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The Role

Inspiring and enthusiastic member of staff required with experience in teaching up to Level 3 Applied Law. We are looking for a part-time member of staff with dynamism and passion for their subject. With a friendly, supportive team, and exceptional College facilities, this is an exciting time to join our growing College.

Applications from ECTs and Teachers in Schools and Sixth Form College sectors are welcome. A full mentoring programme is arranged to introduce all new staff to sixth form college systems and procedures and to support and encourage professional development. We are looking for an exceptional candidate to join the team, and inspire our students. We expect high performance from all our staff and candidates should demonstrate their ability and suitability to both the role and the culture of the College.

Start Date: Tuesday 26 August 2025

Salary: £32,895 to £48,355 pa (FTE), depending on experience (including fringe allowance), pro-rata for part-time.
£19,737 to £29,013 per annum, for 0.6 FTE (possibility to increase this fraction)

All figures are pending nationally-agreed pay increase.

The Department

The Humanities Department covers A Level Geography, Law, Philosophy and Religious Studies and Vocational Travel & Tourism and Applied Law. Student numbers are very healthy with a record number of applications for September 2024. Students for these subjects go on to study at a range of universities including Oxbridge and to degree apprenticeships and into the workplace. All students taking vocational courses complete work experience organised by the College’s careers department.

The Department has high expectations of its students and is proactive in offering a range of support to ensure students meet their targets. These include regular study support workshops, personalised support and an Easter revision conference.

Students are actively encouraged to extend their learning outside the classroom and the Department organises a range of extracurricular activities including guest speakers, educational visits and lunchtime talks and short courses. The Department of nine teachers is a friendly, focused team with a passion for innovative approaches to teaching and learning.

Why work with us?

Woking College has a strong sense of community in which everyone is valued; we look forward to welcoming new members of staff to join our team. We have an inclusive ethos and are proud of our diverse students and staff community. The College is committed to safeguarding, alongside our core values of inclusiveness, adhering to the highest personal, professional and academic standards, supporting individual wellbeing, supportive management and positive relationships and a sustainable future for all. We expect all staff, volunteers and others involved in the College community to share this commitment.

Following our grading as Outstanding at our recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022, Ofsted stated that:

“Staff feel proud to work at the College. They are exceptionally positive about the culture leaders have created. They describe leaders as visible, approachable and highly focussed on staff wellbeing. Leaders celebrate achievement frequently in staff forums which helps staff to feel recognised, highly valued and a member of the Woking College family.”

Staff survey results state that:

✓ 95% of staff are proud to work at Woking College.
✓ 99% agreed that leaders are considerate of staff wellbeing.

• A positive approach to staff development; including regular cross-College sharing best practice sessions

• Regular whole-College communication including weekly staff briefings

• Regular departmental meetings to ensure support and share departmental best practice

• Excellent student behaviour and productive working relationships with the Student Union

• Excellent links with local schools, businesses and universities

• Welcoming, friendly and approachable community, a harmonious working atmosphere

• Laptop for all teaching staff

S7 Consortium:

• Opportunities for staff training within the S7 consortium of Colleges & liaison with peers within the consortium: S7 Professional Development Video

Benefits include:

• Free on-site parking

• Staff room with free hot drinks available to all staff, Friday cakes

• Onsite canteen with a range of healthy options to purchase, and a Costa coffee shop

• Regular staff social events: bowling, staff quiz, summer BBQ, weekend walks/cycling, Christmas lunch, Christmas party

• College gym available for staff use, yoga classes, staff football (new 3G pitch), run club

• Staff clubs/support groups: book club, menopause group, group for Parents/carers of children with mental health concerns

• Access to prayer/multi faith room

• Free eye test vouchers

• Flu jab

• Cycle to work scheme

• Pension: eligible employees will be automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension Scheme, or the Local Government Pension Scheme (support staff), unless you decide to opt-out

• Employee support: staff have access to a confidential employee support helpline

• Location: Excellent train links from London Waterloo and the South Coast, walking distance of Woking station. Close to A3, M25 & M3 junctions
  

Application & Selection
Application forms are available to download from our website: www.woking.ac.uk/about/staff-vacancies/. Please note that CVs will not be accepted on their own.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted on their own. All applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK.

Please ensure education and employment history is completed fully, gaps in employment must be accounted for under the section entitled “Periods when not working”. We would like to see your passion for the role and the College in your supporting statement, please use this opportunity to include personal skills, experience relevant to the post, and reasons why you feel you would be successful in this post.

