Aspire People Employee Reviews in Birmingham

The company was great to work for, very supportive with a friendly yet competitive environment. Holiday scheme was great with 35 days annual leave per annum

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Good support from supply consultants

Supply Teacher (Former Employee) - Birmingham - 27 October 2019

Supply teaching opportunities at a wide variety of schools if you are prepared for the challenges of supply teaching. The opportunity to network with a variety of schools and potentially apply for a permanent position.

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Insights into Aspire People

Based on 6 survey responses

What people like

Fair pay for job
Clear sense of purpose
Time and location flexibility

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Supply Teacher (Former Employee) - Birmingham - 23 June 2017

Limited mount of work supplied. Sent to schools where I had little support and was physically assaulted by a pupil with no support afterwards. Very low wages

Pros

Making a difference to childrens lives

Cons

Where do I start?!

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brilliant

Cover Supervisor, Teaching Assistant (Current Employee) - Birmingham - 29 April 2015

I enjoy working for Aspire People as I be able to gain more confidant and also enjoy teaching the students. I have done various cover and teaching assistant jobs in different secondary schools and have to say enjoyed working in all of them.

Pros

working in different schools

Cons

N/a

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Productive and on-going learning workplace

Cover Supervisor (Current Employee) - Birmingham - 3 November 2014

Working as a cover supervisor is not an easy job as you are not stable in a place, however you go around the area and meet different environments. Having said this, being a cover supervisor is a great opportunity of getting in contact with various schools and staff and learning from them. For instance, in each school one goes and carries out this position, he/ she learns of the policies of the school, the behaviour management, the priorities the school sets, the level of the students and so on. This enables them to have a better idea about the school procedures and work efficiently in certain environments. In addition, such a position requires you to cover various subjects and as a result, one widens his/her knowledge, is informed of the current curriculum and its components and he/she gains experience in preparing lessons by observing other's teachers work. Cover supervisors can support teachers in class, report back on the students' behaviour according to the school's policy and procedure when they are in charge of maintaining the control of the class, ensure that students remain on task with the work they have been set, respond to any questions about process and procedures etc. Therefore, this is a great experience for someone who looks for a career in teaching, as you get to put into practice your teaching, interpersonal and collaborative skills, while you can also deal with immediate problems that may arise, in order to see whether you would be able to respond in such a situation in the future.

Pros

On-going learning opportunity

Cons

Not stable location

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Very organised and professional company

Supply Teacher (Current Employee) - Birmingham, ENG - 31 March 2014

Each day is different depending what year group I have . But most schools know i am coming and I am usually welcomed by name. There is no hardest part yet as I coped with all the schools I have been at. I like going to different schools and seeing how they operate,

Pros

Each day is different

Cons

Travelling relying on public transport

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Challenging, need rapport with students, must be understanding

Supply Teacher/ Teaching Assistant (Current Employee) - Birmingham - 13 June 2013

Working at Aspire requires me to understand students very quickely. This is becuase i may be only working in their school for a day. It is essential that i have good listening skills. I like to treat students as independant people who are able to make their own minds up. I beileve by using such mehod i am able to empower them, also by giving them various reponsibilities. The hardest part of the job is that the students are aware that i may be in only for a day and some students like to use this to their advantage by not doing any work. The most enjoyable part of this job is getting to know the school, teachers and students.