UTEACH Meeting-University of Valencia

UTEACH MEETING WITH

UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA

MAY 2015.

ATTENDEES FROM UTEACH

KATHLEEN BOSWELL

UTEACH DIRECTOR-

FORMER TEACHER

CARLES OBIOL

UTEACH RECRUITER

SPAIN

TOMMY MCLAUGHLIN

UTEACH AMBASSADOR –

SPAIN FORMER SPANISH

TEACHER

TOMMY MCLAUGHLINBRIEF INTRODUCTION

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U T E A C H E X I S T S T O H E L P A L L E V I AT E T E A C H E R

S H O R TA G E S I N E N G L A N D .

A REVIEW OF DEMAND V SUPPLY.

TEACHER SHORTAGE REACHING CRISIS LEVELS-PA NEWS SURVEY

“Almost three out of four local education authorities in England is experiencing a teacher shortage, a survey showed today, and 18 per cent of those polled said the problem had reached crisis levels.

Of the 73 per cent of English LEAs that said their schools were struggling to find suitably qualified staff”

UTEACH –53 MATHEMATICS VACANCIES TODAY

EDUCATION WORLDWIDE RANKINGS-SOURCE PEARSON

Ranking the World’s Educational Systems

1. South Korea

2. Japan

3. Singapore

4. Hong Kong

5. Finland

6. UK

7. Canada

8. Netherlands

9. Ireland

10. Poland

http://www.edudemic.com/learning-curve-report-education/

UTEACHSOME BACKGROUND ABOUT UTEACH

FOOTPRINT

GLASGOW

LONDON DUBLIN TORONTO

FORMED IN 2002

INITIALLY PLACED IRISH TEACHERS IN ENGLISH SCHOOLS.

IN 2013 OPENED FULLY STAFFED CANADIAN OFFICE.

IN 2015 RECRUITING SPANISH TEACHERS .

IRISH+CANADIAN+SPANISH TEACHERS.

UTEACH CORE IS EDUCATION

MISSION STATEMENT TEACHER CAREER DEVELOPMENT

To develop the careers of able overseas teachers, by placing & supporting them in teaching jobs in English

schools, & assisting them to be successful in teaching back home should they choose to do so.

UTEACH HELPING TEACHERS

PLACEMENT IN JOBS + TRAINING + SUPPORT

Benefits

Preparation prior to arriving

Uteach Campus Academy

Uteach+ support

Professional development

Cultural experience

Salary

Pre-prep

• Interview prep

• Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) handbook

• English Language Courses if required

• Online training modules

Benefits

Preparation prior to arriving

Uteach Campus Academy

Uteach+ support

Professional development

Cultural experience

Salary

English Language Skills – For candidates who require to develop their English skills Uteach will assist you by working with your university to provide a part funded language development course to make sure your English becomes good enough to be able to teach in the UK.

Excellent Quality on line training modules are available to prepare you for life teaching in the UK.

PRE-TRAINING BEFORE LEAVING SPAIN

Uteach Campus Academy

• 5 day intensive support and training

• Subsidised flights from Spain – up to £150 - and transport to training – accommodation, food and training fees – paid by Uteach

•Covers key features of teaching in the UK with practical tips and opportunities for practice

• Expert speakers and subject/phase specialists

Benefits

Preparation prior to arriving

Uteach Campus Academy

Uteach+ support

Professional development

Cultural experience

Salary

ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY TRAINING

video

Video

Uteach+

• Ongoing support tailored to the individual teacher

• Via phone, Skype, visits throughout the year

• We will help you acclimatise to the UK – with help finding accommodation, and providing useful info on banks, doctors, - everyday issues for you - we are here to support you

Benefits

Preparation prior to arriving

Uteach Campus Academy

Uteach+ support

Professional development

Cultural experience

Salary

Professional development

• Uteach training events

• In-school training and development

• Opportunities for career progression and promotion

• If you wish, we can try to help prepare you to return to Spain and boost your chances of getting a job

