CV Tips At Athona Education we match the right candidates to the right schools. We look at hundreds of CV’s, so we know What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL). You can send us your CV here, but if you want your CV to have the most impact, here are a few things that you
Although our schools are closing for the summer break, we are staying open and our team will be on hand to help if you need any support. If you are looking for a new role, this is the perfect time to get in touch, we have last-minute permanent and long-term teaching positions available now to
Although our schools are closing for the May half term break (Monday 27th May – Friday 31st May 2024), our team will be on hand to help if you need any support. Our office hours will be back to normal (7:00am – 5:30pm) from Monday 3rd June. If you are looking for a new role,
Safeguarding Awareness Week this year is Monday 20th – Sunday 26th of May. Created by Tes, this is the third, annual event specifically designed to show the importance of safeguarding in schools. Everyone has a right to feel safe. Children spend so much of their time at school so it is important that all of
Sign Language Week 18th – 24th of March. Organised by the British Deaf Association and celebrated annually in March, Sign Language Week (SLW) is a celebration of British Sign Language (BSL) being recognised as a language in its own right for the first time by the UK Government on 18th March 2003. In April 2022
Athona Education’s eLearning zone launch! Our team’s been working hard to bring you lots of bite-sized training videos for both primary and secondary candidates, whether you are new to education or you are an experienced teacher. Our trainer Sarah has been a primary school teacher for over six years and has teamed up with industry
We are proud to announce that we will be launching our new eLearning zone in February. Training and support is important to us, so we have been busy working with our Learning and Development Executive Sarah Rogers to completely change the training we offer our candidates. Sarah has been a primary teacher for six years and
On the 1st of December we held our Candidate Christmas party. We know that supply teachers often don’t have work Christmas party to attend so we thought we would host one for them! We often only speak to our candidates over the phone so meeting up face to face is always really enjoyable and there
Proposed changes to holiday pay. The government have proposed changes to simplify holiday pay calculations to read more about this from the REC click here. Our Managing Director Jeanette Holder explains why she welcomes this: “Government legislation designed to support the majority of contracted candidates can occasionally have a negative impact on the minority, this
National Read a Book Day is an annual event celebrated every year on September 6th to encourage everyone to pick up a book and spend some quality time reading. Some people read for fun and relaxation, some are holiday readers while others find it a bit of a chore, but whatever type of reader you
Teaching after Retirement With the end of the academic year approaching, many teachers will be retiring from the profession and leaving their school. However, retirement doesn’t have to mean the end of teaching. Many of those retiring still love teaching but don’t want all the extra work goes with it, so lots of retiring teachers
Being an early career teacher (ECT) can be a scary time if you are yet to find your first teaching job. But that’s where Athona Education steps in. Our 16 years of experience means we’re experts in supporting early career teachers (previously known as newly qualified teachers/NQTs) with finding the right role for them. Our