Earn with SuperStars whilst getting

the credentials you need to get

ahead!
 1 - Kick start a career pathway in Education

2 - What you get if Successfully Selected

3 - What Previous SuperStars say

Contents 4 - What is expected of a SuperStars Subject

Specialist

5 - The Selection Process

6 - Key Dates for Successful Candidates

 We fully fund your tuition to
put you through your sector
specific qualifications

Complete support
We offer along whichever
Starts with a placements in a
We provide you progression
passion for variety of schools
with lesson pathway you
developing to find your niche
plans…and how to choose for your
children in and build your
use them career goals
your subject network

Kickstart A Career Pathway in Education

We give you full Your Staff
training to deliver Development
inspirational Manager will
sessions support and
mentor you on the
job
What you get if
successfully selected
 Paid School Placements
You will be given school placements in primary schools for
the academic year ranging from 2 school days a week to 5
school days a week depending on your preference. You will

What you get

either be placed in one school or multiple schools during
your working week and will work with the same children for
the whole academic year (in most cases).
if successfully You will deliver curriculum time Music sessions from the
ready made lesson plans we will equip you with. We will
selected? give you full training in how to deliver these lesson plans.
You may also be given extra curricular sessions to run.
During the school holidays there are opportunities to work
on our Holiday Camps.
Your paid school placements will allow you to rack up the
experience you need to start developing your career
working with children.
Pay Rates & Travel Contribution

Morning session (AM) £24 - £26.75

Lunch time club (30 mins) £4 - £4.15

Afternoon session (PM) £20 - £22.63

After-school club (1hr) £8 - £8.30

Plus 10.76% holiday pay on-top

Travel Premium= 0.18 pence / mile (excluding 10 miles place of work travel)
 Trinity College London Level 4 Certificate for Music
Educators
SuperStars will fund and deliver your tuition to gain your
Level 4 Certificate for Music Educators. This is a nationally
recognised qualification. Along with the experience gained

What you get

from your school placements, this qualification will give you
the credentials to progress your career whether you aspire
to get into teaching or are looking to progress into other
if successfully roles working with children.
The qualification is gained through a mixture of up front
selected? initial training days, fortnightly /monthly tutorials and on
the job learning. The training days and tutorials are held at
SuperStars HQ or other local venues (for more info see the
Certificate for Music Educators Qualification brochure).

Details of the tutorial classes are on page 19.

 Child Safeguarding and First Aid Qualifications
SuperStars will fund and deliver your tuition to gain your industry
specific Child Safeguarding and First Aid Qualifications. The training

What you get

sessions are held at SuperStars HQ or other local venues.
Finding your niche and developing your network

if successfully This platform gives you the room to grow and master your practice,
whilst giving you the space to explore what the right pathway for your

selected?
career is. You may already be clear on your career pathway or you may
still be assessing your options. Either way, SuperStars are here to help
you validate or define your career progression route.
You will gain exposure to a network of educational professionals in
your school placements. Networking is important in any industry and if
developed and utilised well, the opportunity is to build a network that
will support your career direction.
 Opportunity to pass on your knowledge and passion for the subject you
love
This is a unique opportunity to develop children in the subject you are
passionate about. You will be familiar with the benefits you have gained
from your experiences in Music, and this is an opportunity to help pupils
grow and develop from your work with them. That can be a very rewarding

What you get

feeling. It is an opportunity to be a role model and inspire children through
the subject you are passionate about.
Mentoring and Career Development

if successfully Your dedicated Staff Development Manager will be on hand to give you
continuing support. This is someone who has “been there and done it” as
an experienced subject specialist and is now in a position to mentor others

selected?
using the knowledge they have gained. Their job is to support your
development, improve your practice and help you along whichever
progression pathway you choose for your own career goals.
Letters of Commendation
Each term your Line Manager will review your performance and submit a
report to the MD who will write a letter of commendation for you; based
on your excellent performance in schools. If multiple letters of
commendation are received then additional rewards are available.
 Level 4 Certificate in Leadership and Management in Music
Education in Primary Schools

What After completing your Level 3 Qualification you will have the option to
enhance your CV and experience further by continuing onto our Year 2
Programme. Or you may want to move onto the next phase of your

happens after
career outside of SuperStars.

I complete the
The year 2 Programme at SuperStars will provide you with:
• A fully funded Level 4 Certificate in Leadership and Management in

programme?
Music Education in Primary Schools (a University Level
Qualification)
• Priority status on school placements (returning to same schools in
most instances).
• Opportunities for CPD towards internal promotion

The second year programme will enhance your CV and experience as

an outstanding teacher of Music and set you up for a career either as a
subject leader within schools or a management position within the
field of Music Education and child development.
 What previous SuperStars say
“Working for Superstars has
been an incredible experience
over the past 2 years I have
been here. I have met a lot of
good friends and learnt so
much while learning on the
job. I have been developing
my coaching skills while I get
paid and I have gained vital
experience in teaching
Music. ”
“I have been working with
Superstars for two years
now…I have felt fully
supported in my roles by both
my managers. Jason, my
current development
manager, has always been on
the other end of the phone if
I've needed him, he has given
me great advice and has
helped to build my
confidence. He has made me
feel at ease during
observations and has helped
me to improve elements of
my teaching that I had
struggled with.
What is expected of a
SuperStars Subject Specialist
 Commitment for the academic year
Obviously, in order to gain your qualifications you
What is need to be on board for the full academic year. Your
commitment to your school placements for the
expected of a
academic year is equally important as it gives our
partner schools and their pupils consistency.

