MVA Hybrid Maths teacher - LFE programme (Remote / Online / Part Time)
Can you make complex topics come alive in a virtual classroom?
Do you have the drive to support high-performing athletes to achieve their full potential in academic qualifications alongside their training and competition?
Are you available to teach weekly evening group lessons (Monday and Thursday) and Wednesday afternoon lessons as well as one-to-one tutorials at mutually convenient times through the week?
We are hiring an experienced online Maths Teacher to work in our partnership with the LFE (League Football Education). This involves teaching post-16 student apprentices at football academies who are combining high-level training and performance with the study of a single A level subject with MVA Hybrid.
The exact working hours for this role will be determined for certain in late August and will be within the range of 16-20 hours per week. The successful candidate will need to teach group lessons each week during term-time running from 6-7pm/7.15-8.15pm (UK) on Mondays and Thursdays and between 3pm and 6pm on Wednesdays, as well as weekly one-to-one tutorials with each student at mutually convenient times.They will also be required at a regular weekly or fortnightly meetings. We are looking for someone who can also offer their skills as a Content Creator/Curator (description attached), which is work that can be completed flexibly as long as published deadlines are met.
MVA is an award-winning online independent school for students aged 11 - 18. Founded in December 2020, we have become the fastest-growing independent school in the UK and have won multiple awards including Online School of the Year at the National Tutoring Awards in 2024, and the National Business Award for Best Business in the UK with under 50 Staff in 2022.We are accredited by Pearson and are a Cambridge Online School.
The MVA Hybrid team delivers elements of the full school model to students at partner institutions, using the bespoke course resources on our VLP. LFE Hybrid teachers follow a published academic calendar and provide regular feedback to MVA, football club Heads of Education and LFE Academy Education Managers.
To get a feel for MVA and its ethos, explore our website (https://www.minervavirtual.com/) - including our Four Pillars, Teachers, and recent news. You can also see an introductory video here.
Due to our rapid growth, we have a part-time employment opportunity for an experienced and inspiring teacher of Maths with proven specialism in teaching A level.
We are looking for teachers with these essential skills and traits:
- Qualified teacher status.
- Multi-year experience teaching at A level.
- Experience teaching groups of students.
- A strong drive to ensure all students succeed, and an understanding of strategies to support those with time constraints, SEND and mental health difficulties in the virtual classroom.
- Knowledge and experience of a range of teaching approaches and techniques, maximising the potential of the online environment.
- Strong diagnostic ability and a passion to guide students in their learning.
- A strong understanding of the assessment requirements, and of the principles of assessment for learning.
- The ability to engage students from varied backgrounds.
- A belief in the value of learning from home, and of flipped learning.
- Enthusiasm for and competence in making the most of technology in education.
We would especially like to hear from anyone with these additional highly desirable skills:
- Experience teaching Edexcel A level and International A level Maths.
- Proven experience of making innovative use of technology to stimulate engagement and facilitate the best outcomes in online teaching and learning.
- Experience creating highly engaging learning content for online delivery.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for full details of the role.
Applications for this role must be submitted through TES and we ask candidates to indicate details of their minimum and maximum availability for the role in their personal statement.
As this is a remote role, you will be required to have a suitable home-working set-up, which should include a laptop.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
MVA is an affordable, accessible online independent school that delivers world-class education with a true sense of community. It is the perfect school for modern times - combining smart technology and engaging online resources with one-to-one support, active group learning, and exciting multi-disciplinary projects.
We offer students the flexibility to learn from the comfort of their home, and anywhere in the world while ensuring they develop the social skills required to live fulfilling lives and succeed in the workplaces of the future. We champion self-sufficiency, collaboration, problem-solving, creative and critical thinking, leadership, and mindfulness.
Our motto - Together We Thrive - is translated into the day-to-day experience of students & staff at the school through our Ways of Being, devised by students for the whole community. We endeavor always to be:
- Ambitious
- Aware
- Considerate
- Kind
- Mindful
- Reflective
- Responsible
As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy online searches will also be carried out as part of due diligence checks ahead of any interviews.
MVA values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
If you have any questions relating to this opportunity please refer to the attached 'Recruitment FAQs' document. If your question is not answered in the document, then please direct them to recruitment@minervavirtual.com. Please do not email CVs directly to this address as they will not be considered an application for the role, you must submit your interest via the online application only.
Please ensure you do not delay your application; we reserve the right to close the advert early and may shortlist early.