Job Description

About ARU:

We are ranked in the world\'s top 350 institutions in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and we are a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. Our research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK\'s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world-leading. In 2021, we were awarded the Queen\'s Anniversary Prize for our world-leading music therapy work.

About the Role:

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In Education these include the PGCert, MA Education, MBA, PGCE, as well as doctoral level studies. Our undergraduate provision includes Working with Children, Families and Communities, Early Childhood Studies, Montessori and Primary Education Studies. Following our successful accreditation from the Department of Education, we will be delivering courses that award Qualified Teacher Status from September 2024, starting with a brand-new three-year BEd (Hons) Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status.

We\'re seeking to recruit an experienced school teacher to join us part time as a Senior Lecturer Practitioner. Maintaining currency in practice alongside an academic role, you will bridge the gap between theory and practice for the next generation of teachers in the East of England.

You will have a degree or relevant professional qualification and extensive post qualification CPD and/or a higher degree and will ideally have primary subject expertise, experience of supporting trainee or early career teachers. In this role you will support the development of, and from September 2024 teach on, the new BEd curriculum, upskill as a mentor under the new requirements for ITT and support school based training for trainees. You will be an integral part of the new ITT team, led by the Director of ITT and three Leads for ITT: Chelmsford, Cambridge and Peterborough and you\'ll be joining a team of motivated, dynamic, inclusive individuals. We are all aspirational for our students and wider communities, passionate about high quality teaching and research and committed to empowering professionals, supporting life-long learning and employability, and striving for a socially just and inclusive society.

Informal enquiries can be made to Rachel Minett, Lead for Initial Teacher Training (Cambridge) by contacting:

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including a generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Guidance Notes:

For a list of key requirements, please click on the apply button to download the and Person Specification. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.

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