Location: Devon, Plymouth Salary: From £37,099 Grade 7/8, per annum Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Job Ref: R00989
Salary:
Lecturer, Grade 7: starting at £37,099.00;
Senior Lecturer, Grade 8: starting at £42,978 per annum
Initial teacher training (ITT) at Plymouth Marjon University has a considerable history, stretching back over 180 years. Plymouth Marjon University is achieving an unprecedented level of success, we hold TEF Gold for Teaching excellence and are rated 4 th in the Guardian Best University ratings for Education courses (2025). In the Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) 89% of our research was internationally recognised in terms of originality, significance and rigour, including a submission to the Education Unit of Assessment. We have recently launched a new university strateg Marjon 2030: The Case for Inconvenient Excellencey which outlines our mission to end social inequity through life changing teaching, learning, research and knowledge exchange. In the School of Education our ambition is to continually enhance our position as a leading provider of innovative education, impactful research and be a central supply chain for our local and regional schools.
We would welcome applications from candidates who wish to work on our ITT programmes and make a substantive contribution to Secondary PGCE programmes with the following experience and credentials:
Essential
Holds UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a Masters qualification or equivalent professional experience.Has recent school teaching experience in secondary maths, science or English and/or in secondary ITT provision in these subjects. We will consider applications from other secondary curriculum subject specialisms.Has a track record of keeping up-to-date with evidence informed practice to support positive learner outcomes.Has experience supporting trainee teachers, for example through delivery, mentoring or other forms of working with trainee teachers.
Desirable
Has experience of contributing to the delivery of ITT secondary QTS provision.Has experience of ITT curriculum and programme design.Has a doctorate or is enrolled currently in a doctoral degree programme.
At Plymouth Marjon University, we provide our learners with the best learning and teaching opportunities to help them develop both professionally and personally.
Main responsibilities
Preparing trainee teachers:.Teaching:Quality Assurance of placement experiences:Recruitment:Pastoral supportWhat we can offer
Plymouth Marjon University is a small University with our students at the heart of everything we do. You’ll be based in the School of Education on our green campus in the north of Plymouth with:
Opportunities for flexible working35 days holiday (plus bank holidays and Christmas closures)Teachers’ Pension SchemePostgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) enrolment
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This appointment is subject to enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks.
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