Lecturer in Teacher Education - Primary (0.8 FTE)  

Building upon our success, we are now seeking experienced colleagues to join us to make a contribution to the development of Primary Education provision within the School.    

The role will be of considerable significance moving forward, and we are looking for applicants who have the professional expertise, drive, and commitment to ensure that the curriculum is ambitious, carefully sequenced, and underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and social justice. The person appointed will have significant experience and expertise in primary education and will hold QTS and a Masters degree. 

As a skilled professional, recent experience in a professional context such as HEI, ITE curriculum development, school leadership, experience across multiple key stages, and the ability to offer additionality to the role would be beneficial. There is an expectation that the successful candidate will be able to contribute to the teaching of professional studies and to be able to teach across all primary education routes, both undergraduate and postgraduate.  You will have strong subject knowledge and the ability to teach trainee teachers how to teach all primary subjects.  Please state your subject strengths within your application.  

We are looking for professionals who understand the importance of the university-school partnership and will be skilled in strengthening relationships with schools. The post is permanent so we are keen to recruit somebody who complements our team.     

We are looking for an individual who will bring enthusiasm and a sense of vocation for the profession, with demonstrable successful experience in an educational context.  You will be supported to develop fully as a leading Teacher Educator; this will include training and professional development. Bringing substantial, recent, and relevant professional experience, which may be within an HEI, you will be looking for an opportunity to work with others to ensure that Hope ECTs and graduates continue to be effective, reflective, fully informed, and committed curriculum shapers of the future.    

We recruit staff nationally and internationally as we seek out the best to help build Hope for the future.  If you join us you will be doing so at an exciting and challenging time as we work to build a liberal arts inspired university of distinction in the UK.  If you have the energy, drive and commitment to assist in this task, we would be delighted to hear from you.   

Candidates should have a profile in line with criteria outlined in the Person Specification.