Keeping in Contact

In order to provide an efficient service we need to be in regular contact with you. Please keep us up dated with your availability for work and ensure you inform us of any change of name, postal address, email address, telephone number or bank details.

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Dress Code

You will need to dress in a professional manner - we advise you to work in smart clothes until you ascertain the dress code for that particular school. We recommend a collar and tie for men and skirt or trousers for women, with the exception of PE teachers. Leggings, jeans and trainers are not acceptable standards of dress in any school.

Body piercing although fashionable is not regarded as professional within schools, please remove any facial piercing, with the exception of ears, before arriving at school.

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Children/discipline

Children and discipline in schools is becoming more and more of an issue. Please ensure when you arrive at school you ensure you familiarize yourself with the discipline procedures for that school.

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Curriculum

Teachers are constantly finding with new initiatives being introduced that they are dealing with more and more paperwork as well as training courses. Overseas trained teachers particularly comment about the amount of bureaucracy that is required as a teacher within schools in the UK.

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Support

Schools are now becoming more and more supportive to teachers and education personnel whether for a short term or long term basis than they ever have before. This is mainly due to the increased staffing shortages that are increasing in schools across the UK. If schools do not offer sufficient support to teachers/education personnel then it does not encourage that person to go back to that school.

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Preparation for the Day

It is advisable to have a file of lessons/activities that can be used for assignments in which there is no work set. It is not advisable to take textbooks, curriculum documents etc. Most schools do set work however there may be instances where work is not set and you should be prepared for this.

Please refer to the links section under resources for details on the National Curriculum www.dfes.gov.uk

Elite Education also provide a well stocked resource library to gather teaching materials.

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Arrival at School

You are expected to arrive at school no later than 8.30 a.m. unless otherwise advised. On arrival at the school, please inform the reception of your arrival. Please familiarize yourself with health and safety procedures, fire drill, discipline policy, facilities etc,.

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Hands Off Policy

It is illegal in the UK to have any form of physical contact with a child in the form of discipline. It is a condition of inclusion on our register that you comply with our equal opportunities policy and that you do not implement any form of physical discipline.

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Peaks & Troughs

Please check out details on school term dates if you are unsure of holiday periods for teaching in the UK (link to education system term times)

Early Childhood and Primary teachers are in demand constantly throughout the year, however, September is probably one of the quietest months for supply since the 6 weeks break leads to few cases of last minute sickness.

The demand for secondary supply teachers is low during the summer term mid June/July.

From mid July all schools close for a 6 week summer holiday.

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Remuneration

We pay excellent rates to our teachers/education personnel. Our pay rates change constantly to keep up with market trends and we will notify you of our rates at interview. For long term positions where schools will be employing your services they will discuss this with you. If you need to discuss these offers we are available to give you honest feedback to the type of salary you have been offered.

Whilst working through Elite Education you are only paid for the days you work. Holiday pay and statutory holidays are calculated into your daily pay rate.

Elite Education will automatically deduct the required amount of UK tax and National Insurance contributions from your wage.

Education teachers/education personnel are paid weekly in arrears, this is paid directly into your bank account on the Friday after the week you work. To ensure you are paid promptly please call Elite Education offices on the Friday afternoon to confirm the number of days you have worked.

Please do not forget to inform us if you bank account details change. If you have any
queries relating to payroll please contact our experts in the Finance Department at
Elite Education.

Please note if you do not work a full financial year April - March you may be eligible to receive a tax rebate. This is dependant on the amount of money you have earned during that year. This is something that can be discussed with you with our specialists in the Finance Department.

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Professional Development

We regular offer a number of teacher training courses in which we bring together highly regarded educationalists to deliver seminars on a wide range of topics.

These courses are free of charge and we are constantly adding new courses to the schedule. These seminars normally take place during the school holidays, however, we may be providing more and more evening sessions. These not only provide you with the latest up to date curriculum information but also give you an opportunity to meet other teachers in a social environment to discuss and share experiences.

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