Lecturer (Teaching) Computing: Teacher Education

About us

IOE is UCL Faculty of Education and Society.

Founded in 1902, IOE has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment is a world-leading centre for economics, geography, business, mathematics, science and humanities education. A core strength of the Department is in the study, support and improvement of pedagogy, curriculum and assessment through multidisciplinary programmes. The Department hosts top-rated initial teacher education programmes, incorporating Secondary PGCE, innovative Masters programmes and a wide range of continuing professional development courses.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for an appropriately experienced individual to become part of the subject team for the Computing PGCE and to share the leadership of the program.

It is expected that you will engage in relevant teaching and supervision of students, for the PGCE Computing and contribute to course leadership. In addition, the successful candidate will be at the forefront of national developments in learning and teaching methodologies, and to act as a role model for educational innovation through research and teaching activities.

The appointment will be on a part time basis at .50FTE; 18.25 hours per week.

This post is offered from September 2025.

Due to the nature of the duties, a DBS check will be required.

About you

The successful candidate will a good first degree, or equivalent experience, in an area relevant to Computing education, and have a masters’ (or higher) degree in education or related field (either complete or nearing completion). You will have a Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent, and have experience of working effectively with student teachers and/or other school colleagues to support their professional development, alongside a working knowledge of ITE programmes. In addition, you are able to work with student teachers in a pastoral capacity demonstrating empathy and support for their progress.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

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