Teaching in the education and training sector – Education and Training Foundation

Rewarding jobs for graduates

  • Passionate about maths or English?
  • Looking for a rewarding career path with great progression and leadership opportunities?
  • Teaching in the education and training sector transforms lives and boosts the economy.

Why teach in the education and training sector?

The education and training sector is big and very diverse. It offers plenty of training opportunities to help you develop, and there are exciting leadership opportunities too. Two million learners – of all ages from 14 upwards – need your skills to help them raise theirs.

How do I become a maths or English teacher in the education and skills sector?

Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses in maths or English are available, and there’s financial help to support you. Trainees study an eligible ITT course at Level 5 and above, either full or part-time.

Visit FE Advice today to find out more, and bring your passion to work!

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Train to Teach Roadshows 2014

Get into teaching

More top graduates are training to teach than ever before – three quarters now have a 2:1 or higher. With excellent career progression opportunities and competitive financial benefits, they’re doing so with good reason. Come to a Train to Teach Roadshow to find out how you can train for this rewarding, challenging career.

Throughout the day, you’ll be able to:

  • Attend a presentation with guidance on the routes into teaching, including School Direct, plus invaluable information on applying for teacher training
  • Speak to teaching experts and receive one-to-one advice on your training options
  • Meet initial teacher training (ITT) providers in your region to find out about their courses and entry requirements
  • Meet representatives from schools participating in the School Direct Training Programme to find out more about the programme in their schools
  • Talk to current teachers about what it’s like to be a teacher

The events are completely free and are taking place in Belfast, Dublin, Shrewsbury, Nottingham, Manchester, Northampton, London, Sheffield, Preston, Brighton, Leeds, Oxford, Plymouth, Liverpool, Canterbury, Middlesbrough, Gloucester, Cambridge, Norwich, and again in London throughout April, May and June 2014.

Unfortunately, the Southampton and Bath events have been cancelled.

These events are designed for anyone interested in teaching, particularly those who want to teach maths, physics, chemistry, modern foreign languages, computer science, design and technology or primary.

Visit our get into teaching YouTube channel to find helpful videos about life as a teacher.

Direct your Future Programme

direct_your_futureFor 2014 Loughborough University finalists who have yet to consider their career plans or secure a job, to engage with the Careers and Employability Centre for up to six months after graduating. Finalists will develop skills and knowledge to enhance their employability skills and move confidently through the recruitment process for a job or further study.

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Graduate Management Training Scheme

Do you have what it takes to be a leader in social care?

Join our Graduate Management Training Scheme

We are looking for exceptional graduates who have a passion for wanting to make  difference in social care to join our Graduate Management Training Scheme.

The National Skills Academy for Social Care’s Graduate Management Training Scheme recruits graduates of the highest calibre to join the sector. Those accepted into the scheme are given a trainee position with a care provider – and the opportunity to hit the ground running in a social care career.

The Scheme provides exceptional graduates with a year of management and leadership experience through a paid placement in a social care organisation.

Trainees receive:

  • Full-time one-year work placement with a social care employer
  • 12-month bursary
  • Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Level 4 qualification
  • Social care development days
  • Action learning sets
  • Work experience in a range of social care settings

This programme is supported by the Department of Health and is now in its fifth year.

If you think this might be for you, find out more at
www.nsasocialcare.co.uk/programmes

Graduate Profile of the Month

April’s profile is Charlotte Hounsome. Charlotte graduated in 2013 with a BSc incharlotte_hounsomeSport & Exercise Health Science. She now works as a Volunteer Sports Coordinator with Global Vision International (GVI) in South Africa.

Where are you now?

At present I work for Global Vision International (GVI) as a Volunteer Sports Coordinator in Cape Town, South Africa. We are based in two townships and the sports programme operates at a primary school, where we design and lead PE lessons. We work in partnership with the school to develop the PE programme and get the teachers involved in the lessons, in order to develop their coaching skills. We strive for sustainability and hope to leave the school in a position where they can continue the programme without us, at which point we would seek for another partner to work with. We also run a surf programme as an incentive for the grade 6 students which I facilitate. My role is to ensure volunteers are getting the most out of the programme whilst on project and throughout their stay with us. I also work closely with partners to develop the projects further. The most rewarding aspect is seeing the volunteers and children develop.

How did you get there?

