A Level and GCSE Psychology Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Location: Remote

Line Manager: Head of Department

Team: Faculty

Type: Part-time, Temporary

Summary:

Minerva Virtual Academy (MVA) is the UK’s fastest-growing online school, providing flexible, high-quality education to students aged 11–18 across the UK and internationally. Recognised by OFSTED and trusted by families, schools, and local authorities, we are leading the way in innovative, personalised online learning.

As a Subject Teacher at MVA, you will inspire and support students through engaging, impactful online lessons tailored to individual needs. You’ll combine subject expertise with creative use of technology to spark curiosity, drive progress, and ensure every learner thrives in our virtual classroom. Working in close collaboration with colleagues across the school, you will contribute to an ambitious, forward-thinking curriculum and be part of a community that champions innovation, inclusivity, and excellence.

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic, mission-driven team at the forefront of online education—ideal for teachers who are passionate about their subject, confident in digital learning tools, and committed to helping every student achieve their full potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure familiarity with VLP course content, uploading live lesson resources to modules in advance of lessons taking place.

• Ensure familiarity with student baseline data and individual needs and circumstances.

• Plan, prepare and teach impactful live lessons, taking into account the individual needs and circumstances of students.

• Ensure highly competent working knowledge of, and deploy appropriately in live lessons, a range of tech tools to stimulate engagement by all students.

• Undertake marking of work submitted by students assigned to them, and provide timely feedback.

• Assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of the students assigned to them within the guidelines written in the Staff Handbook.

• (As appropriate) plan, prepare and assess internal examinations and formal assessments in line with the schedule outlined in the Staff Handbook.

• Meet deadlines and requirements for feedback to parents in line with the tracking and reporting schedule outlined in the Staff Handbook.

• Contribute subject-specific feedback on students when requested for the purposes of internal/SEND assessments, as well as UCAS and other references

• Attend Parent-Teacher meetings for students they teach, in line with the schedule published in the Staff Handbook.

• Participate in faculty meetings and training days which provide opportunities both for the exchange of views and professional development

• Carry out the administrative tasks and duties outlined in the Staff Handbook.

• Enhance and develop the curriculum, in consultation with the Subject/Faculty Leader, to ensure a thoroughly-grounded, broad-ranging and forward-looking programme of study at each level; and contribute to Schemes of Work as appropriate.

• If asked and if appropriate, assist Content Creation & Curation Champions in the creation of teacher videos to enhance courses on the VLP.

• Participate actively and reflectively in processes for staff appraisal, development and training.

• Maintain efficient and timely communication with students, colleagues and parents via email, Canvas Inbox and, internally, Google Chat.

• Ensure familiarity with school systems (including but not limited to iSAMS [School Management System], CPOMS [safeguarding and child protection system], and the Virtual Learning Platform; and use these in line with procedures in the Staff Handbook.

• Always work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and the school’s safeguarding and child protection policies.

• Promote, through action, the safeguarding of all students in the school - sharing low-level concerns with the DSL/DDSLs and reporting incidents and actions via CPOMS.

Please note that this list is not exhaustive and subject teachers may from time to time be asked to complete other reasonable duties.

We are looking for teachers with these essential skills and traits

• Qualified teacher status.

• Experience teaching the secondary age range.

• Experience teaching groups of students.

• A strong desire to ensure all students succeed, and an understanding of strategies to support those with SEND and mental health difficulties in the virtual classroom.

• Knowledge and experience of a range of teaching approaches and techniques, including those focused on maximising the potential of the online environment.

• Strong diagnostic ability and a passion to guide students in their learning.

• A strong understanding of the assessment requirements and of the principles of assessment for learning.

• The ability to engage students from varied backgrounds.

• A belief in the value of learning from home, and of flipped learning.

• Enthusiasm for and competence in making the most of technology in education.

• Experience in collating and creating resources for online learning.

We would especially like to hear from anyone with these additional highly desirable skills

• Experience teaching Psychology at GCSE and A level

• Knowledge of the Edexcel International GCSE specification and A-level CIE, or the ability to transfer skills from a different exam board

• Proven experience of making innovative use of technology to stimulate engagement and facilitate the best outcomes in online teaching and learning.

• Experience creating highly engaging learning content for online delivery.

The lesson times that will need to be covered are currently Monday, Tuesday, and Friday afternoons, Wednesday mornings, and Thursday mornings and afternoons.

Applications for this role must be submitted through this platform, and we ask candidates to indicate details of their minimum and maximum availability for the role in their personal statement. This role comes with a high degree of flexibility and potential for career development in a fast-growing school.

Candidate requirements

• As this is a remote role, you will be required to have a suitable home-working set-up which should include a laptop/desktop computer and internet connection. This is the responsibility of all faculty employees.

• All remote employees are required to agree to our policies, including agreeing to cyber security software.

• MVA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, online searches will also be carried out as part of due diligence checks ahead of any interviews.

Notices

• We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

• We will not accept CV's for faculty roles; you must submit your interest via the online application only.

More about MVA

MVA is an affordable, accessible online independent school that delivers world-class education with a true sense of community. It is the perfect school for modern times - combining smart technology and engaging online resources with one-to-one support, active group learning, and exciting multi-disciplinary projects.

We offer students the flexibility to learn from the comfort of their home, and anywhere in the world while ensuring they develop the social skills required to live fulfilling lives and succeed in the workplaces of the future. We champion self-sufficiency, collaboration, problem-solving, creative and critical thinking, leadership, and mindfulness.

Our motto - Together We Thrive - is translated into the day-to-day experience of students & staff at the school through our Ways of Being, devised by students for the whole community. We endeavour always to be:

• Ambitious

• Aware

• Considerate

• Kind

• Mindful

• Reflective

• Responsible

MVA values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

If you have any questions relating to this opportunity, please direct them to recruitment@minervavirtual.com