Synarbor, the recruitment specialist for support services within the Education and Social Care sectors is currently trialing Uktemps to attract candidates for it’s temporary jobs. It’s brands include Academy people, Action first, Global Education, The Supply Desk, Teachin, Teach London and Earlycare.
Teaching jobs in Blackburn,the Neighbourhoods and Learning service are looking to recruit a Teaching and Development Officer who will support their Skills for Life Manager in the development and delivery of high quality adult learning provision in the area of literacy and numeracy.
With teaching jobs in Blackburnyou will be responsible for teaching literacy and/or numeracy to adult learners in community settings and for managing sessional tutors and volunteers.
A thorough knowledge of the service provided in the literacy/numeracy curriculum area of work is an essential requirement of this post, as is the understanding of relevant internal and external quality standard requirements.
New research indicates that jobs in the public sector are becoming more popular due to the recession. England’s Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) has shown that there has been a 40% increase in recruitment enquiries for jobs in teaching, the civil service and the charitable sector.
The recruitment company Hays is predicting an increase in foreign teaching staff in the UK market. It is expected that Canadian, Australian and New Zealand teachers will stil be on the rise in the UK despite changes to immigration legislation.
Vast numbers of recruiters have been airing their concerns that the shortage occupations list (a list of shortage occupations that the UK uses to assess work permit applications for non-EU applicants) will create heavy demand for teachers, especially in London where the sector relies on teachers from Australasia and Canada to satisfy the shortfall.
Are you thinking of becoming a teacher but feel like you want to find out more first? A series of three-day taster courses are being held this autumn where you can establish whether this is right career for you.
The courses are aimed at people thinking about teaching maths or modern languages or from groups who are under-represented in teaching - men, minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.
If you think that could be you, now is the time to register. Call the Teaching Information Line on 0845 6000 991 or visit www.tda.gov.uk/Recruit.aspx
Wales, meanwhile, runs its own course called Prepare to Teach - call 02920 397911 to find out more..
Anyone wanting to teach in England and Wales must complete initial teacher training (ITT). There are many different types of ITT course – the one you take will be specific to the age group and, if you want to teach at secondary level, the subject that you want to teach. All courses cover the principles of teaching along with practical experience in the classroom.
There are several different ways you can complete your ITT: alongside a degree, straight after a degree, as a part-time course alongside work or as a full-time course. The option that is right for you will depend on your circumstances. You will need a degree and qualified teacher status (QTS) to become a teacher.
