GCSE and Functional Skills English Lecturer

Are you experienced in delivering GCSE and Functional Skills English to post 16 learners in a classroom setting? 

We have a range of contracts available at a leading FE College in Skelmersdale. 

You will be responsible for bringing subject expertise and high expectations to the college and the classroom, delivering a first class student experience and outcomes across GCSE and Functional Skills English.

Each day you will: 

• Inspire and engage students through well-planned lessons with suitable structure, pace and challenges.
• Demonstrate a good and up to date working knowledge and understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment strategies and know how to use them to provide opportunities for all learners.
• Ensure lessons are effectively differentiated for the individual needs of students.
• Encourage students to think and talk about their learning, develop self-control and independence, concentrate, persevere and listen attentively.

To be suitable for this opportunity you will need to have: 

• Teaching Qualification (PGCE, Diploma in Education and Training (DET) or equivalent, e.g. Cert Ed. Foundation Degree, etc.) upon appointment or willingness to achieve within an agreed timeframe
• Experience of teaching GCSE and/or Functional Skills English
• Proven track record of successful teaching, assessment and contributing to curriculum design in GCSE and/or FS English
• Experience of utilising learning technologies, ILP’s, tracking processes and monitoring systems to support and track learners to progress and achieve.

As a individual you must be able to:

• Excellent administration and organisational skills.
• Strong communication skills, oral and written to ensure effective management of programmes, learners and teaching resources.
• Appropriate IT and data interpretation skills to enable the effective use of College reporting and tracking systems.
• Ability to manage workload of self and ability to work to tight timescales.
• Be reliable and enthusiastic with the ability to work flexibly and with initiative to solve problems

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment. 

A suitable Enhanced DBS check and referencing must be in place before entering site. 

What happens next.. 

A member of our team will be in touch to discuss your applicant suitabilty and onboarding journey.