Application Details.
TypeRight are looking to recruit suitable candidates to become self-employed Course Tutors and Course Leaders. Our small extra-curricular courses of mixed ability learners are operated in partnership with many leading schools and are focused on teaching touch-typing to pupils generally in the age range 7 to 13. Our enthusiasm and commitment for educating young people and helping them grow in confidence and focus has seen us help several thousands of young learners to acquire what is surely one of today’s great life-skills. Successful applicants will be joining a friendly team of highly committed tutors with the most impressive track record in this sector operating in the UK today.
Candidates will be trained in the TypeRight Method® and mentored as they develop their own roster of clients adding to the already impressive portfolio of leading schools in Greater London and The Home Counties that are currently running TypeRight Courses.
TypeRight is an equal opportunity employer and recognises that Tutors can come from many different backgrounds. Nevertheless, candidates must be proven competent touch typists, subject to safeguarding checks and eligible to work in the UK. Experience dictates that some history of working with children and helping them with their emotional regulation and communication skills is beneficial. Empathy, enthusiasm and commitment are particularly important. To find out more about these great opportunities please send your resumé and contact details to brenda@typeright.org.uk as soon as possible.
All applications will be considered upon receipt. Further details of the contractual obligations and specific remuneration programmes will be available to suitable candidates on signing of a simple Non-Disclosure Agreement.
Job Description:
You will be trained to lead and manage a TypeRight Course. Your learners are tutored in small groups, but with individual oversight. They follow the basic structure of an on-screen software programme developed by Educational Psychologists, that leads them, in a clear and engaging manner, through the basic steps necessary to use the keyboard correctly. On reaching a pre-determined level of basic competence they are introduced to specialist resources developed by TypeRight to enhance their sense of achievement and cement their understanding of the relevance of their new-found skill to their wider educational syllabus. These exercises fine-tune their developing skills and help them learn the importance of being able to both copy-type and take dictation.
Additionally, and of great importance to our proposition, the software also gives us a detailed analysis of each learner’s progress on an ongoing basis. This data is closely monitored analysed and shared with both parents and schoolteachers to ensure that a suitable level of both ambition and engagement is being invested by all involved. This is the fundamental basis of our approach which is now widely recognised as The TypeRight® Method.
School Endorsements
“Amanda Gush has run a touch typing club at Falcons
Preparatory School for Boys for two years.
Her club is always full and she has now had to
open an early morning one as well. The boys appreciate
her calmness and her expert knowledge.
She knows exactly where each of the boys are
in their touch typing and what they need to do
to improve. Many of her students are now using
their laptops for longer pieces of written work.
In addition, she has many good ideas for how to
help the boys use a laptop in the classroom. We
now have half a dozen dyslexic boys in Year 6 all
able to use a laptop in class because of Amanda’s
teaching. As a result they have gained in confidence
and they are able to produce work that
reflects their ability. She has made a huge difference
to many boys in our school.”
Kate Massey, SENco
The Falcons School for Boys
“It’s so refreshing to have a such a passionate
external professional working with our students
to develop their typing skills. Amanda’s passion
and enthusiasm is infectious and consequently
our students are excited by her group and look
forward to it week after week. Their progress in
the group is impressive and is effective in developing
this important and lifelong skill.”
Sarah O’Shea
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School