THE GRADUATE TRAINEE TEACHER (JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP) SCHEME
The Winchester College Graduate Trainee Teacher (Junior Fellowship) scheme is an exciting opportunity for graduates considering a career in education.
The Junior Fellowship is offered annually on a fixed one-year basis to recent university graduates and has been designed to provide aspiring teachers with the support and training they need to be become excellent practitioners both in and outside the classroom.
As well as offering a constructive and practical first step into the world of teaching, the scheme offers an all-encompassing experience of school life in an independent boarding school.Outside of the classroom, Junior Fellows support one of our eleven boarding houses and get to know the boys in a different environment. Extra-curricular involvement will depend on expertise. We have a vast range of sport and cultural activities taking place throughout the week, as well as an extensive trips programme during the holidays in the UK, Europe and further afield.
As a Junior Fellow at Winchester you will:
• teach your specialised subject on a reduced timetable
• observe a wide range of lessons
• offer individual support to pupils who require it
• regularly meet with your subject mentor who will provide
feedback and help develop your knowledge of teaching
• enjoy a programme of continuous professional development
• have pastoral responsibility in one of our boarding houses
• participate fully in our co-curricular programme.
We offer:
• the opportunity to learn in one of the world’s most respected schools
• the opportunity to work with able, articulate and enthusiastic pupils
• the opportunity to develop key skills and subject knowledge• a salary of up to £24,000
• accommodation
• all teaching staff are provided with a Microsoft Surface laptop• generous pension scheme
• lunch and evening meals
• free membership to our sports and gym facility
Many of our Graduate Trainees go on to complete their formal teacher training qualifications either by gaining a full-time post in the school, or by using the experience to secure a place on a recognised course elsewhere.
Successful candidates will have:
• an excellent degree in their chosen field (we have no preference for a particular subject)
• excellent communication skills
• the ability to use their own initiative and act as a good role model
• a willingness and skill in sport, music or art to contribute to the wider life of a boarding school
• a cheerful and willing approach with a flexible and ‘can do’ attitude
TERMS OF SERVICE
START DATE
September 2020.
SALARY
Up to £24,000/annum
ACCOMMODATION
The school owns a wide range of staff accommodation and almost all our teaching staff live on site, within easy walking distance of Winchester city and the cathedral. Accommodation appropriate to the successful candidate will be provided.
PENSION
Under new regulations, all academic members of staff will be included in the Government Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), unless a valid opt out form is completed.
PROBATION AND NOTICE PERIODS
The first four months of employment will be a probationary period. During the probationary period, the notice required by either party to terminate employment will be four weeks. If employment is confirmed, the notice period will increase to one full term.
DISCLOSURE CHECK
As Winchester College is an educational establishment, a condition of employment will be that the successful candidate must consent to the College obtaining an Enhanced Level Disclosure check through the Disclosure and Barring Service. This will reveal all spent and unspent convictions, warnings, cautions and bind-overs. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on the school’s website.
The jobholder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact, will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy at all times. If, in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the teacher becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the school, they must report any concerns to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead or in his/her absence the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
REFERENCES AND OTHER PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECKS
The appointment will be dependent on the receipt of a successful medical check and satisfactory references. The College will usually seek references from short listed candidates before interview and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications. At least one referee must be the current or most recent employer. Where applicants are not currently working with children but have done so in the past, one referee must be the person by whom they were most recently employed when working with children.