Online Teacher Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)

Oxford Study Courses - Pamoja Education Oxford United Kingdom Academics
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Company Description

As an EdTech company, majority owned by the GEMS Education group, Pamoja is pioneering the future of secondary education on a global scale. We provide schools with online learning solutions, from structured content to courses fully taught by our own teachers. We teach thousands of students from hundreds of schools around the world.

For the past 10 years we have supported schools in the successful delivery of their International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. We are now embarking on the next phase of the company’s growth with an ambitious plan to expand into new markets. We have been approved by Cambridge Assessment International Education to teach IGCSE and International AS and A Level courses online from September 2019.

Our mission is to broaden choice and access to high quality education. We’re passionate, committed and excited about our unique learning model in which students develop the skills they need for university, work and life.

We are now seeking IGCSE and International AS and A Level teachers to teach our new online courses.

Position

The role of a Pamoja teacher is first and foremost to facilitate learning - not direct it. We are committed to doing more than supporting students in achieving good results. We are dedicated to developing students' capacity as independent and collaborative learners. To achieve this goal, Pamoja teachers must give students room to learn - and let go of some traditional face-to-face, teacher directed, student management strategies.

Pamoja's platform, systems and personnel are dedicated to closely monitoring student progress and intervene when and where appropriate. However, teachers trained in skilful student management can reinforce the student's responsibility for learning without neglecting them and develop their independence from teacher- directed learning.

For Cambridge courses – this will be the first year of teaching, therefore we will be reviewing the teacher delivery model and associated workload through the year. Teachers will be involved as part of this review and will be asked to provide details on their work patterns to support the delivery. All courses operate to a 33 week timetable in Year 1 and a 29 week timetable in Year 2. 

For a typical Pamoja Cambridge IGCSE teaching section of 25 to 30 students, average hours of work are estimated at 7.5 hours per week.

The Teaching Services include:

Teacher Support

  • Review course content and Teacher Support Material (TSM) to ensure preparedness to instruct the upcoming unit/lesson.
  • Respond to administrative notifications re students with foreseen absences and differentiate for their needs.
  • Respond to administrative notifications re enrolment of students under special circumstances:
    • Late enrolments;
    • Students with special needs;
    • Transfer students.
  • Respond to communication from Pamoja administration as necessary with regards to:
    • Student engagement;
    • Student circumstances.
  • Regularly check the subject workspace to monitor communications, requests and issues arising.
  • Contribute to the publication of general assessment feedback.
  • Participate in requisite standardization activities.

Interaction

  • Manage communications, responding to direct messages from students.
  • Monitor discussion and join in with student support as and when appropriate – this may be by organising video conferences through the platform.

Marking and Feedback

  • Manage student assessment activity - reviewing or marking student work with feedback, according to standards communicated in mark-schemes, criteria and work-samples provided in TSM.
  • Provide Term Reports and Engagement Ratings on schedule.

Please note that the above list is intended as general guidance to the scope of the Teaching Services and is not designed to be exhaustive.

 

Requirements

Online Teacher Person Specification

  • Educated to a minimum of degree standard, or equivalent.
  • An experienced teacher of the relevant curriculum, with an appropriate teaching qualification.
  • Has at least two years' experience teaching the course subject at the level specifically relevant to their application.
  • Can motivate, inspire and coordinate a class effectively.
  • Is able to confidently use Microsoft Office and its associated programs.
  • A confident and eloquent communicator, with excellent written and spoken communication skills.
  • Ideally has worked in an establishment that has experience of delivering education through online programs or has personal experience with online or blended learning, either as a student or instructor.
  • Able to work virtually and autonomously to meet deadlines, with excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Highly self-motivated and proactive individual with a genuine passion to learn and explore online tools and techniques.
  • Ideally has experience with one or more learning management systems (such as Moodle, Canvas, Angel, D2L, and Blackboard).
  • Possesses a flexible and positive can-do attitude.

Other information

Teacher Requirements

All teachers are required to:

  • Obtain approval on headed paper from their current School Head/Principal or Superintendent of School District (if applicable), to work with Pamoja.
  • Provide a separate reference.
  • Undertake required training delivered at no cost to the teacher by Pamoja.
  • Provide proof that they are eligible to work in the country within which they reside.
  • Provide a copy of their passport.
  • Commit the commensurate time per week, per course section assigned, that they would typically allocate if teaching the courses face-to-face, including time for preparation, review, teaching and marking.
  • Provide a Disclosure and Barring Service check if UK based (a criminal records check) or equivalent (such as a police letter) depending on country of residence.

For further information regarding teaching with Pamoja, including pay scales, please visit our website, accessed here.

Note: All teaching positions will be subject to satisfactory teaching employment vetting and reference checks