Lecturer

Lecturer or Senior Lecturer: AoLE Language, Literacy, Communication and Expressive Arts (Secondary English and Drama)

Full Time, Permanent*

Grade: 7 (£35,845 - £41,526 per annum) / 8 (£42,792 - £51,034 per annum)

Carmarthen or Swansea Campus

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Yr Athrofa, is looking to appoint a passionate and committed educator to the role of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer: AoLE Language, Literacy and Communication (Secondary English).

Yr Athrofa is proud to be working in partnership with the Welsh Government and colleagues on a number of important educational and community initiatives, including the design and development of Wales’ new national curriculum and the assessment of the learning of our pupils. For more information about Yr Athrofa and its work, please visit the website

You will support Yr Athrofa’s Language, Literacy, Communication and Expressive Arts AoLE, teaching secondary English and Drama across the suite of programmes offered by Yr Athrofa, to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. This will include making whatever contribution possible to support the implementation of the Welsh Government’s wider education strategy and National Mission.

You will be expected to work across UWTSD campuses and beyond, but a main base will be agreed at either the Swansea or Carmarthen campus.

Essential criteria for this role include:

• An honours degree in a relevant subject and qualified teacher status
• Broad experience of Language, Literacy, Communication and Expressive Arts as an academic discipline
• Sound knowledge of Secondary English and Drama
• Evidence of a strong and successful track record in delivering and developing Secondary English and Drama
• Experience of contributing to assessment, moderation, and monitoring of academic work and study

Further details, including the full Person Specification for the role, can be found on the University’s website.

*Applications for a secondment would be considered.

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring (DBS) Check.

Closing date:  20^th October 2019 at 11pm

For further information about the position and an application form, visit the University's website

Please note: in order to apply and be considered for the post you will need to complete an application form, as CVs are only accepted as supporting documents to a completed form. 

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