Senior Lecturer in Primary and Early Years ITE (PERM-423-2020)

Bishop Grosseteste University is based in the historic uphill area of the city, just a ten minutes’ walk away from the castle and cathedral and a range of other cultural and historical attractions. BGU has been awarded a Gold Teaching Excellence Framework Award for its teaching and learning and the unique and positive experience we offer our students is well recognised and evidenced through such key achievements. This is an exciting time of expansion and growth for the institution and BGU will be able to provide you with the opportunity to develop your career and contribute to our ongoing success.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic teacher educator to join our team. The role involves working across our primary programmes, undergraduate and postgraduate, as well as contributing to scholarly activity and the development of our highly regarded ITE Partnership. You will work closely with school and setting partners and you will build relationships with partners that lead to shared engagement in ITE, CPD and scholarship.

We are seeking a dynamic and positive classroom practitioner with current successful experience of mentoring ITE trainees. It would be beneficial to have some expertise in any of the following areas:

Science, Special Educational Needs, Modern Foreign Languages, History, Physical Education.

Building upon an outstanding institutional heritage in teacher training, our initial teacher education is currently undergoing an exciting phase of diversification and growth. ITE provision was judged by Ofsted as ‘Good’ in our latest inspection (published January 2016), which highlighted a “vision of excellence” and “training of the highest quality”. We also achieved a 4* rating in Education in the 2014 REF, a TEF Gold rating in 2017, and we consistently secure sector leading employability and student satisfaction scores. Our academics are engaging in educational research and consultancy around the world, and we offer a friendly and supportive learning community on our attractive campus in historic Lincoln.

BGU offers a generous employee benefits package including:

25 days holiday for Grades 1-635 days holiday for Grades 7+Plus 3 additional discretionary days annual leave over the Christmas periodVarious pension scheme options including a Local Government Pension Scheme offering up to a 19.5% Employer Contribution, a Teachers Pension scheme offering up to 23.68% Employer Contribution, and also a 10% non-contributory pension for members of staff that do not wish to pay into a scheme.A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including free online GP services and face to face counselling sessionsWe also offer various free perks and discounted vouchers through Perkbox e.g. a monthly free cinema ticket, a free coffee every week, a Birthday Box delivered straight to your work or home, Free Eyecare Vouchers, a Cycle to Work Scheme, plus many discounts at various high street shops and online brands.

Please note, it is anticipated that an appointment will initially be made at the base of the advertised salary scale.

Due to the current global epidemiological situation and the emergency measures introduced, the interview will take place via Microsoft Teams.

Closing Date: 20 May 2020
Category: Academic