Associate Professor: Primary Initial Teacher Education Professional Lead

This is a new role, following our successful reaccreditation as an ITE provider and designed to help us better meet the new sector requirements from September 2024. You will lead our primary phase of initial teacher education, ensuring we deliver high quality, innovative programmes that enable new teachers to be successful in practice and develop the future skills they need to succeed.

The role includes working closely with primary schools to develop the vision and curriculum for our partnership, ensuring compliance and managing quality assurance processes. You will lead a team of subject PGCE and BA route/Module leaders, and work closely with our school based ITE partnership colleagues, to design, deliver and iterate high quality curriculum. You will also contribute to programme delivery and assessment in school placements and of academic work.

The Person

You are an inspirational teacher and leader who is passionate about teacher education. You have taught in primary schools and held a leadership and management responsibility in a primary school and/or in initial teacher education in a university or SCITT. You have a proven track record in critically interpreting and ensuring compliance with external quality requirements (e.g. Ofsted).

You are an effective collaborator who understands the importance of team working in achieving the vision and mission for initial teacher education. You inspire colleagues to innovate and iterate and are excited about working closely with school partners in delivering high quality curriculum.

Applicants will be required to demonstrate that they meet the Kingston University standards in learning and teaching, and research. By the end of the probation period, you must have achieved the relevant level of UKPSF recognition (if this has not already been obtained). For those new to teaching, this will be through our accredited Introduction to Learning and Teaching and for those experienced in teaching, through our Kingston Academic Practice Standards Framework.

The Faculty

School of Education, Midwifery and Social Work

Individualisation is very important to us in the School of Education, Midwifery and Social Work. For our students that means a philosophy where we go above and beyond to deliver the practical teaching methods that will create the very best educators, midwives and social work and social carers of tomorrow. For our staff we provide the support they need to enable them to succeed in the different aspects of their role, including teaching, supervision and research. Everyone here enjoys an environment built on innovation where we recruit creative, original thinkers who are motivated to explore new avenues and transform learners’ lives.

Further information

This is a full time, permanent role with a starting salary of £57,011 per annum.

Interviews are expected to be held on Wednesday 7 June 2023.

If you require further information about this role, please contact Ms Joanne McKibbin, Associate Professor: Head of Department of Education.

Bring your true self, expertise, and passion to Kingston where we are continuing to strive to build a university where authentic inclusion and belonging is at its heart. Every one of our staff and students’ identities, backgrounds and diverse experiences makes us who we are - so harness and embrace yours by applying today. We welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities and those with disabilities.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

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