Job description
Institute of Education
Are you interested in teaching, shaping, and developing the next generation of art and design teachers?
We are seeking an experienced and qualified teacher of art and design to join our fantastic team of Secondary PGCE specialists. You will be passionate about teacher education, working closely with colleagues to ensure we equip students with the skills, knowledge and professional habits required to flourish as early career teachers. You will take particular responsibility for the delivery, assessment and development of the art and design education curriculum, as well as support the delivery of the wider teacher education curriculum. You will also take a leading role in supporting and developing art and design specialist school-based mentors, ensuring purposeful integration of student learning and experience across their placements.
You will be an innovative and creative professional, invested in the role that art and design teachers play in challenging and dismantling social disadvantage in the communities our student teachers operate. You will be interested in the most recent research in art and design education with a strong desire to foster a culture of exploration, discovery, and intellectual challenge.
Please note that if successful, you will need to be available to teach on specific dates in 2023/2024, for further information on this please refer to the job description.
The University offers an attractive benefits package including a full-time equivalent 35 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 25 research and scholarly activity days (pro-rata), support for professional development, support to achieve Advance HE accreditation, mentor provision in the first year of employment and opportunities for career development.