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SalaryThe College of Education and Social Work at Birmingham City University is a dynamic and diverse academic community, with a strong track record of delivering excellent education at undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate levels.
A new opportunity has arisen to join our our courses across Primary Education.
We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants with a background in Primary Mathematics, you will have QTS and substantial experience working across the Primary age phases.
The post holder will support teaching and learning activities across Primary Education and ITE courses, this includes marking, designing and delivering inspiring teaching.
We would like to hear from candidates with experience of mentoring.
Other responsibilities will include personal tutoring and pastoral care, working with Schools partners, providing academic and placement support for students play an active role in the recruitment of our students.
This is an exciting time to join our teams, we are developing our curriculum and Intensive Training and Practice within our programmes, therefor experience of curriculum design will be desirable.
You will hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), have substantial experience in teaching across Primary age phases.
Birmingham is home to a rich and diverse range of communities. Our students reflect this rich cultural mix, and we are continuing to work to make sure that this is also reflected in our broader university community.
Birmingham City University values the quality and diversity of our staff. Our staff and student community is defined by our core values, which outline who we are as a University and how we work with each other. Our core values are we create opportunity, we think differently, and we build community.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, continuously reviewing and improving our policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that we are promoting these in all aspects of our operations. We believe that by working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential.
We hold an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to improving employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.
Our University is located in one of the most culturally rich and diverse Cities in the UK, and it is our ambition to be the University for Birmingham and the surrounding region. The events of 2020 have highlighted the stark inequalities that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities face and we are committed to removing the institutional barriers that our staff and students face and improve the representation, progression and success of staff and students from all backgrounds within higher education. To demonstrate this, we have signed up to the Race Equality Charter to show our commitment.
Birmingham City University has been recognised for its progress on LGBT+ equality with a Gold award in the Stonewall Index and have entered the Top 100 Employers 2023 for LGBT+ inclusion. Meanwhile, we are Disability Confident (Committed) and are on an exciting journey to advance our University to progress through the Disability Confident scheme.
We are also a Mindful Employer, which means we are committed to supporting the mental health and well-being of our staff, and we have also signed up to the Mental Health Charter led by student mental health charity Student Minds.
