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.

Background of department/role

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Education offers a diverse range of high-quality courses across contemporary and traditional areas of study in Arts, Humanities and Education. This role sits within the School of Teacher Education, a large academic School that delivers courses in the four discrete, but inter-linked, areas of Primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE), Secondary ITE, Further Education & Skills ITE, and Professional Learning. The School is committed to excellence in teaching, learning and the student experience, as well as growing a positive research and postgraduate culture.

Working in collaboration with the Head of School and Heads of Primary ITE, Secondary ITE, and Further Education & Skills (FES), the role-holder will provide strategic and operational leadership for ITE partnership development across all age-phases.

Committed to the delivery of high-quality initial teacher education, you will drive the continuous improvement of our partnership working with established partner settings, schools and colleges, as well as extending our reach, capacity, and reputation through the founding of new ITE partnerships. The role also carries the responsibility of the designated safeguarding lead for the School of Teacher Education.

Applications are welcome from those already working in a higher education context and those looking to transition into higher education.



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.

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How to apply

Start date for applications: 19th of July 2024
Closing date for applications: 18th of August 2024
Interviews are to be held: To be confirmed shortly after closing

If you require further information regarding the post, please feel free to contact the Head of the School of Teacher Education (Michaela Barnard – michaela.barnard@canterbury.ac.uk) quoting reference number JOB REF: REQ05185

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.

Please ensure you include contact details of two employment referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager.

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

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.

For more information about this role, please view the job description via the attachments link above.