Throughout university I coached Netball at a local primary school. I also sought out every opportunity to explore different cultures. During the summer, after my first year of study, I taught English at a summer camp in China. The second semester of my second year I studied at Purdue University, USA and in my spare time I also backpacked various countries in Europe to gain a wider appreciation of the continent I lived in.

Whilst at university I attended career fairs and spoke to the Careers and Employability Centre about different roles in sport and formed a clear pathway in order to pursue a career in Exercise Physiology. However, at the end of my studies I realised I wanted to explore more of the world so decided to take a year out to do so. I was interested in international development from a grass routes perspective so decided to seek relevant opportunities to pursue. I was selected on to the government funded scheme International Citizen Service and volunteered for 10 weeks in Honduras (Central America) with the development charity Progressio. I was assigned project manager of the gender equality sports initiative in indigenous populations. I trained a women’s football team, created a manual which could be used to develop the programme in neighbouring communities and organised an intercommunity football tournament. Following this I saw an online advertisement for a sport coordinator role with GVI and felt with my prior experience I was ideally suited to the role.

What advice would you give to a student studying your subject at university now?

Start thinking in your first year what career you hope to pursue. Talk to an adviser about the route, then get out there and take every opportunity to further yourself. Explore potential employers and find out what experience/qualifications are desirable to them. Make sure you pick modules which are appropriate to your desired career path.

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Creative Leicestershire February E-bulletin

Call for Proposals – Click; Connect; Curate; Create
Click; Connect; Curate; Create is looking to commission a series of development projects that will allow us to explore what potential digital content we can use to encourage engagement with and visits to our collections (either within museums or within our Collections Resource Centre). By working with creative practitioners / researchers/ creative media & digital heritage companies we would like to have a range of projects that will allow us to understand different opportunities for exploiting our content online.

We are seeking proposals to develop prototype/test projects in the following areas: Digital Modelling, Gaming, Interpretation, Storytelling and Social Media strategies. We are inviting proposals from arts organisations, creative practitioners, digital media companies, heritage companies as we would like to have a range of activities to choose from. Whilst digital content creation is at the heart of this programme we would encourage proposals that include events, physical products and include a range of artforms and technology. To view the full briefs go to our Project Commissions page.

Marketing Officer – Embrace Arts
Salary Grade 5 – £20,374 to £24,289 per annum, Open Ended Contract, Ref: SSC00493. Working with the Embrace Arts team and supported by the Enterprise Manager and Co-Directors with other marketing specialists (when required), your role will be to develop and implement the Embrace Arts marketing strategy to increase audiences and income and to raise our profile within the University of Leicester and its communities. Deadline 16th February. Apply here.

Events Coordinator – Music for Everyone, Nottingham
Salary: £19,500 – £21,000 (pro rata) Part time – 3 days per week (to include some evening and weekend work)
We are looking for an experienced events coordinator to provide administrative and practical support to our extensive participatory music programme. The role of Events Coordinator is an important new post at Music for Everyone, a unique, dynamic and successful music participation organisation for people of all ages in the East Midlands.

The post provides the opportunity to take on new creative challenges in a supportive context, working with a committed team of experienced music leaders, administrative staff and voluntary supporters. The closing date for applications is Monday 3 March 2014 at 12 noon. Interviews will take place in Nottingham on Friday 7 March 2014. For more information and to download the full job description and person specification please visit the Music for Everyone website.

Leicester City Council Festivals & Event Online Tender Form
At a number of Festivals throughout the year Leicester City Council ask businesses to tender for the opportunity to sell their goods as part of the event. Tender forms for these opportunities are now available online. The tender opportunities for this year’s Riverside Festival are now open for Caterers, Arts & Crafts Stalls, General Stalls and Funfair.

Festival Volunteer – The Spark Arts for Children
The Spark Festival is a two-week summer festival of the performing and visual arts for children in Leicester. Taking place across the city in schools, libraries and venues such as Curve, The Y and Phoenix, The Spark Festival brings the best in children’s theatre, music and dance to 0-13 year olds and their families. Each festival welcomes over 18K people and this year we are looking for volunteers to both support the run-up to and the festival itself. This year’s festival runs from 19 May-1 June. Whether you are interested in getting work-experience, would like to try something new, or would just like to volunteer your time and meet new people, we are interested in hearing from you. We need support in: Marketing and distribution including online and print communications; Stewarding at performances; Helping with arts and craft activities; Event support; Representing The Spark at schools, with delegates and to the public; Getting feedback and evaluating the festival. Closing date 5th March. For more information and for an application form please email volunteers@thesparkarts.co.uk

