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What Supply Teachers Should Prepare For…

teacher-651318_1280Supply teaching is important for schools in Hemel Hempstead as there is always going to be a need for teachers to come in and take care of the needs that classes have in the event that a normal instructor is not available for any reason. Supply teachers can take care of regular teacher absences for days or even weeks at a time depending on the need within a particular class.

Anyone who is interested in supply teaching in Hemel Hempstead will need to be fully aware of what can be done while taking care of a class. This is to ensure that a teacher will have full control over any situation that might come about while teaching students.

Understand the Content

It is critical for all supply teachers to be certain that they are aware of the contents that they are going to work with when taking care of students. Teachers must be aware of what they will talk about and help with administering lessons, assignments and discussions with students.

For instance, if a supply teacher is to be hired for math courses then that person needs to be fully prepared to take care of students who are studying certain topics in math. These include topics that are relevant to their grade levels and what the teacher is prepared to help work with. Continue reading

Employee or Self Employed?

face-63980_1280That’s the question you should ask yourself if you have applied for/taken a job described as a self employed position or have been asked by your employer to go from employee to self employed while continuing the same duties.

Some employers may call positions “self employed” in order to avoid meeting workers rights if they where employee’s. In reality, it’s the nature of the job, not its title which determines whether it’s a self employed position or not.

Are paid regularly by an employer, not per job completed? Are you instructed in the schedule and how to proceed with tasks by a supervisor rather than organising your work yourself? Does your employer provide tools and materials or must you source your own? If you cannot complete a task, who organises cover/ contractors?

All these things effect whether you are considered employed or self employed under employment legislation, and therefore affect your rights should you have any issues.

Starting Your First Job After Education

job-search-276893_640People start their first job at a variety of ages. Some people chose to start work straight after their GCSE’s, as soon as they are legally old enough to do so, whilst others may not actually start looking for work until they are in their mid 20’s due to a university course.

Choosing which career path to take has to be decided based on your own personal circumstances and career that you wish to go in to. There is no set right or wrong time, everyone is different and many will follow different routes (sometimes even in to the same job).

When you come to look for your first job, it can be extremely daunting and you may feel a little overwhelmed on how to go about it. Depending on what industry and job role you wish to go for, can determine where you need to look. For example, if you are looking for teaching jobs then these are normally advertised in local papers, government / local authority websites and specialist sites such as TES.

Is Typing Speed Important to Give You a Better Chance of Being Recruited?

Typing speed is something that a lot of companies are interested in when looking to recruit staff, particularly if you are going through a recruitment agency, but how important is it for the role that you want?

There are many websites available online that offer typing speed tests, this is a good place to begin as you will then know where your starting point is and how much you’ll need to improve by for your ideal role.

hands-545394_640For secretarial work most companies would require you to type between 55 and 80 words per minute, if you work in legal administration that amount is usually higher and can be around 100 words per minute. However it is not just typing speed that’s important as for many role accuracy is just as, if not more, important. Jobs such as a medical cleric or working with data entry must be accurate so therefore a lower typing speed is usually expected.

The highest typing speed role is by far a court reporter, they have to type around 225 WPM however to do this they have a specially laid out keyboard and they are given specific training for this role to ensure they are able to catch every word accurately and quickly.

Whichever role you’re going for the real key is practise practise practise as this is the most effective way of improving speed and accuracy in a short space of time.

Supply Teaching Agencies Charges

There has been outrage recently amongst supply teachers regarding the amount of money agencies charge to find them work. Some schools have said that they are paying an additional £1000 a week to agencies for the supply staff.

I think we need to take each agency and look at it as an individual, as not all agencies charge the same fees and offer the same advantages to their registered members.

There are, like any industry, some supply teaching agencies that do charge over and above and in return do not help and assist their registered teachers as much as they should. But saying that, there are many agencies out there that are not like that. They of course need to charge a fee for the work they do and if they are offering tips, resources, mentoring etc as part of the package then it is very hard to put a fixed price on that.

Teaching Agencies and Their Relationship With Schools

Education is one of life’s greatest treasures and is something that every parent would want for their kids to have. That is why they are willing to spend a lot of money just to send their children to reputable institutions and have them taught and trained by the best instructors possible. If you are the owner or manager of a school, you are probably always on the lookout for the best teaching agency in Lincoln, aiming to find out what each has to offer. With the onset of the digital age, it is both easy and difficult to look for a quality provider that can suit most, if not all, of your needs.

How to Look for a Teaching Agency

In this day and age, almost anything and everything can be found on the Internet. With the simple click of a mouse and a few keystrokes, tons of information can be presented to you in a matter of seconds. This being said, it is now easy to look for a teaching agency in Lincoln. However, to look for a good one would be quite difficult. With all the available options in front of you, it would be hard for you to actually weed out the mediocre from the excellent. To make matters worse, not everything you read online is true; some of the information can be misconstrued just to put their agency in a good light. Continue reading