The School of Teacher Education and Development at Liverpool Hope University has a long history of training teachers, with well-established Partnerships across the North West. Teacher Education has been taking place at Liverpool Hope University since 1844. Our history of excellence in Teacher Education can be traced back to our three founding colleges who came together to form the unique ecumenical institution Liverpool Hope University. We are a teaching institution with research embedded across all of our courses.

Building upon our recent Ofsted success, we are now seeking an experienced colleague to join us to lead and further develop our flagship BA Primary and Early Education undergraduate courses.

This role of leading the undergraduate provision is significant and the appointed individual with serve as a member of the primary phase leadership team. 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 successful candidate must demonstrate significant leadership experience and expertise in primary education. They will hold QTS and a Masters degree or equivalent.

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 is essential. 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 develop trainee teachers’ pedagogy.

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 their chosen subject and 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. You will be looking for an opportunity to work with others to ensure that Liverpool 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 drive and commitment to assist in this task, we would be delighted to hear from you.