experience in this field. Employment is from the morning of 9
July to mid-afternoon 14 August. Accommodation will be at any of
the Schools. Payment is £1260.00 (one thousand two hundred
and sixty pounds) for the duration. Details are as above. As they may have
to be at any of the schools at short notice, Support Teacher(s)
should be mobile with their own transport.
Dates,
duration and pay - Senior Teachers
At each School, there is a Senior Teacher
who is responsible, in liaison with the Academic Manager, for
providing the teachers with ideas and support in lesson planning,
overseeing student placement, observing teaching, taking over
from an absent teacher, report-writing, book-issuing and book
collection at the end. The Senior Teacher will have wide experience
in TEFL. The period of employment is from the morning of the
day before the first day of the Course until mid-afternoon on
the last day of the Course. Payment is £1900.00 (one thousand
nine hundred pounds) for the duration. Payment details
are as above.
Suitability
Ideally, applicants will have experience
with the 11-17 age-range in residential situations. An interest
in participating in the corporate life of the Course - in the
classroom, on the sportsfield and socially - is essential. If
this appeals, please complete the application form, giving your
choice of Course in order of preference. Please read 'Notes for Staff 2010' which describes the
post in more detail. If your application is of interest, we
shall contact your referees and, if these are satisfactory, we
shall invite you for interview. If you are overseas, we shall
suggest interview via skype. If you are in this country,
we shall invite you to Newbury. We pay
your rail fare. If appointed, your acceptance of the contents
of this information sheet and the ‘Notes for Staff 2010’
together with our letter offering the post and your acceptance
of it form the contract. As there is responsibility for and
substantial access to children, UK-based staff should apply for
'subject access' at their local police station. Overseas-based
staff should obtain a certificate of good conduct from the
British Embassy. CRB clearance is requested. Proof of qualifications is required - as is
an explanation for any gaps in CVs.A note on Work Permits and why we cannot
employ non-EU teachers
If you do not hold an EU passport (or have a dispensation to
take temporary work as a Commonwealth citizen), you are not
permitted to work in the UK unless you possess a Work Permit.
An employer has to obtain a Work Permit from the Home Office
to allow a non EU citizen to work in the UK. The employer must
prove that EU labour is not available for the job. As EU labour
is available for EFL teaching posts, we do not apply for Work
Permits.If you do not fulfil the stated criteria, we shall
not take your application further.
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