Head of Department â Department of Secondary and Post-Compulsory/Adult Education (092018-413)

Category: Academic | Faculty/Division: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences | School: School of Education and Social Work | Department: School of Education and Social Work | Location: City South Campus | Post Type: Full Time | Closing Date: 30 Sep 2018 | The School of Education and Social Work at Birmingham City University is one of the largest providers of Education courses in England, offering a wide range of professional and academic programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are looking to appoint a Head of Department for the Department of Secondary and Post-Compulsory/Adult Education.  The Department runs PGCE Secondary programmes across most areas of the Secondary Curriculum and is a leading provider of initial training and education for Post-compulsory education, both in its own right but also with a number of colleges across the region Birmingham City University holds the contract for the Teach First PGDE programme in the East and West Midlands regions and approximately 150-200 Secondary Teach First participants commence the programme every year. The Head of Department is responsible for the strategic oversight and development of the Department’s portfolio and the management of resources to deliver these programmes.  In this, s/he will be supported by a team of Course Leaders working as part of the Departmental management group. We are seeking to appoint a leader who has extensive experience both within school/colleges and the HE sector and, ideally, has significant experience of leading provision through Ofsted inspections.  If this position is of interest to and you would like further information, please contact:  Professor Kevin Mattinson Associate Dean and Head of the School of Education & Social Work  E: kevin.mattinson@bcu.ac.uk T: 0121 331 7337