Completed applications, or any queries regarding the role or your application, should be sent via email to Kirsty Crook (Personnel Officer): recruitment@woking.ac.uk

Closing date: 9am, Monday 27 January 2025

Interviews: to be held shortly after the closing date

Shortlisted candidates will be notified, invited for interview and references will be taken up immediately. Please note that it is not possible to inform candidates who have not been short-listed due to time constraints.

The interview process will comprise of the following, but may be subject to change:

• a guided tour of the College

• Interview with the Principal and senior staff

• Secondary interview with senior staff

• Informal meet with department members

• Observed lesson

The College encourages all candidates to be familiar with the following documents:

• Section 1 of the DfE paper on “Keeping Children Safe in Education” September 2024

• Woking College's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

• In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the College asks candidates to consider the Privacy Notice for Job Applicants
  
  

  The documents listed above are available from the College’s Staff Vacancies page, please use this link to access them https://www.woking.ac.uk/about/staff-vacancies/
  

Job Description

Post Title: Teacher (Part-time)

Responsible: Head of Department

Job Purpose: Teaching and developing within Curriculum Area(s) in the College

Job Responsibilities

1. To work with those teaching within the Department to create an environment in which the aims of the Department, Curriculum and College can be achieved.

2. To attend regularly meetings of the Department and, when requested, the Curriculum Area, to enable issues relating to the Department, Curriculum Area and College to be discussed.

3. To assist in the provision of appropriate courses and the promotion of activities to provide for and support the learning needs of students within the Department.

4. To fulfil one's own responsibilities as a teaching member of the Department, in accordance with the quality standards of the Department.

5. To promote:

i) the Department's contribution to the cross-curricular work in the College
ii) the opportunities offered by the Department to students not taking an examination course.
iii) the use of ICT in the classroom teaching and learning.

6. To work to improve one's professional performance by taking advantage of the department's opportunities to develop skills and broaden experience and participating in the College's appraisal arrangements.

7. To assist in managing effectively and efficiently the physical resources of the Department. In particular, to:

i) consider the use of accommodation and to make recommendations to the Head of Department for its continued and improved use
ii) suggest suitable items for departmental expenditure
iii) observe the College's health and safety policies and encourage safe working practices.

8. To assist in the arrangements within the Department for the induction of students and monitoring progress, offering guidance to students where necessary and liaising with parents where appropriate.

9. If required, to be a personal tutor, and subject to timetabling, to meet the responsibilities defined by the College for personal tutors and be answerable in that context to the Principal.

10. To assist in the arrangements made for students to receive advice on courses in Higher Education and Career opportunities related to, or progressing from those in the Department, ensuring that references are produced when requested.

11. To assist in the setting up and organisation of College examinations in the subjects covered by the Department and assisting, where necessary, the Examinations Officer in the supervision of public examinations.

12. To ensure that departmental records are kept up to date. To share in the recording and analysis of internal examinations, Alps and external examination results and, with the Head of Department, take whatever action is necessary to sustain and improve performance by students.

13. When necessary and appropriate, to represent the Department at meetings and to publicise the work of the Department at the various events in the College and its partner schools.

14. To act at all times in accordance with the College's Equality & Diversity policies.

15. To act at all times in accordance with the College's Safeguarding policy. Ensuring the safeguarding of students at the College, recognising one’s own role in liaison with the designated safeguarding team.

16. To contribute to the safety policies of the College as directed by the Principal and to ensure that Health & Safety Regulations are observed within the Curriculum Areas and within the College in general.

17. To take part in the training programmes provided by the College and agree to the process of professional reviews.

18. To undertake any other particular duties which may be reasonably assigned to you by the Principal from time to time.

Person Specification

The person appointed will be expected to have:

• An understanding and support for the ethos of the College.
  

• The ability to teach up to Level 3 Applied Law.
  

• A commitment to the principle of continuous improvement and an empathy with the College's aim of providing quality education in a supportive environment.
  

• Suitable qualifications – educated to degree level in appropriate subject.
  

• Experience of working with or the ability to work flexibly within a department or teaching team.
  

• Positive interpersonal, organisational and IT skills.
  

• An awareness of the need for personal development, both as a member of a team and as an individual.
  

• Qualified Teacher Status.
  

The following are desirable for this role:

• A knowledge of the 16 - 19 curriculum, and an awareness of the needs of students in this age range.
  

• The ability to teach A Level Law or another subject to Level 3.
  

• Ability to mark and assess written work with examination board criteria.