Senior Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer Practitioner in Education

Anglia Ruskin University; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK university is seeking a Senior Lecturer or Senior Lecturer Practitioner to join its Initial Teacher Training team in Chelmsford. This role requires experience in primary education, with a focus on training teachers through an innovative BEd Primary Education with QTS program. Candidates must be committed to developing their research and supporting student training. The position offers a collaborative and dynamic working environment with generous benefits and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Occupational pension schemes

Training and development opportunities

Travel to work scheme

Competitive relocation package

Qualifications

• Proven experience in primary education, preferably as a teacher.
• Demonstrated commitment to developing a research portfolio.
• Ability to teach and support student training on new education courses.

Responsibilities

• Teach on the new BEd Primary Education with QTS course.
• Upskill as a Lead Mentor under new ITT requirements.
• Support school-based training for teacher trainees.

Skills

Experience in primary schools

Passion for training teachers

Commitment to research

Current experience in primary education

Education

Relevant higher education degree

Job description

About ARU

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). ARU's research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK's Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK's leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role

The School of Education sits within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences. We are a growing School with a diverse course portfolio. At Postgraduate level these include MA Education and PGCE, as well as doctoral level studies. Our Undergraduate provision includes Working with Children, Families and Communities, Early Childhood Studies and Primary Education Studies. Following our successful accreditation from the Department of Education, we have developed the first new BEd (Hons) Primary Education with QTS in the sector for 30 years.

We are looking to recruit either a Senior Lecturer or a Senior Lecturer Practitioner to our Initial Teacher Training team.

As a Senior Lecturer you will bring experience in primary schools, a passion for training the next generation of teachers in the Eastern region and a commitment to developing your own research portfolio.

As a Senior Lecturer Practitioner you will be an experienced school-based practitioner. You will bring current experience in primary schools, a passion for training the next generation of teachers in the Eastern region and a commitment to maintaining your own currency of practice to inform course and module development.

In both roles you will teach on the new BEd Primary Education with QTS course on our Chelmsford campus, upskill as a Lead Mentor under the new requirements for ITT and support school-based training for trainees. This is a great opportunity to be part of an exciting and busy ITT offer.

Informal enquiries can be made to Leanne Gray, Lead for ITT in Chelmsford, at [e-mail].

Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.

Benefits

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. This role does not qualify for visa sponsorship under the point-based system and is therefore only open to applicants with the right to work in the UK.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes

Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.