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About the Role

Minerva Virtual Academy (MVA) is the UK’s fastest-growing online school, providing flexible, high-quality education to students aged 11–18 across the UK and internationally. As a Subject Teacher at MVA, you will inspire and support students through engaging, impactful online lessons tailored to individual needs, combining subject expertise with creative use of technology. You will contribute to an ambitious, forward-thinking curriculum and be part of a community that champions innovation, inclusivity, and excellence. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic, mission-driven team at the forefront of online education.

Responsibilities

Ensure familiarity with VLP course content, uploading live lesson resources to modules in advance.
Ensure familiarity with student baseline data and individual needs.
Plan, prepare and teach impactful live lessons, considering individual student needs.
Deploy a range of tech tools to stimulate engagement in live lessons.
Undertake marking of student work and provide timely feedback.
Assess, record and report on student development, progress, and attainment.
Plan, prepare and assess internal examinations and formal assessments.
Meet deadlines for feedback to parents.
Contribute subject-specific feedback on students for assessments and references.
Attend Parent-Teacher meetings for assigned students.
Participate in faculty meetings and training days for professional development.
Carry out administrative tasks and duties.
Enhance and develop the curriculum in consultation with the Subject/Faculty Leader.
Assist Content Creation & Curation Champions in creating teacher videos if requested.
Participate actively and reflectively in staff appraisal, development, and training processes.
Maintain efficient and timely communication with students, colleagues, and parents.
Ensure familiarity with and use of school systems (iSAMS, CPOMS, VLP) in line with procedures.
Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance and school policies.
Promote the safeguarding of all students, sharing concerns and reporting incidents.
Complete other reasonable duties as may be asked from time to time.

Requirements

Qualified teacher status.
Experience teaching the secondary age range.
Experience teaching groups of students.
A strong desire to ensure all students succeed.
Understanding of strategies to support students with SEND and mental health difficulties in the virtual classroom.
Knowledge and experience of a range of teaching approaches and techniques for the online environment.
Strong diagnostic ability and a passion to guide students.
Strong understanding of assessment requirements and principles of assessment for learning.
Ability to engage students from varied backgrounds.
Belief in the value of learning from home and flipped learning.
Enthusiasm for and competence in using technology in education.
Experience in collating and creating resources for online learning.
Experience teaching Biology and Chemistry at GCSE and A level (highly desirable).
Knowledge of Edexcel International GCSE specification and A-level CIE, or ability to transfer skills (highly desirable).
Proven experience of innovative use of technology for online teaching and learning (highly desirable).
Experience creating highly engaging learning content for online delivery (highly desirable).
Experience in safeguarding and pastoral leadership (invited to refer to in cover letter).
Suitable home-working set-up including a laptop/desktop computer and internet connection.
Agreement to school policies, including cyber security software.
Willingness to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and DBS.

Skills

Subject expertise
Creative use of technology
Digital learning tools
Teaching approaches and techniques for online environment
Diagnostic ability
Assessment principles
Engaging students
Technology in education
Collating and creating online learning resources
Safeguarding
Pastoral leadership
Cyber security

Location

Remote

Work Type

Part-time (0.6)
Temporary with possibility of extension or becoming permanent
Full-time

Experience Level

Secondary age range teaching experience
Group teaching experience

Education Level

Qualified teacher status

About the Company

MVA is the UK’s fastest-growing online school, providing flexible, high-quality education to students aged 11–18 across the UK and internationally.
Recognised by OFSTED and trusted by families, schools, and local authorities.
Leading the way in innovative, personalised online learning.
An affordable, accessible online independent school that delivers world-class education with a true sense of community.
Combines smart technology and engaging online resources with one-to-one support, active group learning, and exciting multi-disciplinary projects.
Offers students the flexibility to learn from home or anywhere in the world.
Ensures students develop social skills for future workplaces.
Champions self-sufficiency, collaboration, problem-solving, creative and critical thinking, leadership, and mindfulness.
Motto: Together We Thrive.
Ways of Being: Ambitious, Aware, Considerate, Kind, Mindful, Reflective, Responsible.

Equal Opportunity

MVA values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.