Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education – Preston based

About the role

Are you passionate about developing the next generation of teachers and educators? Do you have the expertise to inspire outstanding teaching practice and support apprentices to achieve their full potential?

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education to join our Quality and Performance team and play a key role in delivering and developing our Initial Teacher Education provision. In this role, you will deliver high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across Higher Education teacher training programmes, with a particular focus on the Level 5 Apprenticeship in Teaching and Learning.

As a Senior Lecturer, you will be a champion of excellence in teaching and learning, supporting apprentices to develop the knowledge, skills and professional behaviours required to become effective educators. You will provide expert guidance, coaching and support throughout the apprentice journey, helping learners achieve high levels of success while promoting reflective, evidence-based practice.

Working closely with employers, partner organisations, the University of Lancashire and colleagues across the College, you will contribute to the continued development of teacher education programmes and help strengthen teaching and learning across the wider organisation. You will also play a key role in quality assurance activities, curriculum enhancement, preparation for inspection and the sharing of best practice through staff development and professional networking.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced teacher educator with a passion for professional development, mentoring and educational excellence. You'll have the opportunity to influence the future of teacher training, support aspiring educators and contribute to the ongoing development of outstanding teaching practice across the College.

Why join us? 

At Myerscough College and University Centre we have a nationally and internationally recognised Further Education, Higher Education, Adult Education and Apprenticeship provision. The Further Education provision is well established, the Higher Education provision has a well-recognised partnership with the University of Lancashire and the apprenticeship provision is operational nationally. We offer a rewarding and enjoyable working environment, where colleagues are inspired to make a positive difference to the educational experience and employability of our students. We are one of the top five largest land-based and sports colleges in the UK. 

What We Offer: 

We take care of our team just as we do our students. As an employee, you can enjoy a range of benefits, including: 

• A generous holiday allowance of 42 days, pro rata plus bank holidays.
• Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide wellbeing support in moments of need.
• Membership of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme  

We are flexible working friendly and happy to discuss interest in flexible working. 

Visit our website https://bit.ly/CareersAtMyerscough for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers.

Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer.

Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks.

The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team.

As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.