Phonics Trainer LONDON

Location: London (Within a 1hr travelling distance of Central London)

Annual Salary: £25,000 pro rata

Contract: One year fixed term, 15 hours per week, at least one full day

Line Manager: Jenny Royle

Recruiter: Claire Bonnett

Are you ready to take a step out of the classroom? Would you like to try something different for a while and develop a set of exciting new skills?

We are looking for an inspiring presenter and trainer to run virtual and in-person school training sessions for our DfE-validated Twinkl Phonics scheme. Since the scheme achieved validation in December 2021, we have seen a large increase in requests from schools for full and half-day training sessions across the country and we are needing to recruit more trainers to work with our Twinkl Phonics product team to deliver these sessions. With experience in presenting to teaching professionals, you will be confident, charismatic and able to inspire the room, whilst delivering key messages and sharing the benefits of the Twinkl Phonics scheme so that schools feel confident to embed the scheme as their whole-school approach. You will have demonstrated excellent phonics practice in your own classroom and have experience teaching from an SSP programme - this can be from any recognised scheme; we can train you in Twinkl Phonics. As training will sometimes take place after school, you need to be flexible and able to travel to schools within your nominated local area.

This role includes delivering in-person training to primary schools in London and the surrounding area which may involve overnight hotel stays, including Sundays. Expenses will be reimbursed.

When not training in person, other elements of the role will include: recording short ‘teaching tips’ that could be used on social media, creating content for the Twinkl Phonics YouTube channel, creating content modelling Twinkl Phonics best practices for our online learning platform, creating training videos for other resource collections at Twinkl, answering questions on Twinkl Phonics in our Facebook groups and working closely with a select number of schools who will be allocated to you.

You will be part of a vibrant, fun and friendly team and will be well supported along the way.

Ongoing projects/how you’ll spend your day:

• Working with the Twinkl Phonics product team to plan and prepare resources for in-person or virtual training sessions;
• Travelling to schools to deliver school in-person training sessions;
• Running virtual training sessions, webinars and briefings;
• Creating content, including training videos, for our social media platforms and YouTube channel;
• Working with English Hubs/academy chains to assess training needs and deliver training.

To succeed in the role, you will:

• Be an excellent communicator who can engage a wide variety of educators including SLT;
• Have experience of delivering successful and impactful school INSET sessions;
• Be an experienced phonics practitioner, having taught EYFS/KS1 phonics using an SSP programme;
• Have great ideas for making training inspiring;
• Be flexible - no two days will be the same.

In this role, you will learn:

• What the Twinkl Phonics scheme contains and how to deliver it effectively;
• Enhanced presentation and delivery skills.

You’ll work with:

• The existing Twinkl Phonics Training team;
• The Twinkl Phonics Team Leader, who is your line manager;
• The Twinkl Phonics Product Owner and the product development team;
• Other Twinkl trainers from our Learning and Development team;
• Schools Team who support with organising requests and bookings;

If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application/selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements please include this at the foot of your covering letter. This will help us to understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process.

Requirements

We're interested in anyone who meets one, or a combination of the following:

Is a qualified teacher with at least 3 years teaching experience in EYFS/KS1;

• Has an interest in, and demonstrated excellent practice in, the delivery of phonics;
• Has excellent presentation and communication skills and an ability to engage with other educators;
• Has detailed knowledge of the 2014 National Curriculum and Early Years Framework;
• Be prepared to confidently work between different IT platforms, including G Suite, GoogleMeet and Microsoft Teams;
• Need a reliable computer or laptop with a fast broadband speed (if remote) - you will be responsible for maintenance/repairs, etc.;
• Full UK drivers licence with access to own vehicle. OR able to travel to most London schools in 1.5 hours on public transport.

Benefits

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities.

Here’s a couple of the things that make Twinkl a great place to be:

• A friendly, welcoming and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun and always put people before the process
• Diversity, inclusion and belonging - our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech and Working Parents.
• From day 1 - Westfield Health, 33 annual leave days per year plus an additional day after two years service cap at 38, flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home and Twinkl subscription
• After probation - company sick pay and cycle to work scheme
• Long term service reward - Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay.