Course Leader Vacancies

Keynote Educational is a leading national provider of high-quality professional development for the secondary education sector. With a strong, well-established reputation for relevant, inspiring and innovative provision, offering large-scale national conferences on key issues of priority for secondary education leaders, portfolios of curriculum and non-curriculum professional development courses and student revision sessions.

This is an exciting time for the company as we are in a period of expansion and are currently looking for experts to deliver courses and sessions to leaders, teachers and/or students. We are now accepting applications to join our outstanding team of course leaders.

Who we are looking for?

We are looking for ambitious, enthusiastic individuals who have a keen interest in professional development, who are a cut above the rest and are experts in their own field and key focus areas, be that leadership, teaching & learning, pastoral & behaviour, mental health & wellbeing, student voice, safeguarding, sixth form or curriculum & subject specialisms.

The Benefits for Course Leaders:

• Make a valuable contribution and enhance professional learning and development in the secondary education sector.
• Great personal and professional development.
• Recognised, national platform to deliver high quality, professional courses.
• Give your own thoughts and expertise to support and develop colleagues in the sector.
• You choose the dates for your courses to fit in with your diary and you can lead anywhere from 2 courses per academic year to 30+.

Relevant Experience: 

• At least 5 years teaching and/or leadership experience and/or at least 5 years examining experience (for subject/exam-based courses)
• Gained achievements in your area of expertise.
• Experience of successfully leading and delivering staff CPD sessions and/or student revision/study skills sessions (preferably whole school or at a trust/regional level)

Skills & Competencies:

• Know and understand what excellence in professional development is.
• Understand what good delivery of a course looks like.
• Have the ability to use creative flair and to make a course attractive to teachers.
• Produce course resources to a professional level.
• Be able to ‘read’ your audience and adapt and be flexible during your course delivery.
• Possess good IT skills.
• Demonstrate excellent organisation and the ability to work to deadlines.
• Have a commitment to keep up with the latest themes, directions and key issues in professional learning.
• Be proactive with new course ideas, take initiative and think independently.

Further Details: 

• Know and understand what excellence in professional development is.
• The role offers flexibility, and you can lead as many or as few courses as you like – from 2 per year to 30+
• You can lead courses in any aspect of your key specialist areas.
• You will liaise with our content team, to put together effective, relevant, up to date, valuable and stimulating courses making them attractive to teachers and leaders.
• You will create and prepare presentations and course notes of 20-30 pages.
• Courses are delivered face-to-face in London and occasionally online.
• Our scheduled teacher courses are delivered in superior venues, including 4* and 5* London hotels.
• We also offer ‘in-school’, bespoke, tailored courses delivered in schools across the country.
• You may be interested in participating in our large-scale national conferences and in delivering student revision sessions.
• If travel is required and any overnight accommodation, this is paid for by Keynote.

If you are interested in applying to become a Keynote Educational Course Leader, please send a copy of your CV together with a brief email outlining the type of courses, including focus areas and subjects you’re interested in leading and any other relevant information you’d like to highlight to jobs@keynote.org.uk.