Information for Teachers - courses for older teenagers 16-17

Job description
Teachers are appointed to a range of courses which take place over a 9-week period from the 3 rd week in June to the 3 rd week of August. Courses are of 2, 3 or 4-weeks duration and most take place on the Banbury Road Campus (16-17). Teachers are expected to teach English and make a full contribution to the overall aim of each course. They report to the Director of English Language Courses for contractual matters and the short courses Director of Studies for academic matters. Teachers are also expected to get involved in the full social life of the College. They report to the Activity Director when engaged on the Activity Programme.

Teacher profile
Preferably qualified to Trinity or Cambridge Diploma/ DELTA level or equivalent. Minimum CELTA or equivalent plus 2 years full time experience. Qualified teacher status in non-EFL subjects is also desirable.

Academic programme
On General English courses students have 15 hours English language tuition plus 6 hours Active Language Options each week, which offer a range of specific language skills or topics reflecting British culture. We are therefore interested in teachers who can offer one or more of the following: Literature; Business English; CALL; Art; British life and culture; Drama; Popular music and video; Grammar clinic; Pronunciation workshop; Vocabulary and idiom; In the news; Conversation and so on. Teachers teach their main class for two hours and a different class for the third hour each weekday morning of each course. In the afternoons students are mixed according to their chosen Active Language Option.

Duties

• Teaching English:
  • General English - 15 or 21 hours per week
  • Intensive English - 25.5 hours per week
  • English for Academic Purposes - 21 hours per week
  • English plus Shakespeare - 21 hours per week
• Course Induction - attending an induction day (10am - 5pm) prior to appointment commencing for briefing and orientation on course outline, timetable, on-site materials and facilities, general administration and student expectations.
• Assisting with placement testing and student orientation on the first Monday of each 2, 3 or 4-week course on which you are teaching.
• Attending staff meetings each week as directed by the DOS.
• Attending and/or contributing to teacher development workshops (these take place on average every 3 weeks during the summer period as part of a weekly staff meeting).
• Incorporating one study visit into the teaching hours of each course.
• Completing an end of course report and certificate for every student in the core class.
• Attending a leaving and prize-giving ceremony for each course taught.
• Attending one international night/variety show per course.
• Attending activities specific to course content e.g. theatre visits for English plus Shakespeare course.
• Under the direction of the Activity Director, helping to organise plus attendance at one full or half-day excursion per course worked, for which an additional payment will be made.

Rates of pay
Teachers are graded according to the following criteria:
	• Grade I - Initiated EFL teachers (RSA/UCLES CELTA or equivalent) • Grade II - Qualified EFL teachers (e.g. MA TEFL; DELTA; Dip/PGCE TEFL/TESOL) as defined by the British Council accreditation scheme
Weekly rates of pay including holiday pay *
	Course type	Grade I	Grade II
	General English
	• 21 hours/week	£344.88	£405.95
	• 15 hours/week	£246.34	£289.96
	Intensive English
	• 25.5 hours/week	£418.79	£492.94
	* Lunch is provided in the college on weekdays •  Additional work on the activity programme - £23.15 per afternoon/evening session

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