Teacher - English

Benefits: Teachers pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: Part Time Hours TBC

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Teacher in English to join our Sixth Forms department at The Bedford College group.

As a teacher, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Preparing, delivering and assessing students on a range of courses and levels
• Supporting and guiding students to achieve success and realise their full potential
• Managing students learning and providing a high-quality learning experience
• Contributing proactively to development of the department’s curriculum
• Ensuring all Statutory requirements, policies and procedures are in place and effectively communicated, implemented and followed by all employees of TBCG
• Carrying out all aspects of the role in line with TBCG culture and values
• Ensuring the student experience is kept at the heart of everything you do
• Teaching effectively on a range of programmes, levels, and qualification types recognising and meeting students’ individual needs.
• Researching, developing, and effectively implementing new learning materials in a variety of media to engage students in learning.
• Assessing students’ work effectively to meet awarding body standards and carry out verification and moderation.
• Monitoring and recording students’ progress and taking action to ensure students meet required standards and deadlines.
• Carrying out tutorials (both individual and group) to support individual students to realise their potential.
• Preparing and continuously reviewing schemes of work which are up to date and fully meet the requirements of awarding bodies.
• Extending the students’ learning experience through developing and implementing appropriate vocational opportunities e.g., links with companies, employers, work-related opportunities.
• Attending other TBCG campuses for team management, meetings etc.
• Supporting and participating in the implementation of group policies
• Being responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and for raising any concerns in line with TBCG policy and procedure
• Being responsible for promoting equality & diversity in line with TBCG policy and procedure
• Being responsible for following health & safety requirements in line with TBCG policy and procedure
• Participating proactively in training & development including any required qualification development

About you:

• Have a relevant qualification within the required subject specialism at a minimum of one level above the level to be taught.
• Hold a recognised Level 5 teaching qualification, for example PGCE/Cert Ed/Diploma in Education and Training
• Have an excellent knowledge and understanding of teaching English
• Have recent experience of teaching English role
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Have excellent organisational skills
• Possess the ability to deal with sensitive data confidentially
• Possess the ability to work both alone and within a team
• Possess the ability to travel to all campus locations for meetings, events, training etc.
• Possess the ability to adapt working hours to changing needs in the business when these occur

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held: 28 February 2025

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford Sixth Form

The Bedford Sixth Form helps students to achieve their career aspirations through high academic success. We strive to offer a sixth form experience that’s different to school and one that will make our students stand out from the crowd.
Our excellent teachers are not only subject specialists but experts in teaching 16-19 year olds, so you will benefit from their focused knowledge and experience. What’s more, our beautiful period building offers you a legacy of excellent education combined with the latest facilities.

About The Bedford College Group

The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students

The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.

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