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Are you looking to make a difference? Are you a qualified Maths teacher with experience in delivering to a diverse range of people? Do you want to be part of a dynamic and values-based organisation? If so, we can't wait to hear from you.

We are recruiting for a full-time teacher as part of our London team. Based from our London office in Shoreditch, you'll be part of a strong team who deliver a range of adult education courses in local settings across the entire London area. We are looking for someone with a specialism in Maths and particularly welcome applications from those who may be able to teach both accredited programmes plus embedded units within other curriculum areas.

Your key responsibilities:

• Plan, deliver and assess engaging and outstanding teaching and learning
• Manage the life-cycle of courses, from initial assessment through to achievement, adapting your delivery and teaching style to suit the needs of all learners
• Closely monitor KPIs including retention and achievement data and develop solutions to improve these where necessary
• Uphold and promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in your day-to-day role so that all students and staff are treated with respect and dignity
• Enable students to achieve through setting learning outcomes and working with students on a 1-1 basis where needed
• Work collaboratively with the local and wider WEA team to ensure that WEAs provision is outstanding, including taking part in internal moderation and verifying of courses
• Work effectively in person and online using Canvas (our VLE) to ensure all learners are successful in their chosen pathway
• Give clear, timely and relevant advice on further learning and progression opportunities to students as required
• Any other duty which, from time to time, may reasonably be required to meet the needs of the WEA and the funders and is within the remit of this post.

About you:

• You'll hold a teaching qualification at level 4 or above (PGCE, DTLLS, Cert Ed or appropriate professional experience)
• You will have a vocationally relevant qualification at level 5 or above
• When you teach, you inspire your learners to achieve and progress; you can deliver on accredited and non-accredited courses and you have a thorough understanding of RARPA as well as the EIF and the quality processes that underpin your delivery
• Your organisational skills are exceptional and you have a solution focused, can do attitude
• You're a team player and you are always seeking to improve you teaching skills and share best practice with those around you
• You have experience of working with adults in hard-to-reach areas who may face multiple barriers to education, you can break down barriers and your teaching opens doors for individuals
• You can work just as effectively online as you do face-to-face and you have experience of tracking and monitoring student retention, progress and achievement.

About us

Founded in 1903, the WEA (Workers Educational Association) is a charity dedicated to bringing high-quality, professional education into the heart of communities. Last year we helped 28,219 students, with the support of nearly 2,000 volunteers, 900+ tutors and over 6,000 members. We deliver friendly, accessible and enjoyable courses for adults from all walks of life. We're rated 'Good' by Ofsted, we're matrix accredited, a disability confident and living wage employer, we hold the silver accreditation for Investors in People and we've recently been named as one of the top 50 most inclusive workplaces in the UK. At the WEA, we want to give everyone opportunities, and make sure that no one is left behind by bringing adult education within reach of everyone who needs it, fighting inequality and promoting social justice.