Education Developer (Inclusive Education)

The Learning and Teaching Academy is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced education developer specialising in inclusive education to join their specialist team. 

The role will help to deliver enhancements within learning, teaching and the student learning experience at Cardiff University through specialist advice, guidance and consultancy to academic schools as well as leading the development and roll out packages of education development support, CPD, resources, activities and initiatives that support the development of inclusive and diverse educational experiences.  

The post holder will work in close collaboration with the Academic Partner for Inclusive Education and in partnership with schools, programme teams, specialist colleagues from the Learning and Teaching Academy as well as other professional departments to support transformation in inclusive practices across Cardiff University.  

The post-holder will be a key member of the Inclusive Education Working Group which is supporting the delivery of the University’s Inclusive Education Framework through its work in: 

• developing guidance and resources to support colleagues in developing their inclusive practice 
• building (and sustaining) Communities of Practice to raise awareness and facilitate discussion about inclusive education,  
• embedding inclusivity within structures, processes and practices. 

The role holder will be expected to have, or be willing to develop, expertise in inclusive education related to race equality and will specialise in work supporting the University’s ambition of closing the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic awarding gaps.  

Through this work the role holder will support the University in its efforts to become an anti-racist organisation and will make an important contribution to the delivery of The Way Forward - Education and Students Sub-Strategy and the University’s Strategic Equality Plan. The role will involve working in partnership with students and staff from across the University to identify and disseminate best practice, and to support changes to practice to enhance the inclusivity of educational provision at Cardiff University 

This is a full-time post, fixed term for 2 years.

Salary: £36,333 – £43,155 per annum (Grade 6).  Appointments will usually be at the bottom of the grade. Internal secondments are welcomed (subject to approval from home departments). 

To discuss the role, please contact Loretta Newman-Ford, Head of Education Development (newman-fordl@cardiff.ac.uk) or Professor Helen Williams, Academic Lead for Inclusive Education (wiiliamsh54@cardiff.ac.uk). 

Closing date: Thursday, 6 April 2023

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

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