Lecturer in Education (PGCE History)

The role

The School of Education is seeking to appoint a capable and organised colleague to contribute to our work in History Education on a fixed-term contract, 1 September 2026 – 1 July 2027. 

The appointee will join an established teaching team and contribute to the teaching of the Post Graduate Certificate in Education in the History course. This includes the personal tutoring of student teachers across the year, with the potential to contribute to the MSc Education and BSc Education Studies programmes, depending on expertise and experience.   

As well as enabling student teachers to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through school-based practice, the PGCE provides students with a theoretical grounding in History Education that draws on a rich range of perspectives. The programme promotes criticality, and reflective practice as a means of developing confident, creative and highly competent secondary (11-18) teachers. The successful candidate will show the desire and capacity to play a full and active part in the life of the School. 

What will you be doing?

The role-holder will contribute to teaching on the History PGCE, including leading teaching sessions in particular areas depending on expertise and experience; act as personal tutor to a given number of student teachers throughout the year, to include tutorials, school visits, assignment support, reference writing; provide effective pastoral support to these students, referring them on for help and/or guidance as necessary;  contribute to PGCE development; plan and deliver the Intensive Training and Practice (ITAP) element of the History PGCE curriculum; support mentors in their work with student teachers in schools and assisting with running professional development sessions for mentors; assist with the recruitment and selection of student teachers for the PGCE History programme; keep up to date with curriculum developments and research in History and History Education and feeding these into the programme.  

You should apply if

You will have a good Honours degree in History, or closely related degree, and a PGCE (or equivalent) in secondary education.

You will need to have a full driving licence to accommodate visiting students at their placement schools.

You will have excellent subject knowledge in an academic discipline relevant to history; a good understanding of the scholarly literature and contemporary debates relating to History Education; a commitment to research-led teaching; a good understanding of current practice of secondary History education in England; experience of teaching History in secondary schools and/or Further/Higher Education.

Ideally, you will also have a Master’s or Doctorate degree in a relevant discipline. It would also be desirable to have successful experience of initial teacher education in History, school-based mentoring of students or mentoring trainee teachers/ECTs; in-depth understanding of particular areas of scholarship and practice of secondary History education in the UK; and experience of scholarly activity related to initial teacher education.

Additional information

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Sunday 19th April 2026

Interviews are expected in week commencing Monday 4th May 2026

For informal queries please contact:

Ruth Bailey (Ruth.bailey@bristol.ac.uk ) or Jayne Prior (Jayne.Prior@bristol.ac.uk)

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Available documents

• ACAD108533_Lecturer_in_Ed_(PGCE History)_Job_Description.pdf
• ALSS Faculty Information 2026.pdf

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