Job Details

As a Sessional Tutor, you will provide engaging teaching, learning and assessment with a creative and supportive approach to teaching. Adapting to a range of learning styles, and ability to differentiate delivery to learners with mixed abilities to develop learners` knowledge and understanding. All whilst ensuring you provide the highest possible quality teaching and learning to a group of learners.

We are looking to recruit staff to join our sessional pool. Our sessional pool is key to delivering our course offer. The number of working hours per day and or term will depend on the requirements of the business. This is not a full time, permanent role.

• Plan, deliver and report on your course, using methods and materials appropriate to the student group and course content. A scheme of work, course outline and lesson plans should be used for this and made available to the Education Coordinator, class visitor or inspector when required.
• Prepare and or adapt appropriate teaching materials.
• Identify and or assess the needs of students and if necessary adapt course content and delivery style to meet these needs. Where a course is inappropriate for a student, direct them to another course or provider. Deal appropriately with individual student support needs, using the appropriate forms and recording the required evidence as per the guidelines provided.
• Comply with our policy on Equality and Diversity so that all students are treated with respect and dignity in an environment in which a diversity of backgrounds and experience is valued. Deal with any harassment or discrimination issues that arise.
• Discuss Learning Outcomes or Moderation Requirements with students as the course proceeds.
• Enable your students to participate in the WEA by affording time for distribution of any relevant notices or information, and ensuring they know about the organisation and how they can become a voluntary member.

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We strongly encourage applicants from a diverse range of candidates and encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experiences and potential to apply. Should you need any support with your application, then please email: recruitment@wea.ac.uk.

• Teaching qualification (Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Certificate in Education or Diploma in Education and Training or equivalent), Level five specialism (if you have Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) 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 (RARPA) as well as the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) 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 (OFSTED) 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!

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Disclaimer: We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.