Jobseeker Resources

Looking for some support finding a job in education?

Whether you're a teacher thats looking for a new challenge, or an NQT looking for your first teaching job. We know finding a job in education can be a daunting task. That is why Education Vacancies have produced a wealth of Jobseeker resources to help you find that perfect education job.

Our jobseeker resources are broken up into the following sections;

Safeguarding | Covering Letter & CV Advice | Interview Advice | Advice for NQT's | Teaching Job Descriptions

Safeguarding & pre-employment checks for jobs in education close x

Safeguarding Children & Safer Recruitment in Education (PDF - 0.97 MB)

Common proceedures & checks

Covering Letter & CV Advice close x

Covering letter advice

Guide to CV writing

Common CV pitfalls

Interview Advice close x

Preparing for a job interview

Common interview questions for teaching jobs

Negotiating a salary

What should you do after the interview?

Advice for NQT's close x

Induction Year

Working with a teaching agency

Our guide to lesson planning

Teaching Job Descriptions close x

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Teaching Assistant Job Description (PDF 95.9 KB)

SENCO Job Decription (PDF 98.7 KB)

Head of Year Job Desription (PDF 98.4 KB)

Deputy Head Job Description (PDF 99.8 KB)

Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) Job Description (PDF 102 KB)

Cover Supervisor Job Description (PDF 100 KB)

Employer Resources

Support on recruiting an education candidate

Recruiting candidates in education can be a minefield. With increasing legislation regarding the vetting of staff with access to children, it is important to make sure that you know what the full pre-employment checks are. Furthermore, issues such as the Work Visa’s and ‘Rights to Work’ in the UK are also of particular importance to employers in education. Education Vacancies has put together a collection of useful resources for employers. If you have any comments or questions regarding these or other resources for employers, please email us at admin@educationvacancies.com

Our employer resources are broken up into the following sections;

Safeguarding | Teaching Job Descriptions

Safeguarding & pre-employment checks for jobs in education close x

Safeguarding Children & Safer Recruitment in Education (PDF - 0.97 MB)

Common proceedures & checks

Teaching Job Descriptions close x

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Latest post from our Education Staff forum

Re: When you don't have a cover lesson??

Posted on: Wed Mar 17, 2010 - 01:32 PM

Do you have a job description to refer to for duties? If not, it may be as well to request one so thay you are clearer about the duties you have agreed to undertake. In our school, when we are not covering we : support other cover supervisors in their lessons, especially tricky ones. admin tasks for our allocated curriculum areas. research etc relevant to targets on pdr. personal admin. We do not currently support students in lessons other than in the lessons we are covering - out TAs are paid a higher grade and are trained for that specific role - however, maybe the TAs in your school are on a similar pay grade to cover supervisors? If they get paid more, maybe you should think about asking for the extra pay and training for when you support students - that would seem only fair! Read the full thread...

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