Whether you're a teacher thats looking for a new challenge, or an NQT looking for your first teaching job. We know finding a job in education can be a daunting task. That is why Education Vacancies have produced a wealth of Jobseeker resources to help you find that perfect education job.
Our jobseeker resources are broken up into the following sections;
Safeguarding | Covering Letter & CV Advice | Interview Advice | Advice for NQT's | Teaching Job Descriptions
Safeguarding Children & Safer Recruitment in Education (PDF - 0.97 MB)
Common proceedures & checks
Covering letter advice
Guide to CV writing
Common CV pitfalls
Preparing for a job interview
Common interview questions for teaching jobs
Negotiating a salary
What should you do after the interview?
Induction Year
Working with a teaching agency
Our guide to lesson planning
Teaching Assistant Job Description (PDF 95.9 KB)
SENCO Job Decription (PDF 98.7 KB)
Head of Year Job Desription (PDF 98.4 KB)
Deputy Head Job Description (PDF 99.8 KB)
Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) Job Description (PDF 102 KB)
Cover Supervisor Job Description (PDF 100 KB)
Recruiting candidates in education can be a minefield. With increasing legislation regarding the vetting of staff with access to children, it is important to make sure that you know what the full pre-employment checks are. Furthermore, issues such as the Work Visa’s and ‘Rights to Work’ in the UK are also of particular importance to employers in education. Education Vacancies has put together a collection of useful resources for employers. If you have any comments or questions regarding these or other resources for employers, please email us at admin@educationvacancies.com
Our employer resources are broken up into the following sections;
Safeguarding | Teaching Job Descriptions
Safeguarding Children & Safer Recruitment in Education (PDF - 0.97 MB)
Common proceedures & checks
Teaching Assistant Job Description (PDF 95.9 KB)
SENCO Job Decription (PDF 98.7 KB)
Head of Year Job Desription (PDF 98.4 KB)
Deputy Head Job Description (PDF 99.8 KB)
Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) Job Description (PDF 102 KB)
Cover Supervisor Job Description (PDF 100 KB)
Re: General Discussion
Posted on: Tue Mar 9, 2010 - 06:11 PM
SOrry to sound hostile, it's not my intention but there is a lot of talk about teaching here.
You are not employed as a teacher (even if you are qualified) so no active teaching should be taking place, as stated in your jobh description.
Any schools who allow Cover Supervisors to teach rather than support are breaking the job agreement and are doing a grave disservice to the children. As you are not assessed in teaching the children and your lessons aren't planned properly etc and in line with the national curriculum you could at best be teaching something totally irrelevant and at worst teaching something completely wrong.
Cover Supervisors serve a very great purpose in schools and free up time for teachers as they no longer have to cover. But a cover lesson should be about the children being SUPERVISED to carry out INDEPENDENT tasks.In fact it's less of a lesson, more of an activity. Your job is class control not class teaching and if you are expected to carry out teaching while on a CS salary you are being exploited and should consult your union.
If you choose to teach without your school's knowledge, bear in mind that it could come and bite you on the behind in the future and you are letting these students down. For organised schools who follow the guidelines, it is also a disciplinary offence to actively teach against their wishes, and rightfully so. Read the full thread...
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