Role Description

Skills required

You'll need:

• the ability to engage and motivate students of all ages and abilities
• the ability to express yourself clearly in speech and writing
• creativity to design activities and materials
• organisational and planning skills

What you'll do

You may teach in further education, sixth-form or community colleges, adult education centres, prisons or the armed forces. You may also work for training providers.

You could teach:

• academic subjects, leading to qualifications like GCSEs, A levels and foundation degrees
• vocational courses for those learning trades or on apprenticeships
• vocational diplomas in colleges or schools
• basic skills like literacy, numeracy or English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)
• leisure and hobby courses, like photography
• You may use a variety of teaching methods like seminars, tutorials and demonstrations.

Your day-to-day tasks may include:

• interviewing potential students and carrying out diagnostic tests
• planning and preparing lessons and submitting plans to management 
• working with exam boards in setting and marking essays and exams
• checking students’ progress and acting as a personal tutor 
• working with course teams to develop new courses and teaching materials
• carrying out admin tasks like keeping records and ordering resources
• taking part in meetings and events like open days
• attending training courses and keeping up with professional development
• supervising practical work within health and safety guidelines