Freelance Teacher Trainer: English Training Centre Project
We are seeking three English teacher trainers to deliver teacher training to highly motivated Thai state school teachers.
Details
| Location | Kanchanaburi / Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand – 3 posts available |
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| Salary | 7,800THB/day (7,800x15 = 117,000THB – around £2,700 at present exchange rate, subject to 15% tax) |
| Duration | Monday 26th June 2017 - Friday 14th July 2017 |
| Working hours | 30 hours a week (around 24 hours contact) also some reporting |
| Closing date | Monday 19 June 2017 |
Role overview
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The Regional English Training Centre Project (also referred to by the Thai Ministry of Education (MoE) as “Boot Camp”), was set up following an approach by the Thai MoE to the British Council requesting support to help bring about a step change in English Language Teaching (ELT) at Thai state primary and secondary schools, specifically to support the development of a more communicative approach to ELT.
The project involves 36 expatriate English language teachers and teacher trainers being posted to twelve centres around Thailand. The trainers deliver three week courses which see Thai English teachers travelling to training hubs to receive 90 hour intensive training courses in groups of either primary or secondary teachers.
The course uses as input, adapted British Council ‘Teaching for Success’ materials, localised for the Thai context, while the Thai teachers practise micro-teaching on each other during each of the three weeks (baseline, mid and end project) to demonstrate their proficiency in use of the new techniques.
In addition to micro-teaching observation data, the project also collects questionnaire data demonstrating teachers’ self-assessed confidence levels and trainer ratings of teachers’ classroom language at baseline and end of project.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The role involves delivering teacher training to a group of up to 25 enthusiastic, fun-loving and highly motivated Thai state school teachers, of either primary or secondary level (there may be some scope for the freelancer to express a preference). The training involves using high quality, localised materials written especially for the project. The contact hours during each week involve 18 hours of input using the prepared materials, divided into 6 x three hour workshops, six hours of observing the teacher participants practising the skills they have acquired through micro-teaching and six hours of more minimal input from the freelance trainer (three hours during which the teachers are planning their micro-teaching and three hours on a Friday afternoon devoted to a review of the week).
The project would pay for flights from your base in the region to Bangkok, transport to the training location, taxi fares to and from hotels/airports and hotel accommodation throughout.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Essential
- Significant ELT experience
- Strong experience teaching English language to young learners.
Desirable
- Experience working in the state school sector.
Preference will be given to those with teacher training experience, but a very good teacher with less teacher training experience may also be able to perform the role well.
How to apply
Interested applicants should supply:
- full CV in English tailored to the above requirements
and send to Ian.Clifford@britishcouncil.or.th with subject line “RETC freelance teacher training”.