Lecturer (Teaching) Computing: Teacher Education

This is an exciting opportunity for an appropriately experienced individual to become part of the subject team for the Computing PGCE and to share the leadership of the program.

It is expected that you will engage in relevant teaching and supervision of students, for the PGCE Computing and contribute to course leadership. In addition, the successful candidate will be at the forefront of national developments in learning and teaching methodologies, and to act as a role model for educational innovation through research and teaching activities.

The appointment will be on a part time basis at .20FTE; 7.30 hours per week.

Due to the nature of the duties, a DBS check will be required.

For further information on this post, please contact Mr Adrian Mee; email

The successful candidate will a good first degree, or equivalent experience, in an area relevant to Computing education, and have a masters’ (or higher) degree in education or related field (either complete or nearing completion). You will have a Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent, and have experience of working effectively with student teachers and/or other school colleagues to support their professional development, alongside a working knowledge of ITE programmes. In addition, you are able to work with student teachers in a pastoral capacity demonstrating empathy and support for their progress.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday: 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days (pro rata for part time staff)

• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme (pro rata for part time staff)

• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

• Immigration loan

• Relocation scheme for certain posts

• On-Site nursery

• On-site gym

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

• Discounted medical insurance

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Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

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