Learning Programme Teacher

The salary for this position is £35,380 per annum (pro rata) [Band C]

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking "Apply for this job".

Schools are integral to our work and vision, with a broad curriculum-linked programme for visiting schools which spans early years, primary, secondary and tertiary education. Our aim is to inspire and develop lifelong connections with the natural world and foster dialogue around the need for sustainable lifestyles.

The zero hours Learning Programme Teacher role mainly consists of delivery of our onsite education sessions, with themes including plant adaptations, evolution, conservation, ecosystems and much more. The role requires you to follow set lesson plans to achieve learning outcomes.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world's plants and fungi.

Job Profile
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Accountabilities :
1. Delivery of the learning programme
• Teaching all school education sessions, from early years to key stage 5
• Delivering or assisting with delivery of CPD training programmes
60%
2. Planning and preparing
This will include the following activities, but this list is not exhaustive:
• Reading lesson plans and background information for teaching programmes
• Setting up and preparing resources and teaching spaces and tidying away after
teaching
• Checking teaching areas in gardens prior to teaching
• Liaising and communicating with other Kew teachers
• Completing evaluations on all education sessions taught
Please note: all lesson plans and resources are in existence. You will not be required to
write your own lessons or create your own resources.
25%
3. Communications, keeping up to date and training
• Checking emails and bookings and keeping up to date with all internal
communications
• Completing mandatory training
• Keeping up to date with the work of Kew
15%
Management of Resources
Financial Responsibilities : All staff are responsible for management of their own time and resources.
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Management of People:
1. Direct and support the teachers/school staff and pupils who participate in school visits.

This is a permanent post based at Kew Gardens and is a zero hours contract, with most of your hours being completed during term time and during our busy periods from March to October.

A minimum of two days per week availability is required during termtime from March - July.

Our ideal candidate will have significant experience of teaching in a formal setting or delivering environmental education programmes to pupils from a variety of key stages.

You will be required to teach all age groups from early years to key stage 5.

The ideal candidate will have an ability to inspire and engage pupils and teachers with enthusiasm, passion and a friendly manner. You must have excellent interpersonal skills to work successfully within a team and with external stakeholders.

Please see job description for full requirements.

When writing your job application, please give examples of how you meet the criteria in the Person Specification section on Page 3 of the job description - these will be scored and candidates will be selected for interview based on these scores.

Interviews will take place w/c 30th November

The role will commence with a paid training period in February 2027

Job Profile
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Section 1: Job Description
Job Title: Learning Programme Teacher Post No:
Band: C Job family: Professional and Services
Directorate: Gardens Section/Dept: Learning and Participation
No. of Direct Reports: 0 No. of Indirect Reports: 0
Reports to (Position): Learning and Content Manager
Job Purpose:
To deliver RBG Kew's mission through providing a high-quality, diverse, inspiring, and innovative
teaching programme for schools.
This is a teaching role and you will be required to teach all key stages from early years to key stage 5 (3 -
18-year-olds), as well as delivering Continued Professional Development (CPD) sessions to adults.
You will support the Learning and Content Manager in the development and day-to-day running of the
Schools Programme.
This is a permanent post based at Kew Gardens.
This is a zero hours contract with most of your hours being completed during term time and during our
busy periods from March to October.
This role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).
Job Context:
Kew is the world leader in plant science and conservation, as well as a leading visitor attraction.
This role will support a world class botanic garden education programme at Kew Gardens for all National
Curriculum key stages.
This role sits within the Formal Learning team, which has the following priorities for learning:
• Broaden our reach to engage all schools
• Increase science capital across all audiences
• Accelerate teacher training and ongoing professional development
• Engage all schools through digital technology
• Develop appropriate spaces and resources for learning
We reach over 80,000 pupils per year through our onsite schools programme, deliver teacher training
and continuing professional development (CPD) both onsite and online and reach over 10,000 teachers
across the UK through Endeavour, Kew's free online learning platform.
The Formal Learning team sits within the Learning and Participation department. This department
engages audiences with Kew science and horticulture through Formal Learning, Visitor Learning,
Volunteering and 'Grow Wild', Kew's national outreach programme.