Teacher of Sociology

Company aims:

Wendover Online School (formerly Oxford Education Online) was set up in 2016 by Sarah Bacon, to offer a bespoke individualised approach to online education with the aim of making a difference to every child's learning journey.

Wendover Online School has established a reputation for providing close support and care for young people in the specific areas of education, welfare, and personal development. Our children and young people are aged between 8-20 years old. Our purpose is to teach and support our students during their studies so they can make the most of their online education with us. For this reason, we have subject specialists who are experienced practitioners, sensitive and supportive tutors who look after the pastoral aspects of a child's education. Our teachers are highly qualified with extensive teaching experience behind them and have often worked as examiners in the UK and overseas. Our lessons are engaging, creative and welcoming, and they offer a safe and secure environment where our young people can learn and develop.

Ethos of company:

Our school is characterised by getting to know our students through our small group classes and individual tutorials, by supporting them with their studies and making sure they are happy and flourishing at school by having contact with their parents, teachers and tutors.

Why become an online teacher with Wendover?

Becoming a teacher with us is both satisfying and rewarding. Teaching with Wendover Online School provides you with the opportunity to work closely with, and be influential in, the progress and development of our students on their individual journey through each stage of their education. Wendover Online School offers a creative, engaging environment in which to teach as well as a warm, friendly community to join and enjoy. Teaching online in small groups or 1:1 means that we can address and meet our learners' needs by working at a pace and through topics that are relevant and appropriate to them, supporting and guiding them so they can thrive and develop the range of skills they need to be successful in their learning and their lives.

You will work closely with our Director of Teaching and Learning, our Pastoral Lead, Heads of Key Stage and our Principal, all of whom will provide plenty of support for you in the role. We provide training and support, and we are available on the telephone or by email so there is always plenty of opportunities to ask questions.

We ask you to:

• Undertake safeguarding training
• Undertake initial training for using MS Teams for teaching
• Have a fast and stable broadband connection
• Plan and prepare focused, engaging lessons to meet the individual needs of your learners
• Write schemes of work and programmes of study and collaborate on this with colleagues
• Arrive at lessons before the start time to check your connection and technical equipment
• Notify SLT via your teacher WhatsApp group of any late or absent students
• Complete attendance registers for every student each lesson
• Complete class records of work after each lesson
• Compile reports at various points during the school term
• Participate in our observation of teaching and learning process
• Participate in staff CPD sessions

Safeguarding and Enhanced DBS clearance

We ask you to:

• Take safeguarding training courses provided by a recognised organisation every 2 years
• Undertake a mandatory Enhanced DBS check paid for by Wendover Online School at a cost of approximately £55
• Subscribe to the DBS online update service at a cost of approximately £13.00 per annum
• Complete our registration process including a health self-declaration
• Agree to report any safeguarding issue directly to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

You will be paid at the end of each month in which you have taught on submission of an invoice at the rates below.

• GCSE and below: £22 per 40 min lesson and £33 per 60 min lesson
• A level: £25.50 per 40 min lesson and £38.25 per 60 min lesson
• Meetings: £15.50 per hour – meetings are to be agreed in advance
• Exam paper setting at £10 and marking at £4 per paper
• INSET: £15.50 per hour – this happens at the start of each term
• Reports: £2.50 per report

Training (Wendover will provide):

• Annual INSET training and accessible support for each teacher
• In-house annual safeguarding training
• Access to optional online webinars and training

By law, any person engaged in the working with children sector must be checked to ensure that you are not subject to a prohibition order issued by the Secretary of State or any sanction or restriction imposed (that remains current) by the historic General Teaching Council for England before its abolition in March 2012. Wendover Online School may not accept a certificate acquired by any other school/ company unless it is accompanied by a current enrolment on the DBS online update service.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: £33.00-£38.25 per hour

Benefits:

• Work from home

Application question(s):

• How many years have you taught Sociology GCSE?
• How many years of have you taught Sociology A Level?

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 5 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• QTS (required)

Work Location: Remote