You’ll be joining a new team of teachers working to write on current affairs and deliver value to the Twinkl community. Your weekly activity could include:
- Writing articles on relevant and important current topics
- Editing articles written by others
- Researching for new articles
- Advising on routes for strategic progression of writing topics
- checking a broad range of new resources for spelling, punctuation, grammar, curriculum relevance and factual accuracy;
- sensitively offering feedback, advice and support to our writers where needed;
- running workshops with small groups of writers in your team;
Our ideal candidate will be passionate about giving back to the education community and keen to share their expertise with others in their team. This position can take place at Sheffield HQ or it can be a work-from-home, flexible position. The role requires work from 10-2 Monday-Friday, but remaining hours can be agreed between you, your line manager and your Product team to fit around your current commitments.
Requirements
- have considerable experience as a Secondary teacher.
- have demonstrable success as a long-form content writer.
- be a fantastic communicator who thrives when working in a close-knit team;
- have detailed and up-to-date knowledge of the National Curriculum in England;
- be prepared to confidently work between different IT platforms, including Google Gsuite;
- understand the teaching community in England, knowing their unique pressures and current educational trends;
- have a drive for continuous professional development;
- need a reliable computer or laptop with a fast broadband speed (if remote) - you will be responsible for maintenance/repairs etc.
Benefits
In this role, you will learn:
- how to check content and provide feedback for other writers;
- how to work in an agile team, allowing you to solve problems and change tasks quickly to meet deadlines;
In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities. We are looking for someone who is open to change and is passionate about teaching and learning in English primary schools.