Motor Engineering Students at Newham College of Further Education

Working in a UK Further Education College

If you decide to work at a UK college within the Further Education Sector you will probably be employed on what is termed a "New Contract" which makes new lecturers work for longer hours, reduced pay and with fewer incentives. Lecturers who are in employment and who have refused to sign the so called New Contracts have usually been refused an annual pay increase for what could be up to five years or more. Considerable personal and family hardship results.

At one UK College most staff over 45 years in one particular department were declared redundant and new young lecturers employed in their place on the New Contract and at lower rates of pay. The Head of Department regarded this as a "challenge to mould the new young lecturers into a working team."

At another UK College it was reported (TES 1997) that its Chief Executive funded an agency which supplied lecturers on low paid contract work to replace those higher paid lecturing staff who had been declared redundant.

Further Education Funding Council
[this body no longer exists]
The Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) has a legal duty to make sure further education in England is properly assessed. The FEFC’s inspectorate inspects and reports on each college of further education according to a four-year cycle. It also inspects other further education provision funded by the FEFC. In fulfilling its work programme, the inspectorate assesses and reports nationally on the curriculum, disseminates good practice and advises the FEFC’s quality assessment committee.

Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/
The new Ofsted – the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills – came into being on 1 April 2007. It brings together the wide experience of four formerly separate inspectorates. It will inspect and regulate care for children and young people, and inspect education and training for learners of all ages.

Learning and    Skills Council
http://www.lsc.gov.uk/
The Learning and Skills Council exists to make England better skilled and more competitive.   We have a single goal: to improve the skills of England’s young people and adults to ensure we have a workforce of world-class standard. The LSC is responsible for planning and funding high quality education and training for everyone in England other than those in universities.

Adult Learning Inspectorate
http://www.ali.gov.uk (address no longer used - see ofsted)
The Adult Learning Inspectorate is a government funded body responsible for raising the standards of education and training for young people and adults in England, by inspecting and reporting on the quality of learning provision they receive.
The Adult learning inspectorate is now incorporated into Ofsted - The
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills.
Their contact details are www.ofsted.gov.uk

Employment in Further Education
For employment as a teacher/lecturer in a F E College, contact the FE College of your choice or look in the weekly Times Educational Supplement. Some national daily newspapers carry notices of teacher/lecturer vacancies.

UK Further Education Colleges and Universities -
http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/ukinfo/uk.map.colls.html

City and Guilds Licentiateships
E-mail: enquiry@city and guilds.co.uk

Education Lecturing Services (ELS) provides assistance for those people wanting to teach on part time contracts at Further Education Colleges. Work provided can be either on a fill in basis for one or two days or it can be for a longer term contract.
http://www.els.co.uk
For further information contact :
Tel : +44 (0) 115 911 1100
Fax : +44 (0) 115 911 1101

Most UK Local Education Authorities run adult education courses across a wide range of subject areas, for details. Contact the education authority in the area you wish to teach for a list of courses and vacancies.
Refer- direct.gov.uk

Supply Teachers in the EU Initiating the debate Supply workers provided by agencies are a feature of modern Western economies. The focus here is on teaching, which in some regions could not function without the contribution of supply teachers. A serious debate is required because many supply teachers actually work in 19th century conditions. This memorandum simply delineates some of the main features of the complex problem.

European Foreign Language Teachers’ Association Discussion Forum

Criminal Records Bureau clearance for teachers
Before being accepted for employment as a teacher, CRB clearance must be given by the Criminal Records Bureau.
Crimanal Record Bureau - www.crb.gov.uk
Capita - Security Clearance - www.capitaresourcing.co.uk/crb

Independent Safeguarding Authority
The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) has been created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults. www.isa-gov.org.uk/

Teaching Agencies incl Supply
Search Associates, international teaching - 01763 262040
http://www.search-associates.co.uk/
Go Teaching -www.go-teaching.com
Teachers Network - 020 8758 9690
Ambition Education - www.supply-agency.co.uk
EM Direct - www.emdirect.co.uk
Verity Education - www.verityeducation.com
Capita - www.capitaers.co.uk
Protocol - www.protocol-teachers.com
TimePlan - www.timeplan.com
Mark - 020 8579 6660
EM Teaching Recruitment - www.emrecruitment.co.uk
Classroom - www.classroomteachers.co.uk
Castle - 020 8514 3888
Education VIP's - www.educationvips.com
Abacus - www.abacuseducation.co.uk
Trust Education - www.trusteducation.co.uk
Long Term Teacchers - www.longtermteachers.com
Supply Desk - www.thesupplydesk.co.uk
TNT Jobs - www.tntmagazine.com/jobs
Teach Web - http://teachweb.co.uk
Athona Education - athonaeducation.com
Tradewind - www.twrecruitment.com
ASQ Education - www.asq-education.co.uk

Hobsons' guide - to UK boarding schools
UK Independent Schools Directory
Workers Educational Association
The Skinners’ Company

HOME TUTORS - is a London based teaching co-operative offereing students home tuition in most school subjects.
www.londonhometutors.org
For information on joining as a tutor :
administration@londonhometutors.org
Tel + 44 (0) 208 8444 9685, + 44 (0) 208 883 2519
There are many other tutor agencies - see local press

The weekly Guardian Educational Supplement advertises many teaching jobs
Website The Guardian / Observer

The weekly Times Educational Supplement advertises many teaching jobs
Website http://www.tes.co.uk/

The free OZ (Australian) backpackers magazine TNT, which is available in London, gives further details of most teaching agencies.
Website TNT Magazine

UK Teachers Associations should be able to supply general teaching information which relates to the UK -

Teaching Associations

• GTCE - General Teaching Council
  for England
• Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)
  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 6441
  Fax: +44 (0) 20 7930 1359
  Website: http://www.atl.org.uk/
  Email info@atl.org.uk
• National Union of Teachers (NUT)
  NUT
  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7388 6191,
  Fax: +44 (0) 20 7387 8458,
• AUT - Association of University Teachers
• NAS/UWT - National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers
• TeacherNet - Teaching associations

Head Teachers Associations

• SHA - Secondary Heads' Association
• ASCL - Association of School and College Leaders
• NAHT - National Association of Head Teachers
• ESHA - European Secondary Heads Association
  

UK Education

Department for Children, Schools and Families

UK Local Education Authorities are responsibel for many local schools. Contact the Local Education Authority in the area in which you wish to teach for a list of schools.
Refer : direct.gov.uk