Location: | Birmingham |
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Salary: | £45,585 to £54,395 full time starting salary range, with potential progression once in post to £61,198 |
Hours: | Part Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 7th May 2024 |
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Closes: | 12th June 2024 |
Job Ref: | 103869 |
Hours: Part Time (18.75 working hours weekly)
Role Summary
The Assistant Professor in Teacher Education: Geography will lead the curriculum design of the geography specialism within the Humanities cluster, deliver subject specialist teaching, assessment and support to ITE students within the secondary initial teacher education programme (PGCE (QTS)) at the University of Birmingham.
We are looking for an expert geography teacher and teacher educator with demonstrable expertise in the academic discipline and a strong academic background to provide subject-specific pedagogical input to the programme. The postholder will have a passion for geography teaching in schools and be able to enthuse, engage and inspire trainee teachers to generate this in their pupils. The postholder will need expertise and experience in teacher education and development, ideally working with trainee or early career teachers.
The postholder will contribute to aspects of wider ITE programmes, for example Professional Enquiry activities working collaboratively with other subject specialist tutors, and recruitment activity across departments.
An important part of the role will be supporting trainees on placements and managing relationships with expert colleagues and partnership schools. This will include quality assurance, mentor development and assessment of trainees against the Teacher Standards.
Person Specification
Teaching
Management Administration
Informal enquires can be made to Secondary Programme Director: David Coglan: d.j.coglan@bham.ac.uk
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