Supply lecturers

lill

Can anyone recommend any supply lecturer agencies, other than Protocol

Im looking to teach basic computer skills / clait etc.

dmg24

Protocol is the main one that I am aware of. Also, many colleges will have their own bank of staff.

Are you qualified to teach? x

lill

you don't need a teaching qualification to teach post compulsory education, you only need to be working towards a teaching qualification within 2 years.
plus to do a teaching qualification you need to show that you have 100 hours regular teaching time to qualify for the course.

I have qualifications 2 levels above the level im looking to teach so that's not a problem also 9 years experience doing a similar thing as part of my last job, PLUS I have acted as a supply teacher for 6 weeks at my last job.

ill just stick with protocol then, Thanks v much.

LittleVoice

If you are with Protocol, is it because Protocol found the work and then contacted you or was it you who found the work and the college uses Protocol for agency staff? If the latter, does the college use other agencies too? The one I worked for used PN as its first choice but went to Select Education as a second line if PN did't come up with the staff it needed.

lill

I was already a college employee and they were desperate for someone to cover keyskills basically and it happened they used protocol. The college does have courses at the level I want to do at the times I want to do them.

Thanks for the Select Education ill have a look there.

cazziebo

We used to use Trainerbase for IT trainers https://www.trainerbase.co.uk

dmg24

you don't need a teaching qualification to teach post compulsory education, you only need to be working towards a teaching qualification within 2 years.
plus to do a teaching qualification you need to show that you have 100 hours regular teaching time to qualify for the course.

You don't need a qualification, but many people will already have one, and you will be competing against them. However, if you already have experience, this should overcome this barrier.

Where have you got the information about needing 100 hours teaching time from? I am just about to start my PGCE (Secondary, but also got accepted for Post Compulsory), and have no teaching time!

lill

from some of the courses ive been looking at
ie.
Cert ed year 1
Entry Requirements:
Each application is treated on and individual basis, but typical minimum entry qualifications are:
1. A Level 3 qualification in your subject or vocational area of teaching
2. GCSE English, or equivalent on entry – Maths GCSE equivalent on exit (this may also include the completion of nationally set external tests)
3. A minimum of 75 teaching hours in the academic year of study, (preferably at more than one level of study)

possibly because i don't already hold a degree and PGCE is post grad?

as for competing, where I worked they were hard pressed to find ANYONE willing to take on keyskills.
The person that I took over from when I provided cover lasted one lesson due to them being unable to get them to sit down and stop throwing chairs around!
She said and i quote " maybe you'll do better with them, it might have helped if Id known anything about excel"

dmg24

That sounds like a scary class!

Yep, it would be different requirements for a Cert Ed than a PGCE.

Do you fancy studying towards a degree? You are clearly capable, and you would get quite a lot of financial support as a single parent (sorry, I'm thinking I read you were single - sorry if I'm wrong!). You might still get on a course for September? x

lill

I would yes, but i wasn't sure if Id get that much support while working ( i say working im supposed to have been paid today and there is nothing in the account! Ive been there 6 weeks now should have been sorted and they said i was on the computer to be paid) and I do want to keep working as its so easy to fall out of touch in IT.

As you can probably tell im really not sure which way to jump at the moment, this wasn't how I was planning on spending my first summer off in 9 years.

lill

BINGO! Ive found the perfect course it's a foundation degree but its a Microsoft cert curriculum so nothing scary that im not used to - plus

Students earning less than £11,000 per year the College can offer the majority of the courses free of charge