Lecturer (Primary Teacher Education (Humanities Specialism))

About the Department:
The School of Education at Manchester Metropolitan University offers a range of undergraduate and post graduate courses in education disciplines, including initial teacher education programmes in a range of post graduate secondary subject and Primary post-graduate and Primary undergraduate courses.

You will be joining a strong team of motivated, dynamic individuals who are aspirational for their students and the wider teaching profession.

We are passionate about high-quality education, research and practice. We are committed to empowering the next generation of teachers, supporting strong employability and a passion for life-long learning. We see social justice as central to all that we do.

About the Role:
We are seeking to recruit a lecturer in Primary teacher education with particular experience in the humanities subject areas. In this role you will plan and deliver engaging teaching seminars and lectures.

You will:

• Have the opportunity to teach across the Primary teacher education programmes and may be given the opportunity to teach across other programmes within the education portfolio.
• Be given the opportunity to lead taught units in areas of Primary teacher education.
• Support student teachers and school-based mentors via placement visits and professional development under the new requirements for Initial Teacher Education.
• Act as a personal tutor to identified groups of students, providing academic and pastoral support throughout the academic year.
• Engage in recruitment activity including interviewing prospective candidates and contributing to recruitment events, open days and twilight recruitment meetings.

About you:
Ideally you will have expertise in Primary, but with particular expertise or experience in Primary humanities. You will have experience of supporting student teachers or early career teachers in an education setting and will have provided support or mentoring.

You will:

• Have an understanding of the requirements and regulatory frameworks associated initial teacher education including the quality requirements for initial teacher training being introduced in 2024.
• Have a higher level degree or relevant equivalent professional qualification and hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

To Apply:
If you would like to apply, please take the time to consider the essential criteria in the job description (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) and consider in your application how you will demonstrate your suitability for the role.

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Corinne Woodfine (Deputy Head of the School of Education) at c.woodfine@mmu.ac.uk.

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits that a diverse organisation can bring. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates, who we recognise are underrepresented in this area.

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