Lecturer in Primary/Early Years Education

To design, develop and deliver a range of programmes of study within a discipline in line with the School’s teaching strategy and undertake and deliver research programmes.

The person will contribute to the teaching and administration of the Primary & Early Years PGCE (Advanced) course, a one year (38 weeks) full time course.

Skills and Experience
• QTS and a higher degree relevant to the relevant teaching/research area, normally a higher Degree relevant to the discipline area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications;
• Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism;
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning;
• Skills in managing, motivating & mentoring others successfully at all levels;
• Held a significant managerial role in school;
• The ability to assume a leadership role with shared responsibility for the organisation, management, administration and quality assurance of the PGDip Primary and Early Years programme;
• Awareness of the political context of Initial Teacher Education;

Teaching
• Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes.
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching and advising colleagues
• Experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability

Management Administration
• Ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.

It would be desirable for the person to have:
• experience of research and teaching in higher education
• expertise in one or more of: early years, mathematics, English, SEND, one or more Foundation subjects or Computing