Mini-Event Creative Practitioners – Flaming Skirt Festival2
Flaming Skirt Festival2 is an alternative contemporary arts festival in a rural industrial location on Sunday 27 April 2014. Four mini-events will be held in village halls in east Amber Valley, Derbyshire, the fifth will unfold on the coach carrying the participants between the venues, building during the day with delightful surprises encountered at each venue. Are you a creative person experienced at inspiring audiences in village communities? Do you have the skills to bring accessible contemporary art to this festival with humour and beauty in a refreshing way? I need five artists/creative practitioners: each to devise and facilitate a dynamic activity, something intriguing or spectacular that lasts a maximum of an hour including set up time. This could be film/photography, dance, drumming, mask making, story telling/local history, games, Room 13 ideas…

Fee: £250 for planning, delivery, travel and materials. Overnight accommodation is available with local artists if necessary. For further details contact Sally Lemsford on 07974 785624. To apply please complete an application form available from Sally at sally@lemsford2.demon.co.uk. Deadline: 5pm Friday 28 February 2014; successful applicants will be notified by Monday 3 March 2014

Designers / Illustrators / Studio Assistants – Watermark Publishing
Watermark Publishing is one of the U.K.’s leading Greetings Card Publishers. We are currently seeking highly creative, motivated designers, illustrators and studio assistants to join our ever growing team. If you think you are suitable and have a willingness to learn, then we would love to hear from you! Deadline: 28th March. Please visit http://www.watermarkpublishing.com for more details and to apply

Temporary Creative Mac Artworker – Watermark Publishing
Watermark Publishing is a market leader in the innovative design of greeting cards for the UK. We currently have positions available for Temporary Creative Mac Artworkers to join the creative team at Watermark Publishing. The main purpose of the role will involve art working to structured briefs in a target driven environment, utilising the design packages Adobe, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Other aspects of the role will include creating finishes for greeting cards, typesetting, colour retouching and image manipulation.

A creative background in Graphic Design or similar would be preferred, however other candidates would be considered. The successful candidate will possess excellent Mac skills and will enjoy the technical artwork side of the creative process. Deadline: 28th February, to apply please complete the online form: http://www.ukgreetingscareers.co.uk quoting ref: TCMAWM03

Communications Internship – Spottydog Communications
We’re offering a paid three month internship to a graduate who’s looking to get some really great experience of working within the PR,communications and social media sector. We work with a great mix of clients delivering consumer, b2b and public sector campaigns for clients across the Midlands, in London and Internationally. We’re based in rural Leicestershire near Desford, so access to a car is essential. Deadline: 28th February, email spotted@spottydogcommunications.com for more details.

Artist Brief – Accessing Rutland’s Museums Project
Rutland County Council is to commission a work of art to raise awareness of, and enhance, the new Bus Station in Oakham. The Council seeks a unique contemporary work inspired by local heritage, culture and transport, which will be accessible to the general public and will actively involve local people in the development of the design.

Expressions of interest are required by 12 noon on 28th February 2014.  This should include an artist’s CV, examples of relevant previous work and a statement explaining why they are interested in this particular commission, based on the information provided in this brief.  We would particularly like to hear about your experience of developing community art projects and how you plan to engage local people with this project. Expressions of interest should be sent to: Robert Clayton, Culture & Leisure Services Manager, Rutland County Council, Rutland County Museum, Catmos Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HW, 01572 758435, rclayton@rutland.gov.uk Please see the Creative Leicestershire Jobs Page for the full Artist Brief.

Freelance Artists, First Movement
At First Movement we are entering into an exciting new phase in our development and are looking to expand our bank of sessional arts workers. In particular, we are looking for arts workers with an interest and experience in digital arts technologies who will support the development of Raise, our international arts technology project. Applicants should have a passion for working with people with disabilities, and always be keen to find ways for learning disabled participants to be empowered to be the originators of their own creative work. This needs ingenuity and inspiration. Ideally leaders should be practising artists/musicians/performers with experience of working in a participatory arts setting.

If you are interested in working with us then please send your CV along with a short covering letter outlining your interest in the position to janette@first-movement.org.uk. If you would like to know more then call us on 01629 734848 or find out more about the work we do at www.first-movement.org.uk. Closes Saturday 15 February.

