Job reference: 001677
Salary: £46.20 per hour plus holiday entitlement, option of full-board accommodation
Closing date: 21/04/2025
Department: Summer School
Centre/School: Stafford House Study Holidays
Employment type: Fixed Term
Job start date: 28/06/2025
Closing date: 21/04/2025

Job Description

A unique opportunity for you to utilise your STEM teaching experience on a short-term contract between between late June to the end of July 2025.

We have locations in Cambridge, London and Northampton to choose from.

What does it involve?

Each summer, Stafford House Study Holidays welcomes thousands of young students from all over the world to learn English as part of a fun and educational study holiday. We are a leading provider in study holidays and are accredited by the British Council. This course focuses its lessons and excursions on STEM based topics.


It provides you with an opportunity to teach small class sizes (around 15-students) in a multi-cultural environment. You'll have fun delivering lectures, workshops and science-based English lessons, covering subjects such as a physics masterclass and will also feature guest lecturers. Potential Workshops include topics such as Build a Volcano, The Thermite Reaction and Cauliflower Cloning, Lego Robotics, Coding a "Raspberry Pi" to name a few. Students will also take part in practical lab-work demonstrations to put the theory into practice. English lessons will develop each of the four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing as well as knowledge of scientific vocabulary and grammar necessary to present their final projects in appropriate English.


Students will visit destinations may include the Science Museum, National Space Centre or Bletchley Park - depending on location.

Our students (aged 14-17) will have an English proficiency of upper intermediate. Therefore, you do not need to be an EFL teacher for this contract but it is beneficial.

Locations: Cambridge, Central London & Northampton - Full-board accommodation may be provided on request

Dates: Month of July 2025

Hours: 15-30 hours per week over 5 days

Pay: £46.20 per hour (plus holiday entitlement) which includes preparation and marking

Some of what need to become part of the Stafford House Teaching Team:

Essential:

  • You must have Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in Biology, Chemistry or Physics

  • Educated to degree level in a science-related subject

  • Genuine interest in the teaching and welfare of young students

  • You must be available for the duration of the contract

  • You must already have the right to work in the UK

* Other TEFL qualifications may be acceptable if they have been validated by an external body, include a minimum of 6 hours of supervised teaching practice with genuine learners and 100 hours of input. Please note that one-day, weekend, online and distance learning courses are not considered equivalent.

Desirable:

  • Teachers should have a degree or equivalent and have Cambridge CELTA or Trinity Cert. TESOL *DELTA/ DipTESOL or equivalent MA qualification desirable

  • Experience of working in an EFL Summer School

  • Experience in an EAP teaching environment

  • Experience of working with young learners

* Please see our Job Description for a full list of duties and requirements and to gain more information about our summer programmes

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More information:

WHO ARE WE? Stafford House has over 70 years’ experience in providing international students with great English language study experiences in the UK. Our mission is to educate, inspire and help our students enjoy our locations, empowering them with confidence to realise their personal potential. Stafford House comprises 2 brands, Stafford House International and Stafford House Study Holidays.
We offer 7 fantastic study locations within the UK with a wide range of courses to choose from including English Language and activities, creative Art & Design, sports, and academic preparation courses.
Stafford House International is part of CATS Global Schools (CGS), a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers.


OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING: CATS Global Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect everyone connected with the organisation to share this commitment. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment pre-employment checks in line with KCSIE guidelines. All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a criminal declaration form prior to interview and be subject to online checks which may include social media checks in addition to an enhanced DBS check (DBS process paid for by CATS Global Schools), references and if applicable, an overseas police check.


OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY: We are committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging. Building on our core values – Pioneering, Persevering, People – we pledge to deliver a series of events, guest speakers and focus groups to make CATS Global Schools an employer of choice for all.


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What are you waiting for? We look forward to hearing from you. Good luck!