Course Leader Vacancies

Keynote Educational Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 4,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

National conferences

Job summary

Keynote Educational Ltd. is seeking experts to deliver courses and sessions to leaders, teachers and students across the secondary education sector. You will join our outstanding team of course leaders with flexibility over dates and topics.

Deliver face-to-face sessions in London and occasionally online; contribute to resource development and CPD programmes; you can lead 2 to 30+ courses per academic year; travel and overnight stays are paid by Keynote.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years teaching and/or leadership experience and/or at least 5 years examining experience.
• Ability to read your audience and adapt delivery.
• Produce course resources to a professional level.
• Demonstrate excellent organisation and ability to meet deadlines.
• Keep up with latest themes in professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead 2 to 30+ courses per academic year.
• Deliver face-to-face sessions in London and occasionally online.
• Create and prepare 20–30 page presentations and notes.
• Liaise with content team to develop effective, up-to-date courses.
• Deliver staff CPD sessions and student revision sessions.
• Travel and overnight accommodation paid by Keynote.

Skills

Teaching experience

Leadership experience

Examining experience

Course design

Public speaking

IT skills

Job description

Keynote Educational is a leading national provider of high-qualityprofessional development for the secondary education sector. With a strong,well-established reputation for relevant, inspiring and innovative provision, offeringlarge-scale national conferences on key issues of priority for secondaryeducation leaders, portfolios of curriculum and non-curriculum professionaldevelopment courses and student revision sessions.

This is an exciting time for the company as we arein a period of expansion and are currently looking for experts to delivercourses and sessions to leaders, teachers and/or students. We are now acceptingapplications to join our outstanding team of course leaders.

Who we are looking for?

We are looking for ambitious, enthusiastic individuals who have akeen interest in professional development, who are a cut above the rest and areexperts in their own field and key focus areas, be that leadership, teaching& learning, pastoral & behaviour, mental health& wellbeing, studentvoice, safeguarding, sixth form or curriculum & subject specialisms.

The Benefits for Course Leaders:

• Make a valuable contribution and enhance professionallearning 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 developcolleagues in the sector.
• You choose the dates for your courses to fit in with your diaryand you can lead anywhere from 2 courses per academic year to 30+.
• At least 5 years teaching and/orleadership experience and/or at least 5 years examining experience (forsubject/exam-based courses)
• Gained achievements in your areaof expertise.
• Experience of successfullyleading and delivering staff CPD sessions and/or student revision/study skillssessions (preferably whole school or at a trust/regional level)
• Know and understand what excellencein professional development is.
• Understand what good delivery of acourse looks like.
• Have the ability to use creativeflair and to make a course attractive to teachers.
• Produce course resources to aprofessional level.
• Be able to ‘read’ your audience andadapt and be flexible during your course delivery.
• Possess good IT skills.
• Demonstrate excellent organisationand the ability to work to deadlines.
• Have a commitment to keep up withthe latest themes, directions and key issues in professional learning.
• Be proactive with new course ideas,take initiative and think independently.

Further Details:

• Know and understand what excellencein professional development is.
• The role offers flexibility, and you can 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.