Orchids hires around 2,500 teachers a year. The Academic Talent Council is a dedicated, central team whose only job is to assess and select teachers for academic subjects nothing else. As a Subject Specialist, you are the academic bar for every English teacher we hire. You test, interview and observe candidates, score them objectively, and recommend who joins our classrooms. Crucially,
you stay accountable for how those teachers perform once they start your success is measured by whether the teachers you select are still succeeding at the 90-day mark. This is not a recruitment role and we are not looking for recruiters. We are looking for a strong educator who can reliably tell an excellent [English] teacher from an average one, and do it
consistently, at volume, across the country.
Who this role is for
An experienced teacher, HOD, mentor or teacher-trainer who knows what great English teaching
looks like and wants to shape the quality of teaching across an entire school network not just one
classroom.
What you will do
Assess & select
- Run grade-band-specific subject knowledge tests and situational judgement assessments for English candidates.
- Conduct standardised, 45-minute academic interviews covering learning outcomes, pedagogy, classroom management, assessment and differentiated learning.
- Run demo / explanation rounds watch candidates teach and evaluate teaching skill in action: use of exam