SuperStars Excellent attendance

In order to gain your qualifications you need to have
Subject an excellent attendance record for both your school
placements and your qualification tutorials. Again,
Specialist excellent school placement attendance rates ensures
beneficial consistency for the children.
 A passion for developing children
We expect you to demonstrate passion and enthusiasm when
delivering your sessions and behave as a role model. We

What is
believe that when we utilise our passion and enthusiasm, we
can deliver huge positive benefits through the specialist

expected of a
subjects we deliver. You will need to live and breathe this.
To deliver a fantastic service and build strong relationships

SuperStars
We need your commitment to delivering as much value to our
partner schools and their children as possible. When you “step
up” every day to be the best version of yourself, you can have a
Subject major impact in the schools you work in. Everyone in the
school is a stakeholder – including the pupils, the teachers, the

Specialist
support staff, the Head Teacher, the management team and
the office staff. We expect you to build strong relationships
with all stake holders in the schools and ensure they are all
happy with the service you are delivering.
The Selection
Process
 Step 1 – One Page Personal Statement
You complete the short personal statement and submit so that we know a bit about you before the
Telephone Interview.
Step 2 – Telephone Interview
The telephone interview forms a platform for us to find out more about you, and for you to find out
more about us. This allows us to assess whether you would be a good fit for SuperStars and
whether SuperStars would be a good fit for you. The Telephone Interview takes approximately 20
minutes.

The Selection Step 3 – Practical Assessment

If you successfully pass the Telephone Interview, you will be invited to attend a Practical
Assessment. During the Practical Assessment you will deliver a 30 minute Music session to a group
of pupils at one of our local partner schools. We do not expect you to be the complete finished

Process article, the Practical Assessment allows us to assess your potential as a Subject Specialist. You will
deliver a pre-planned session and we will give you support to ensure you are comfortable and
confident going into the Practical Assessment.
Step 4 – Selection Decision
We will contact you within 48 hours of your Practical Assessment to let you know if you have been
successful or not. If successful you will be formally offered a place and a job role. You will then be
booked onto the Induction process and booked in for your initial training.

Step 5– Begin programme

Your paid school placements and fortnightly/monthly tutorials will begin week commencing 2nd
September 2019. Prior to this you will attend a Welcome morning in July, Safeguarding Qualification
session, and two Theory and Practice days in July or August (Please see page 19 for dates and
times).
 Provide compliance
documentation to make you
Pass practical school placement ready
assessment and
receive offer to Complete Theory
join the Attend Teaching and Practice Days 1
Level 2 and Wellbeing
SuperStars and 2 in July and
Safeguarding Tutorial
programme August & gain First
Qualification
Aid certificate
Morning

Receive
SuperStars

The Journey to achieving your qualification DBS

June / July: Receive and

Attend Programme return your school
Welcome morning placement offer and
or afternoon documentation

Paid School Placements start

Week Commencing Sept 2 2019 All staff conference 30
Achieve qualification… August 2019

Fortnightly / Monthly tutorials

commence 17 & 18 Sept 2019
Key Dates for
Successful
Candidates
 Qualification Programme Dates/Times and Locations
Wales Staff England Staff Session Venue Timings

16 July 2019 16 July 2019 Welcome to the Programme SuperStars HQ 9.30 – 12.30

SuperStars HQ
16 July 2019 16 July 2019 Safeguarding Level 2 Training (HQ) 1.30- 4.00

17/18 July SuperStars HQ

17/18 July 2019 A. Theory and Practice Day’s 1 and 2 (Attend either A or B) 9.30-4.00
2019

Croesty Primary (Wales) & Ashton Gate

13/14 August 15/16 August B. Theory and Practice Day’s 1 and 2 (Attend either A or B) 9.30-4.00
Primary (England)
2019 2019

30 August
30 August 2019
Whole company conference Chepstow Racecourse 9.15 – 4.30
2019
School Placements Commence: 2 September 2019
17 Sept. 2019 18 Sept. 2019 Safeguarding and Health and Safety Croesty Primary & Ashton Gate Primary 6.00 – 8.00

1 October
2019
2 October 2019 Behaviour Management Croesty Primary & Ashton Gate Primary 6.00 – 8.00

15 October
2019
16 October 2019 Understanding child and young person development. Croesty Primary & Ashton Gate Primary 6.00 – 8.00

13 November
2019
14 November 2019 Cross Curricular links Croesty Primary & Ashton Gate Primary 6.00 – 8.00

26 November
2019
27 November 2019 Differentiation Croesty Primary & Ashton Gate Primary 6.00 – 8.00

14 January
2020
15 January 2020 Understanding Pupil’s subject specific learning and Pedagogical Approaches. Croesty Primary & Ashton Gate Primary 6.00 – 8.00

28 January
2020
29 January 2020 Creating schemes of work in line with NC Croesty Primary & Ashton Gate Primary 6.00 – 8.00

4 February
2020
5 February 2020 Inclusive Goal setting and AFL Croesty Primary & Ashton Gate Primary 6.00 – 8.00

18 February
2020
19 February 2020 Equality, diversity and inclusion. Croesty Primary & Ashton Gate Primary 6.00 – 8.00

3 March 2020 4 March 2020 Evaluating and measuring individual pupil progress. Croesty Primary & Ashton Gate Primary 6.00 – 8.00
17 March
“Good luck
and go for
it”
James Taylor, Managing Director
2018