Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Primary ITE - Teaching Across the Primary Curriculum

Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education to join our vibrant, creative academic community in the School of Social Work, Education and Teacher Education.

The Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Primary Education will contribute significantly to the delivery, development and leadership of high-quality Initial Teacher Education in the Primary ITE phase. The successful applicant will possess expertise across a range of subjects within the Primary National Curriculum and will be responsible for teaching, mentoring and supporting trainee teachers to develop strong pedagogical, subject knowledge and classroom practice.

The post holder will contribute to course leadership, partnership development, research and scholarship activities, quality assurance processes, and the continued enhancement of the student experience. They will work collaboratively with school partners, colleagues and external stakeholders to ensure courses reflect current educational policy, research and best practice. The post holder will, as part of our team, be responsible for contributing to all aspects of the ITE Curriculum for the Primary Initial Teacher Education courses, including a strong understanding of SEND and Inclusion but with a particular focus on teaching the Primary Foundation Subjects.

About the Role:

Working with the Head of Primary, Course Directors and Module leads, the post holder will contribute to the success of the school in the delivery of ITE Curriculum (Primary), enhancements to trainee teachers’ experience, student recruitment, and take on some leadership aspects of Phase operations. 

The post holder must be comfortable in working and contributing to an interdisciplinary context and have the necessary subject expertise to support trainees’ understanding of how children progress within primary school through KS1 and KS2 and how many subjects connect across the National Curriculum. 

The post holder’s role as an Academic Tutor contributing to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Primary Education (3-11) with QTS courses will also involve supporting and assessing trainees in their academic award and professional recommendation of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

About You:

• A good first or 2.1 degree in a relevant discipline and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) 
• Extensive knowledge and successful experience of primary teaching and the primary curriculum
• An excellent teacher with demonstrable interest in pedagogic innovation 
• Excellent interpersonal, networking, communication and IT skills 
• A secure knowledge of education policies in relation to primary education and training, including the ongoing changes to teacher education and the school system in England.
• A secure understanding of on-going support and training needs of trainee teachers and ECTs. 
• Experience of working with ITE trainees or in Higher Education
• An ambition to develop a research and publication profile. 
• A good understanding of the changing HE landscape and its relevance to the Primary Phase

Key responsibilities:

• Design, deliver and evaluate outstanding teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate primary teacher education courses.
• Lead and contribute to curriculum areas across a range of Primary National Curriculum subjects.
• Model effective teaching practices and evidence-informed approaches to learning.
• Develop innovative teaching resources that support trainee teachers' subject knowledge and pedagogical expertise.
• Teach across both university-based and school-based training elements of courses.
• The ability to drive and own your own car would be helpful for your work in schools.
• Support students in developing inclusive teaching practices that meet the needs of all learners.
• Supervise dissertations, independent research projects and practitioner inquiries.
• Undertake academic tutoring and provide pastoral support to students

Due to the role, a driving is a desirable requirement - the successful person will be asked to complete work as a link tutor in our schools and so will need to drive to schools (close in distance ideally to their home), to support the mentoring and trainees who will be on their school experience placements in school.

How will you work?

Candidates need to be available to work Monday - Friday, with some flexibility at certain points of the year (e.g. August Clearing (3 days) and some Saturday Open Days). There is some flexibility to work from home on non-teaching days.

How to apply

Start date for applications: 29^th July 2026
Closing date for applications: 26^th August 2026
Interviews are to be held: W/C 21^st September 2026

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Gilly Gidley, Head of Primary ITE at gilly.gidley@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ06293.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received. 

Kindly be advised this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring service check.  

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position may not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

No agencies, thank you.