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Teaching and Assessment Research Specialist

The Chartered College of Teaching

Location: London
Salary: Up to £39,500
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 7th August 2025
Expires: 31st August 2025

The Chartered College of Teaching is a charity and the professional body for teachers. We are working to empower a knowledgeable and respected teaching profession through membership and accreditation.

We are looking for a Teaching and Assessment Research Specialist to join our team on a 2-year fixed-term contract (possibility of extension subject to the availability of project funding).

This is an exciting opportunity for a postgraduate-level researcher who wishes to combine their expertise in education research and astute understanding of real-life classroom practice. While the role will sit within the Chartered College of Teaching, the postholder will also receive mentoring from Professor Bill Lucas, Professor of Learning and Director of the Centre for Real-Life Learning at the University of Winchester, providing a rare opportunity to combine academically rigorous research with real-life application.

As part of a project funded by the Comino Foundation, the Teaching and Assessment Research Specialist will help to increase teachers’ assessment literacy by managing a portfolio of assessment-themed online events, developing a suite of assessment-themed resources, co-ordinating the work of the Next Generation Assessment group and developing an overview of evidence-informed teaching and assessment strategies and how they link to intended student outcomes, based on a series of rapid evidence reviews. The postholder will also be required to collate policy announcements around assessment and monitor any developments relating to the use of EdTech and AI for assessment. The ultimate aim of this work is to help illustrate that the common ‘trad’ versus ‘prog’ debates that still dominate many discussions in education are ultimately unhelpful and teachers need a wide range of different teaching approaches to help support a range of intended learning outcomes.

This would be an ideal opportunity for anyone with proven expertise in and understanding of the links between evidence-informed teaching and assessment approaches and how they link to desired learning outcomes.

Skills and experience:

Essential

  • Postgraduate qualification in Education or a relevant field
  • Experience conducting rapid evidence reviews relating to teaching, learning and assessment
  • Experience of teaching in schools in the UK or internationally
  • Experience producing content for a range of audiences, including teachers, school leaders and policymakers
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of effective, evidence-informed approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment
  • Experience developing and managing an online portfolio of events and resources
  • Experience managing and chairing meetings, including the production of written summaries of discussions for a wide range of audiences

Desirable

  • A PhD in a relevant field
  • Experience presenting complex information in a concise, graphic format
  • Experience working with Canva, InDesign or other graphic design software
  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals
  • Experience writing grant applications

As well as technical requirements, we are looking for people who:

  • believe in the transformative power of education, see teachers as key drivers in achieving improved educational outcomes for all and are motivated to contribute to this change
  • communicate clearly and effectively, understand the knack of conveying complex ideas in an easy to understand way
  • respect the work schedules and patterns of colleagues
  • are learning- and feedback-oriented, intellectually curious, and keen to develop their skillset
  • are willing to develop their skills further
  • are committed to equality and diversity, which you demonstrate in your work and daily interactions with colleagues, members and other stakeholders.

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