Learning for Life

Teaching for the WEA you will need a strong commitment to lifelong learning and educational democracy:

• Building the skills, confidence and knowledge of adults to help change lives and communities
• Building diversity and inclusion in adult learning
• Qualified teacher

The Workers' Educational Association is committed to increasing educational opportunities for adults. We attract almost 100,000 learners a year - providing courses in cities, towns, villages, workplaces and through community organisations, building our provision around the needs, interests and experiences of adults.

WEA are looking for enthusiastic, imaginative and innovative subject specialist, part-time tutors, particularly in:

• Visual and Performing Arts (including Digital Imaging)
• Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL
• Humanities and Literature
• Staff and Volunteer Development
• Trade Union Studies
• Community Capacity Building and Citizenship
• ICT
• Communication including Lip Reading, Deaf Awareness
• Family Learning
• Health and Personal Development

We deliver a range of accredited and non-accredited provision and, while we can give no guarantee of work, we currently have opportunities in every region of England and in Scotland . The WEA is committed to increasing diversity in our curriculum content and our tutor pool and we would particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic groups or people with disabilities.

The current rate of pay for WEA sessional tutors is £22.46 per hour.

Travel expenses and mileage incurred are reimbursed in accordance with the standard WEA rate. Further information on terms and conditions is available from your local WEA Region.

If you are interested in applying to be a tutor with the WEA, please read the documents below and return your completed application form to your local WEA Region.

If you would rather receive a copy of the above documents through the post, please e-mail hroffice@wea.org.uk indicating the region you wish to be considered for (see the Contact Us section of the website), or telephone 020 7426 3479.