You will lead their Initial Teacher Education (ITE) partnership and mentoring work. Their ITE Programmes and the development of socially engaged teachers - delivered through a team of committed and forward-thinking academic teams, is recognised across our partnership and in the wider community. Reporting to the Head of Initial Teacher Education, the post holder will be responsible for the strategic and operational needs of Partnership and Mentoring within ITE. This includes managing the professional placement experience for primary and secondary programmes in collaboration with Programme Leaders and the Partnership Team and ensuring compliance with statutory and internal quality assurance requirements. You will also co-ordinate the Lead Mentor requirements - taking a proactive lead on partnership development such as supporting teacher/educational leader CPD and engaging with schools on research and knowledge exchange to strengthen practice and shared learning across schools in the region
This is a senior, dynamic leadership role, part of the management team of the University Counselling and Wellbeing Service. It combines leadership oversight of service operations in line with high professional and ethical standards, leading strategic programmes and service developments, compassionate and effective leadership for staff, and strategic contribution to a service committed to delivering the highest standards of best practice in counselling and psychological therapies.
As one of seven Widening Participation Coordinators, you will coordinate at least one outreach programme and contribute to the development and delivery of the team's wider WP activity - you will lead on projects aimed at supporting prospective applicants from ethnicities currently underrepresented at Cambridge. This includes co-ordinating their established Target Oxbridge programme and scoping a new project to support British Bangladeshi and British Pakistani students. You will research, design, plan and deliver programmes of activities that support students to develop key academic skills, instil confidence and develop self-efficacy, while helping them to explore Higher Education and understand the pathways available to achieve their aspirations. You will work with students and their parents, carers and teachers; staff and students from Cambridge departments and Colleges; as well as other partners to deliver programmes and evaluate their effectiveness and impact.
You will lead the development and delivery of international mobility opportunities for their students – an exciting opportunity to shape the University's global opportunities provision, enabling students to access transformational study, work and exchange experiences across the world. You will provide strategic leadership for international mobility programmes, working closely with academic schools, professional services colleagues and international partners to deliver an outstanding student experience. As the University's lead specialist for international mobility, you will oversee inbound and outbound programmes, manage international partnerships, lead institutional delivery of the Turing Scheme and Erasmus+, ensure regulatory compliance and risk management, and drive initiatives that increase student participation in global opportunities. The role also includes line management responsibility for the Global Opportunities Coordinator.
Dr Emma Thompson, Head of Enhancement, University of Southampton
Sian Edwards, Communication and Administration Officer, the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers
Matt Griffin, Programmes and Communications Officer, Causeway Education