Job Description

Senior Lecturer in Education x 2

Department of Early Years and Primary Education

Location: City South Campus
Salary: £47,778 to £51,931 per annum
Permanent
Posted On: Friday 26 August 2022
Closing Date: Sunday 18 September 2022
Interview Date: Wednesday 05 October 2022
Reference: 082022-521

The Department for Early Years and Primary Education has an exciting opportunity for a Primary and Early Years specialist to join our team as a Senior Lecturer. We are a well-established, supportive, friendly team who are fully committed to striving for excellence and aim to provide outstanding student experiences at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. We have developed a shared vision for educational excellence with our partner schools and our courses reflect our commitment to partnership working and training the next generation of primary teachers.

As a Senior Lecturer you will need to be highly motivated, well organised and passionate about delivering exceptional evidence-based teaching. You will have up to date and relevant subject knowledge in Primary and Early Years Education evidenced through qualifications and prior teaching experience covering both EYFS and the Primary National Curriculum. You will have real energy and passion for education; this will be demonstrated through your developing research interests and your network connections. You will develop and apply inspiring teaching techniques and content which foster enthusiasm, understanding and critical enquiry amongst undergraduate and postgraduate trainee teachers.

The role includes working on ITE courses, Postgraduate routes and providing professional development. You must be able to work closely with colleagues in partner schools to establish and maintain links which ensure strong theory to practice connections. Providing pastoral support and enabling students to thrive and become independent professionals who are proud to be part of Birmingham City University is essential to your role. You will be supported to develop research, enterprise and scholarly activities which are integral to the post.

Applicants must hold a first degree and have QTS. Experience of teaching in primary schools is essential and prior experience of working in Initial Teacher Training is desirable. A higher degree would be desirable to fulfil the requirements of this post.

For further information please contact Paul Purser paul.purser@bcu.ac.uk or telephone 0121 331 5628

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Please be aware that this position will require an Enhanced +Barred List DBS disclosure, please contact HR on 0121 331 6693 for a confidential self-disclosure form should you wish to declare anything in advance.

BCU Values underpin how we work in achieving the ambitions set out in our Strategy and Priorities, and are the principles that unite the way we work together and for our students.

The University is committed to internationalism and diversity and welcomes applications from all countries, faiths and backgrounds.

It is each individual successful applicants responsibility to ensure that they have permission to work in the UK. Some applicants may require sponsorship from the University and a visa from UKVI to take up the role if successful. More information on this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

Some roles are not capable of sponsorship because they do not meet the UKVI criteria relating to skill and salary level. If you are unsure as to whether you would require sponsorship if successful, or whether the role is capable of sponsorship, please contact us: RTinbox@bcu.ac.uk

Please note on occasions where we receive a large number of applications, we may close the advert ahead of the publicised closing date. If this does happen, we will contact all candidates via email who have started but not yet completed their application, giving 48 hours’ notice. We would therefore advise that you submit your completed application as soon as possible.

At Birmingham City University we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. All staff are expected to understand and enact the University’s commitment to ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion in our employment practice and in all that we do . This commitment is enshrined in our Core Values and is detailed in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Employment Policy. The University values and celebrates the diversity of our staff and students; we welcome people from the many different backgrounds and life experiences that reflect the students and the citizens we serve. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and actively encourage unique contributions, in particular from under-represented groups in respect of age, disability, sex, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status

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