GCSE TEACHER

• Have a teaching qualification such as, Cert Ed, PGCE, DTLLS.
• Ideally, you should also have at least a Level 5 subject specialism in maths (or a willingness to undertake further subject specific accreditation)
• Ability to teach functional skills maths ideally from Pre-entry - Level 1 to Level 2 (including GCSE);
• Knowledge and practice of assessing functional skills and supporting people with specific learning difficulties (such as dyslexia) and must have skill in working with learners with special educational needs and disabilities.
• Applicants for this role must have experience of working in an education or other public sector environment and possess a high degree of personal resilience and emotional intelligence.

Main Duties:

• To assess, plan and deliver functional skills in numeracy, and where required, GCSE maths to students on an individual or small group basis according to their individual learning needs and requirements.
• To work alongside tutors and students in craft and practical subjects to embed functional skills.
• To work as a part of the functional skills team to develop a high-quality functional skills programme within the college.
• To be a part of ongoing assessment of students learning needs and to make reasonable adjustments as required minimising barriers to learning and achievement.
• To deliver the education remit to students as defined by the Assessment Recording Framework.