Job Details

Maths Functional Skills Tutor

WEA - Adult Learning, Within Reach

Expires in 8 days

Overview

The WEA is the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education, a charity dedicated to bringing high quality, professional education into the heart of communities.
£31,650 to £34,443
per year, pro rata, plus London Weighting
Full time
(35 hours per week)
Tower Hamlets

Key information

WEA are looking for talented individuals to help us deliver our mission, to bring education within reach.

As a Core Tutor, you will provide engaging teaching, learning and assessment with a creative and supportive approach to teaching.

About the role

  • Effective planning and delivery of your curriculum using methods and materials appropriate to the student group, level and course content with consideration of the wider programme students may engage with. A scheme of work, course outline and lesson plans should be used for this and made available to all key stakeholders and shared with colleagues as requested.
  • Undertaking of effective initial assessment and diagnostic activities, tailoring learning to individual needs and knowledge.
  • Ability to differentiate learning to learners with different learning needs and ability.
  • Prepare and adapt appropriate teaching materials, Deployment of a wide range of formative and summative assessment practice, that motivates and stretches learners.
  • Assesses and record student development. Identify problem areas and areas which need attention and improvement ensuring students are supported to meet their goals.
  • Provides a safe, positive learning environment for students.


For the full job description, including the key areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button. 


We are working hard to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change. We strongly encourage applicants from a diverse range of candidates and encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experiences and potential to apply. 

Requirements

  • Teaching qualification (Post Graduate Certificate in Education, Certificate in Education, Diploma in Education and Training or equivalent), level 5 specialism (if you have Internal Quality Assurance and Assessor qualifications that would be advantageous)
  • Experience of design and implementation of innovative learning, schemes of work and lesson plans.
  • Experience in a range of initial assessment and diagnostic tools.
  • A thorough understanding of Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement as well as the Education Inspection Framework and the quality processes that underpin your delivery.
  • Experience of working with adults in hard-to-reach areas who may face multiple barriers to education.
  • Strong working knowledge of Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills Education Inspection Framework.
  • A strong team work ethic. We like to collaborate and support each other.
  • A passion for adult education and making a difference!


We reserve the right to close the role early if we receive a large volume of applications.