Lecturer / Senior Lecturer- Secondary ITT Humanities

Economicsnetwork; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

An established institution in the education sector is seeking passionate educators to join their team. This role involves preparing future teachers through innovative teaching methods and ensuring they are well-equipped for their careers. With a focus on fostering an inclusive environment and supporting trainees, you will play a crucial role in shaping the next generation of educators. The institution values professional development, offering flexible working opportunities and generous holiday allowances. If you are committed to making a difference in education and possess the necessary qualifications, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a leading provider of teacher training.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

35 days holiday

Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) enrolment

Qualifications

• Experience teaching the national curriculum and supporting trainee teachers.
• Holds a Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare trainee teachers to be evidence informed and ‘school-ready’.
• Design and deliver innovative teaching sessions and mark assignments.
• Support recruitment events and provide pastoral support to trainees.

Skills

UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Teaching the national curriculum

Supporting trainee teachers

Evidence informed practice

Secondary humanities specialism

Education

Master’s degree

Doctorate or enrollment in doctoral program

Job description

Salary:

Lecturer, Grade 7: Starting at £37,099;

Senior Lecturer, Grade 8: Starting at £42,978 per annum

Initial teacher training (ITT) at Plymouth Marjon University has a considerable history, stretching back over 180 years.

Plymouth Marjon University holds TEF Gold for Teaching excellence and is rated 4^th in the Guardian Best University ratings for Education courses (2025). In the Research Excellence Framework (REF2021), 89% of our research wasinternationally recognised in terms of originality, significance and rigour, including a submission to the Education Unit of Assessment. We have recently launched a new university strategy Marjon 2030: The Case for Inconvenient Excellence which outlines our mission to end social inequity through life changing teaching, learning, research and knowledge exchange. In the School of Education our ambition is to continue to enhanceour position as a leading provider of innovative education, impactful research and be a central supply chain for our local and regional schools.

We would welcome applications from candidates who wish to make a substantive contribution to Secondary PGCE programmes with the following experience and credentials:

Essential:

• Holds UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Holds a Master’s degree or has equivalent professional experience
• Has recent school experience teaching the national curriculum (England)
• Has a specialism in secondary humanities
• Has a track record of keeping up to date with evidence informed practice
• Has experience supporting trainee teachers and/or early career teachers

Desirable:

• Has experience of contributing to the delivery of ITT secondary QTS provision
• Has experience of ITT curriculum and programme design
• Has a doctorate or is enrolled currently in a doctoral degree programme

At Plymouth Marjon University, we provide our learners with the best learning and teaching opportunities to help them develop both professionally and personally.

Main responsibilities:

• Preparing trainee teachers: drawing on your knowledge and teaching expertise to ensure trainees are evidence informed and ‘school-ready’.
• Teaching: designing and delivering innovative teaching sessions, fostering an inclusive environment for all and marking assignments.
• Quality Assurance of placement experiences: visiting trainees on placement, supporting school mentors and tracking trainee progress.
• Recruitment: interviewing and selecting appropriate trainees for the PGCE course and supporting recruitment events.
• Pastoral support continuing our unprecedented success in student satisfaction by providing pastoral and academic support to our trainees.

What we can offer:

Plymouth Marjon University is a small University with our students at the heart of everything we do. You’ll be based in the School of Education on our green campus in the north of Plymouth with:

• Opportunities for flexible working
• 35 days holiday (plus bank holidays and Christmas closures)
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) enrolment

To view the full range of benefits we offer, please click here.

This appointment is subject to enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks. Further information can be obtained fromhttps://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jodie Greaves, Head of Initial Teacher Training, on [e-mail].

Closing date: Thursday 15 May 2025 (at 11:59pm)

Interview date: Friday 23 May 2025

Apply online:

From £37,099. Grade 7/8, per annum