Operations Manager – National Trust
Ulverscroft, Leicestershire, Permanent, Full Time, £23,497 per annum. An inspirational leader with a passion for engaging people in heritage, you’ll identify and explore new opportunities to maximise the appeal of Stoneywell Cottage and take responsibility for its care and preservation. Creative in your thinking and operationally hands-on, you’ll lead a team of staff and volunteers, ensuring that we deliver outstanding visitor experiences time and time again. What’s more, you’ll explore and develop an exciting range of activities, attracting new people to experience and enjoy everything that this beautiful Arts and Crafts cottage and garden has to offer. To find out more, and to apply, please visit the website. Closing date: 16th February 2014.

Pianist for Dance Classes – Ballet Theatre UK
Ballet Theatre UK are seeking a part-time classical pianist to accompany professional and pre-professional ballet classes. Experience of playing for dance is not essential as training will be given but an interest or understanding in classical dance is preferred. Application deadline: May 31st 2014. Contact info@ballettheatreuk.com for more information.

Commercial Street/Hip Hop Teacher – Ballet Theatre UK
Ballet Theatre UK is seeking a part-time teacher of commercial dance to deliver weekly term time classes to students of the full time HNC/HND vocational training programme. Applicants should have a number of years experience as an industry professional and able to give constructed classes in current commercial technique. Application deadline: May 31st 2014. Contact info@ballettheatreuk.com for more information.

Contemporary Dance Teacher – Ballet Theatre UK
Ballet Theatre UK is seeking a part-time teacher of contemporary dance to deliver weekly term time classes to students of the full time HNC/HND vocational training programme. Applicants should have a number of years experience as an industry professional and able to give constructed classes in Graham/Hawton/Cunningham/Lemone based technique. Application deadline: May 31st 2014. Contact info@ballettheatreuk.com for more information.

Artangel Open
The new Artangel Open is £1 million initiative in alliance with BBC Radio 4 for new site-specific commissions across the UK – a call for artists working in all media, anywhere in the UK, to come forward with bold site-specific proposals that will transform the UK’s cultural landscape. Open invites artists to submit their ideas for projects of real scale and ambition in relation to particular places – ideas which might otherwise never see the light of day. Open proposals are encouraged from visual artists, filmmakers, writers, artists working in the digital space, composers, theatre makers, producers and choreographers.  Deadline for submissions is 28 February 2014, click here to find out more.

For full details visit the Creative Leicestershire Jobs Page

Maybank’s opportunities

Maybank Group is the leading financial services provider in Malaysia catering to the needs of consumers, investors, entrepreneurs, non-profit organisations and corporations. The Group, has the largest network among Malaysian banks, with over 2,200 branches and offices in 20 countries, employing 47,000 Maybankers and serving over 22 million customers. It also holds an asset base of more than USD135 billion; and a market capitalisation of USD23.0 billion; with total equity and total net profit of USD10.8 billion and USD1.5 billion respectively.

Maybank is looking to interview potential candidates for the following talent programs at our Careers in Asia Recruitment Summit, London from the 4th -6th of April 2014.

Global Maybank Apprentice Program (GMAP)
Branch Management Entry Level Pipeline (BMELP)

Both of these two programs are looking for graduates with Bachelor above degree and 0-2 years experience, and the working locations will be across Asia. If would be grateful if you could circulate these opportunities and event information among your Asian students.

For more information about these opportunities please click on the job links above. Alternatively, to find out more about our upcoming Careers in Asia London Summit, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below. The application deadline is Feb 21st, 2014.

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TARGETcourses Postgraduate Study and Funding Fair Midlands

Postgrad FairHave you been considering postgraduate study? Do you want to know all your options? Where to study? Funding advice? How to apply?

The TARGETcourses Postgraduate Study and Funding Fair Midlands may be just what you need.

On Wednesday 19 February 2014 between 1pm – 4pm the Great Hall at the University of Birmingham will open its doors to leading universities seeking to fill their 2014/15 postgraduate courses places.

Here representatives from each university will be able to give you more details on their courses, the funding available and even what it is like to relocate. You will also have a chance to attend exclusive seminars on a wide range of postgraduate study topics.

This event is open to students from all universities and there is the added perk of a FREE lunch and travel reimbursements. (Restrictions do apply so please visit the website for more information closer to the time).

To find out who is attending so far, or to register for the event, please visit:

http://ow.ly/sob5f