BEGIN A TEACHING CAREER
TAKING TEACHING FURTHER
ARE YOU WORKING IN BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY?
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A CHANGE, MAYBE A BETTER WORK-LIFE BALANCE?
DO YOU ENJOY HELPING OTHERS TO LEARN?
TEACH OR TRAIN IN FURTHER EDUCATION AND YOU COULD MAKE THAT CHANGE RIGHT NOW.
It offers an excellent support package including:
An opportunity to gain a Level 5 Teaching Qualification free of charge
Extra mentor ing and support from one of the college’s experienced teaching and lear ning mentors
A chance to work shadow other qualified teachers and learn from their experience and exper tise
A reduced teaching timetable so you have time for studying as well as learning on the job
Access to weekly continuous professional development to enhance your teaching
Now there is a government-backed scheme called Taking Teaching Further designed to make your journey into teaching as smooth as possible and ensure your success –with no prior teaching experience required!
Benefits of Taking Teaching further
There are a number of advantages to choosing a teaching career via Taking Teaching Further:
An easy and well-supported route into teaching
An oppor tunity to share your knowledge, skills and passion for your industry with the next generation of talent
A complete change or a chance to add to your existing career
You will go straight into a trainee teaching position so you will also be earning a salary whilst you learn.
Potentially extra paid leave for a better work-life balance
An oppor tunity to work locally and reduce travel for work
A job w hich is full of variety and interest.
Benefits of joining TCG
Earn as you train! Whilst undertaking your course, you will have the amazing opportunity of teaching our students at our campuses (Altrincham / Stretford / Cheadle / Marple and Stockport).
A very competitive package with amazing benefits including: a fantastic pension contribution scheme, over 40 holidays a year, flexible working arrangements, weekly CPD, cycle to work, staff discounts in campus, in-house Costa, in-campus catering facilities and restaurant, hair salon, free eye test and pension scheme, opportunities for progression, rewarding career/making a difference to the lives of young people and/or adults.
Other Benefits
Successful recruits across Digital, Construction & Built Environment, Engineering, Manufacturing and Maths will receive:
£3,000 at the end of the first year of the programme
£3,000 at the end of the second year of the programme
Requirements
To apply for the Taking Teaching Further programme you will need to have worked in business or industry for at least 24 months. Most of the roles on offer are in technical or vocational subjects, but there are also opportunities to teach Maths or English or support those with Special Educational Needs.
Sectors
Agriculture, Environmental and Animal Care
Catering and Hospitality
Business and Administrative
Construction
Creative Design
Digital
Education and Childcare
Engineering and Manufacturing
Hair and Beauty
Health and Science
Legal, Finance and Accounting
Protective Services
Sales, Marketing and Procurement
Social Care
Transport and Logistics
We recognise there could be occasions where due to a variety of reasons, such as working patterns it might not be possible to accommodate the course, however, to support these recruits, and to assist you in supporting the transition we also provide a reduced offer that requires fewer remission hours.
Should you be interested in joining us, please do contact recruitment@tcg.ac.uk and we would be happy to provide you with more information regarding our available roles and invite you to visit our facilities.
