Teach First Mentor scheme

[miss direct]

There's a tutor/mentor scheme starting next academic year to help students catch up after having missed months of school.

I'm considering applying, for a few reasons:

• My current job ends at the start of September and I have nothing lined up.
• There are very few jobs around - I've applied for a few and have been rejected or not heard back.
• I've been teaching English (as a foreign language) for 12 years but haven't been into a UK school since I was at university.
• I like the idea of helping students on a one-to-one basis and not having to deal with a whole classroom of teenagers.
• They are looking for people to specialise in English, and it would be good to get more familiar with the UK curriculum.
• I imagine it'll be from October - next July, by which time, the world might have calmed down a bit and things could be more certain.

However,
- the pay is rather hopeless (£19,000) - although worked it out and it's so low that I wouldn't have student loan deductions and also wouldn't pay much tax.
-Is it aimed at new graduates? Will I be the oldest and most experienced person there?

Does anyone have any other suggestions for me, or know any more about this scheme?

 

[miss direct]

Well, 2.5 months after this post, I have my assessment day this week. Let's see.

 

[two sheds]

Good luck

sorry there were no other suggestions. Is it full time?

 

[miss direct]

Yes, but even if I get it, it wouldn't start till next year (?!)

 

[two sheds]

so three months - you'd be ok until then?

 

[miss direct]

Not much choice, really. I have a few private lessons left, and will eat what's in my cupboards

 

[PursuedByBears]

Good luck. My wife's applied for the pathway that doesn't need QTS but no response yet.

 

[miss direct]

Hope she hears soon. I've been told there will be two different start dates for that cohort. Numbers needed depend on which part of the country you're in.

 

[sim667]

Sorry I've only just seen this, how did you get on with assessment day?

I know teach first is pretty hardcore and exhausting, but a good fast track route. There was a documentary about it a while back I think

BBC Three - Tough Young Teachers

Series which follows the journey of six new Teach First teachers.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[miss direct]

Sorry I've only just seen this, how did you get on with assessment day?

I know teach first is pretty hardcore and exhausting, but a good fast track route. There was a documentary about it a while back I think

BBC Three - Tough Young Teachers

Series which follows the journey of six new Teach First teachers.

www.bbc.co.uk

The assessment day was quite enjoyable actually. A lot easier than I'd anticipated.

 

[nagapie]

We have a Teach First Maths mentor at our school. He was in some training I did the other day and is an experienced teacher, how experienced I'm not sure. Anyway he still had to do my training which was for NQTs and BTs.

 

[miss direct]

We have a Teach First Maths mentor at our school. He was in some training I did the other day and is an experienced teacher, how experienced I'm not sure. Anyway he still had to do my training which was for NQTs and BTs.

Good to hear that some of the first batch are in schools. Yeah there's just one set of training which is standardised.

 

[miss direct]

Whats BT?

 

[nagapie]

Whats BT?

Beginning teacher.

 

[miss direct]

I never actually said here that I was offered a place. Waiting to be matched up with a school. Seems uncertain that will happen..