Benefits

Preparation prior to arriving

Uteach Campus Academy

Uteach+ support

Professional development

Cultural experience

Salary

Cultural experience

• Most candidates placed in the South East of England and London

• Opportunities for travel to Europe during school holidays

• Social meet-ups with other Spanish teachers –the Uteach Community

Benefits

Preparation prior to arriving

Uteach Campus Academy

Uteach+ support

Professional development

Cultural experience

Salary

Salary

• More take home pay than if you were employed directly by the

school UK annual = £21,804 (€30,133), Uteach annual = £22,230 (€30,722)

• Pay depends on location and experience. Scale: M1-M6

• Science or Maths? Start on a higher pay scale (M3)

• Paid weekly, not monthly including during the holidays

• Uteach takes no form of payment from teachers

Benefits

Preparation prior to arriving

Uteach Campus Academy

Uteach+ support

Professional development

Cultural experience

Salary

*Figures are approximate, based on M3 Fringe

Submit your CV – Ensure that you have applied for

documentation supporting your Qualified Teacher Status and enclose with application

Complete a first telephone call and registration with Uteach

Complete online interview:

If successful you will be shortlisted for interview with

Uteach partner schools

Contacted with suitable vacancies and schools

Interview prep with Uteach then interview with school

If successful, start role in September 2015 after

Academy week

If unsuccessful, contacted again with other vacancies

STEPS TO GETTING A JOB

On line video example: http://hire.li/1A9Ny2X

SPANISH TEACHERS IN ENGLAND

COPING WITH A NEW LIFESTYLE

ONE OR TWO YEAR CONTRACT-NOT SUPPLY CONTRACT

Uteach Set-up provides candidates with the following benefits:

Full time, regular teaching positions – Mon-Fri - 5 days a week

Having your own classes and being directly responsible for pupils results

Teaching in the Top Rated Schools in England

Becoming an integrated member of teaching staff

Working in a challenging and supported environment

Fantastic opportunity to fast track your career development

Our teams support for making your transition to the UK as seamless as possible – on a personal and professional basis

FRIENDS & FAMILY KEEPING IN TOUCH.

Easy communication with friends & family

FACETIME,SKYPE, FACEBOOK & SOCIAL MEDIA

Easy to return home or to have visitors

AFFORDABLE & FREQUENT FLIGHTS

Lots of free time

Teach 195 days so 160 days free time = 44% of the year.

OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS-AFFORDABLE FLIGHTS.

015 / 2016 First day of termHolidays

Last day of term

Autumn Term Wednesday 02 September 2015

9

Friday 23 October 2015

Autumn Term Monday 02 November 2015

17

Friday 18 December 2015

Spring Term Tuesday 05 January 2016

9

Friday 12 February 2016

Spring Term Monday 22 February 2016

17

Thursday 24 March 2016

Summer Term Monday 11 April 2016

9

Friday 27 May 2016

Summer Term Monday 06 June 2016

40

Friday 22 July 2016

LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GO HOME-170 DAYS NOT TEACHING IN A YEAR

RETURNING HOMEA MORE EXPERIENCED TEACHER THAN BEFORE

UTEACH RETURN PATHWhat we do for teachers who wish to

return to Spain

- Interview Preparation Workshop

- Mock interview

- Building your Unique Selling Points

- Dept of Education and Programme Updates

- Subject Specific Master Classes

- Spanish Job lists and Introductions

SUITABLE SPANISH VACANCIES

• Teacher registers for Spanish jobs on Uteach portal

Teacher

• Uteach add all Spanish jobs to database

Uteach• Teacher gets job

alerts through text and e-mail

Internet

“Uteachers” – Testimonials

The videos below are testimonials from new teachers who have gone through the Uteach

experience

Aaron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxaGZbzzCjw&feature=youtu.be

Christine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cA_611ApQY&feature=youtu.be

Connor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrNjA73vmxk&feature=youtu.be

Katherine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhnq4VMIszA&feature=youtu.be

Katrina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuW_9QNucMU&feature=youtu.be

Tom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0zyIuAxPMI&feature=youtu.be

CALL TO ACTIONWHAT YOU DO TO GET THE PROCESS STARTED

CONTACT US BY SENDING US YOUR CV

WITHOUT THE CV THERE IS

NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU

Send it to : [email protected]

Applying for Qualified Teacher Status