Lecturer and English Specialist Primary Curriculum Lead (Teaching focussed)

Vacancy terms: Part-time (0.5 fte / 18.75 hours per week)

Hours per week: 18.75

About the role

The English Specialist Primary Curriculum Lead makes a significant contribution to the development and delivery of the PGCE Primary English programme, including a subject specialist strand. You will teach across postgraduate teacher education provision and, where appropriate, contribute to the professional studies strand, working closely with partnership schools to support the professional development of student teachers across a range of primary settings.

The role includes contributing to the ongoing review and development of the PGCE curriculum, supporting teaching quality assurance requirements, and undertaking appropriate administrative and professional duties within the School. The post holder will maintain a strong awareness of current research and scholarship to support high‑quality teaching and may contribute, where appropriate, to engagement and impact activity linked to schools, teachers and continuing professional development.

About you

You will have a good first degree and a masters degree in a relevant subject area, Qualified Teacher Status, and significant, successful experience of teaching in schools within the relevant age phase. You will also have experience of initial teacher education in a school or higher education context, alongside the ability to design and deliver effective learning programmes and to mentor, advise and motivate student teachers. A commitment to holding, or working towards, an appropriate higher education teaching qualification is essential.

You will bring strong interpersonal and communication skills, confidence in the use of IT to support teaching and administration, and a high level of proficiency in English appropriate for academic teaching and professional collaboration. Experience of postgraduate programme development, CPD delivery or consultancy, and an interest in doctoral study would be advantageous, along with a willingness to contribute to the wider academic and professional activities of the School.

Additional information

For informal enquiries, please contact Jenny Bosworth on jb591@leicester.ac.uk

We anticipate that interviews will take place on 22 June 2026. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 because the appointee will have substantial access to young people and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, an appointment to this post will be subject to checking and appropriate clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The successful applicant for this post will, therefore, be required to give consent for the University to check with the DBS for the existence and content of any criminal record in the form of an Enhanced Disclosure. Information received from the DBS and the police will be kept in strict confidence and will be destroyed once the University is satisfied in this regard.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

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