Marjon Teacher Education Partnership
Dean of Marjon Teacher Education Partnership
1 FTE/ 35 Hours per week
September 2021 start
Grade 9, £51,034 - £59,135  

Those applicants meeting our criteria will be considered for professorial title at appointment. Criteria available upon request, please email your request for this to Camryn Negus on cnegus@marjon.ac.uk  

Plymouth Marjon is a small University with a strong sense of community, centred on student success. Marjon has been training teachers for over 180 years; we have a strong vision of excellence for our partnership. The Plymouth Marjon Teacher Education Partnership is a values-based collaborative partnership that ensures excellent outcomes for pupils, trainees and teachers.

We believe that each staff member contributes directly to the University’s growth and success, with our values at the heart of everything we do. Marjon continues to experience significant development, and we have an ambitious learning, research and engagement agenda. Staff are encouraged and supported to be innovative in their teaching, enabling students to thrive and build firm foundations in their chosen field. 

The Marjon Teacher Education Partnership (Marjon TEP) is locally and nationally renowned for producing high quality teachers who are not only job ready but promotion ready; our Teacher Education graduates earn some of the highest wages in the South West and Wales as a result of being in demand as future leaders (DFE LEO Data 2018). All members of the Marjon TEP are responsible for the promotion and improvement of high-quality teaching and learning for trainees and pupils.

Plymouth Marjon University has been ranked No. 1 in England for teaching quality for the last 2 years (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2019 and 2020). We are looking for a Dean of Teacher Education to maintain our focus on exceptional teaching, learning and assessment across the range of undergraduate and postgraduate routes into teaching.  

The Dean of Teacher Education will be responsible for maintaining and building on this reputation. We are therefore looking for someone with vision, in-depth and expert knowledge of the sector and extensive experience of leading Initial Teacher Education and managing partnerships.

The successful applicant will have a proven track record of strong strategic academic leadership and management, hold postgraduate qualifications and have significant professional standing. The successful applicant will possess detailed and in-depth knowledge of the Initial Teacher Education sector including accountability frameworks, policy drivers and initiatives at local and national levels. They will have a strong reputation for working in partnership to deliver excellent outcomes for trainee teachers. The successful applicant will have exceptional management skills including workload allocation, workforce development and financial planning. In addition, they will have wide ranging experience of self-evaluation, improvement planning and monitoring for Initial Teacher Education programmes.

The University really is a great place to work; 94% of staff stating this in our most recent staff survey.  Our Total Reward Package includes competitive salaries, generous Pension Schemes and annual leave entitlement, as well as professional development opportunities and access to a range of activities under the University ‘Balance’ scheme that focuses on the health and wellbeing of our staff.

For an informal discussion please contact Professor Gill Golder, Director of School: ggolder@marjon.ac.uk  or Professor Ian Luke, Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic) iluke@marjon.ac.uk. 

We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’. All candidates who declare a disability and demonstrate they meet the essential criteria will be included on the shortlist.

Closing date: Sunday 25 April 2021 at midnight 
Interview date: Friday 14 May 2021 via video call 

Application Process and How to Apply  

To apply for the position please complete the University on-line application form. 

The on-line application form and further details are available on the University website: https://jobs.marjon.ac.uk/