Teaching, Learning and Assessment Lead Practitioner - Internal Applicants Only

Please note this position is for internal applications; only current Activate Learning Employees will be considered for this role.

About the role

Are you an outstanding and inspiring teacher with a passion for developing others? Do you enjoy sharing best practice and supporting colleagues to enhance the quality and consistency of Teaching, Learning and Assessment?

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with colleagues across the college, supporting staff development in line with our Learning Philosophy and Employee Journey. As a Teaching, Learning and Assessment (TLA) Lead Practitioner, you will be a key member of the Quality and Consistency team, helping to drive excellence in teaching and learning across the group.

In this role, you will

• Develop and deliver high-quality support, which positively impacts on the learner experience
• Support further development and improvements in Teaching, Learning and Assessment, working with faculties and the wider Quality and Consistency team
• Engage in Learning Walks, mentoring and coaching to support teachers, trainers and assessors, so as to enable them to develop their professional practice
• Engage in and lead action research to allow further development of Teaching, Learning and Assessment across the group
• Support the delivery of the Level 3 Award in Teaching including facilitating the Microteach sessions.
• Contribute to Talk teaching newsletter or podcast
• Contribute and promote any campus based TLA events including Teach meets

Successful candidates will undertake the Lead Practitioner responsibilities alongside their teaching commitments on a 0.2 FTE basis and will receive an additional annual payment of £500. The Lead Practitioner element of the role is offered on a fixed-term basis for two years.

We welcome applications from colleagues across all campuses and recognise that personal circumstances, including where people live may make it practical for individuals to undertake the role at a campus other than their current base location. If you are applying at a campus that is different from your base campus, please clearly state this within your Expression of Interest form.

What do you need to be a successful TLA at Activate Learning?

• Be an excellent teacher with a recognised teaching qualification together with a track record of delivering good to outstanding learning experiences
• Demonstrate a deep enthusiasm and passion for learning and developing others and have a highly responsive, flexible and adaptable attitude
• Be confident with using a wide range of tools to enable the best learning experience for our learners and have excellent digital skills
• Have a proven track record of promoting outstanding practice by delivering CPD sessions, leading developments in your subject area, developing curriculum, etc. and your commitment to investing in your own CPD will be evident

Most importantly, you will embody our Learning Philosophy, placing learners and learning at the heart of everything you do. Your values, behaviours and achievements will demonstrate your commitment to creating an exceptional learning environment for both learners and colleagues.

What do you need to do next?

As you prepare your internal expression of interest, make sure you include the below points to make sure your application is as suitable as possible:

• Detail why you would like to be considered for the role
• Explain what skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience you have which make you a suitable candidate for the role
• Detail what attributes you have which make you a suitable candidate for the role

Please upload your expression of interest together with an up-to-date CV as one document.