Keynote Educational is a leading national provider of high-quality professional development for the secondary education sector. With a strong, well-established reputation for relevant, inspiring, and innovative provision, we offer large-scale national conferences on key issues of priority for secondary education leaders, portfolios of curriculum and non-curriculum professional development courses, and student revision sessions.
This is an exciting time for the company as we are in a period of expansion and are currently looking for experts to deliver courses and sessions to leaders, teachers, and/or students. We are now accepting applications to join our outstanding team of course leaders.
Who we are looking for?
We are looking for ambitious, enthusiastic individuals who have a keen interest in professional development, who are a cut above the rest, and are experts in their own field and key focus areas, be that leadership, teaching & learning, pastoral & behaviour, mental health & wellbeing, student voice, safeguarding, sixth form, or curriculum & subject specialisms.
The Benefits for Course Leaders:
* Make a valuable contribution and enhance professional learning and development in the secondary education sector.
* Great personal and professional development.
* Recognised national platform to deliver high-quality professional courses.
* Give your own thoughts and expertise to support and develop colleagues in the sector.
* You choose the dates for your courses to fit in with your diary, leading anywhere from 2 courses per academic year to 30+.
Minimum Requirements:
* At least 5 years teaching and/or leadership experience and/or at least 5 years examining experience (for subject/exam-based courses).
* Gained achievements in your area of expertise.
* Experience of successfully leading and delivering staff CPD sessions and/or student revision/study skills sessions (preferably whole school or at a trust/regional level).
* Know and understand what excellence in professional development is.
* Understand what good delivery of a course looks like.
* Have the ability to use creative flair and make a course attractive to teachers.
* Produce course resources to a professional level.
* Be able to ‘read’ your audience and adapt and be flexible during your course delivery.
* Possess good IT skills.
* Demonstrate excellent organisation and the ability to work to deadlines.
* Have a commitment to keep up with the latest themes, directions, and key issues in professional learning.
* Be proactive with new course ideas, take initiative, and think independently.
Further Details:
* The role offers flexibility, allowing you to lead as many or as few courses as you like – from 2 per year to 30+.
* You can lead courses in any aspect of your key specialist areas.
* You will liaise with our content team to put together effective, relevant, up-to-date, valuable, and stimulating courses, making them attractive to teachers and leaders.
* You will create and prepare presentations and course notes of 20-30 pages.
* Courses are delivered face-to-face in London and occasionally online.
* Our scheduled teacher courses are delivered in superior venues, including 4* and 5* London hotels.
* We also offer ‘in-school’, bespoke, tailored courses delivered in schools across the country.
* You may be interested in participating in our large-scale national conferences and in delivering student revision sessions.
* If travel is required and any overnight accommodation, this is paid for by Keynote.
If you are interested in applying to become a Keynote Educational Course Leader, please send a copy of your CV together with a brief email outlining the type of courses, including focus areas and subjects you’re interested in leading, and any other relevant information you’d like to highlight to jobs@keynote.org.uk.
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