Lecturer in Children, Education and Communities (Primary ITE) (6 posts) (EHT1079-0718)

Your discipline. Your passion. Our success, together. 

About You 

You will have a good relevant honours degree and QTS preferably with a PhD or PhD close to completion in a relevant subject. It is important that you have effective communication skills, both verbal and written and are able to work successfully as part of a team. Flexibility and a willingness to teach and engage with curriculum wider than primary education is also essential.

About the Role 

You will be involved in designing, delivering and assessing the university-based academic and professional development (APD) elements of our Primary ITE programmes. We are focused on ensuring that these elements of our programmes support trainee teachers in attaining the highest quality outcomes in terms of their teaching in schools and their impact on children’s learning. You will be expected to participate fully in regular module team development meetings; work with module teams to develop session materials; teach groups of students on Primary ITE modules; mark the assessed work of your own groups and work with school-based colleagues to maintain and further develop the currency of the APD modules’ content and focus.

Rewards/Benefits

We want you to feel happy when you come to work and proud when you go home.

From the moment you join us you have the opportunity to enhance your skills. We offer a range of specialist development sessions and academic development opportunities along with an award winning and comprehensive staff health & wellbeing programme (HR Excellence Awards 2017). This means you willreceive a full academic induction, be enrolled if appropriate on our PGCTHE, benefit from the Edge Hill University CPD scheme (UKPSF) and our annual University Learning and Teaching day all to support your professional development. To support your wellbeing you are able to enjoy a lunchtime stroll across our beautiful campus, book to get a trim from our onsite hairdresser, your car valeted, or get together with colleagues over free food and drink to watch the latest film on one of our Film Nights and so much more. 

This is just a taste of what we are able to offer you at Edge Hill University.

About Us

“A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education. 

We are recognised for our outstanding achievements in student satisfaction, staff engagement, graduate employment and innovation as well as our strengthening research profile, investment and growth. The Times Higher ‘University of the Year’ award also celebrated our distinct role in “transforming lives” – reflecting a distinctive philosophy of creating opportunity from excellence.

The University has been ranked Best University Workplace (Times Higher Education 2015), judged Best UK Employer (European Business Awards 2016) and highly commended in Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2017 for Workplace of the Year.

Based on an award-winning campus in West Lancashire, Edge Hill University offers a stimulating and empowering environment for ambitious and high performing professionals.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy you may wish to contact: Liesl Conradie, Head of Department Children, Education and Communities at liesl.conradie@edgehill.ac.uk

Closing Date: 09 Aug 2018
Category: Academic