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Department: Academic/Bath Spa University (BSU), University of Suffolk (UoS), Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), Oxford Brooks University (OBU) and/or Pearson partnerships Location: London (Greenford and East London, On-Site) Type of Contract: Full-Time, Permanent (40 hours per week) Our Vision: Changing lives through education. What we do: GBS is a higher education provider, working in partnership with several of the UK’s leading higher education providers to offer a range of sector-relevant courses across ten campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. We offer a wide range of modern courses across business, construction, computing, project management, healthcare, psychology and more. The role: We are currently seeking full-time Study Skills Lecturers who will work in close collaboration with subject lecturers to develop and teach study skills within the curriculum across a range of HE programmes from Foundation to Masters’ Level as part of our BSU, UoS and OBU partnerships. This includes for example, improving English language and numeracy, organisational and presentation skills, digital literacy and basic IT skills, reading, writing and higher order research skills. Due to our delivery model, we require flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings and at weekends. Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. What you'll be doing: • Designing/documenting bespoke courses, digital resources, workshop plans and individual schemes of work as required to develop study skills in the curricula, • Delivering/evaluating teaching and identifying areas for potential improvement to enhance the quality of teaching, learning and overall student experience in accordance with the GBS’s Learning and Teaching strategy, • Providing feedback on individual and class progress in their understanding of academic writing and other relevant study skills, • Providing tutorial consultations with students, constructive comments individual to each student's need, explaining where work fails to meet assessment criteria and suggesting ways to improve their work / working practices, • Recording details from these appointments for statistical, evaluation and quality purposes, and to refer students to other services as appropriate, • Effectively engaging with VLE and research resources and facilitate students’ learning by means of engagement with online resources and activities., • You will hold a Master's degree in relevant subject area (PhD desirable), • You will have previous UK HE lecturing experience in the wider subject area, • You will have successful track record of teaching adult learners from diverse backgrounds on HE programmes, • You will have proven experience of providing individual and group study skills support in response to identified learning needs, • You will be willing to lead a specific area of literacy development, such as reading, writing, critical thinking, numeracy, digital skills, research skills (quantitative or qualitative), project and dissertation support, peer-assisted learning;, • Expertise in digital educational resources development, course design and curriculum development, • DELTA qualification, • 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holiday, • 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days, • Workplace pension scheme, • Tuition reimbursement for career development courses, • Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Tech scheme and much more, • Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more, • Reward and recognition programme, • £500 award employee referral scheme — John Traichaisit, Consultant Lecturer GBS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.

ROLE PURPOSE: The L&T Lead will oversee, coordinate and drive the delivery of excellent teaching and learning across the faculty, ensuring academic staff deliver a high-quality educational experience to students and that GBS meets the expectations of its regulators and awarding bodies for the quality of its learning, teaching and assessment . Please note: This role will require regular travel between our West London (Greenford) & East London (Stratford/Bow) campuses. They will have oversight of teaching quality, with a specific focus on observing and upskilling existing academic staff to assure a consistently high-quality academic experience for students. As a focused project, this work will run alongside and in the context of the usual teaching observation and enhancement activities of the Centre for Academic Excellence. The postholder will ensure that academic staff deliver effective teaching to our students, recognising our particular student demographic and their learning needs, and will manage the development, implementation and review of training and development initiatives that are aligned with GBS strategic priorities in learning and teaching and the student experience. The role will particularly suit candidates with experience of working with mature learners from underrepresented communities, who can bring their practical knowledge of teaching and learning, curriculum development, and student-centred approaches to improve the classroom experience of learners. ROLE and RESPONSIBILITIES: • Assess the pedagogical skills of lecturers through regular classroom visits and assessments of teaching ., • Support lecturers to bridge gaps in their pedagogical knowledge and practice through structured interventions and one-to-one support, including modelling effective classroom strategies, assessment s and use of feedback., • Support, with the Centre for Academic Excellence, the development of teaching resources, curriculum materials, and assessment tasks that promote critical thinking, applied learning, and academic rigour across the programmes., • Contribute to the development of a teaching environment that promotes outstanding learning outcomes for students., • Maintain and operate appropriate processes for enhancing and assuring the quality and standards of learning and teaching in the faculty in accordance with GBS policies, national benchmarks and professional/regulatory requirements (where appropriate)., • Oversee audit and monitoring processes and documentation specific to the project., • Promote innovation and professional development in learning, teaching and assessment., • Draft reports and contribute to documentation on learning and teaching activities, including progress on enhancement initiatives., • Share and embed examples of good practice in pedagogy, including approaches drawn from FE and HE., • Foster a culture of quality enhancement across the faculty including the promotion of innovation in learning and teaching and sharing of best practice, • Substantial experience in teaching mature widening participation students in a UK HE or FE context., • Experience of leading improvements to teaching and assessment through teams of academic staff., • Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining a positive attitude and approach, • Knowledge of current practices and innovations in Education., • Experienced at managing challenging conversations., • Evidence of a deep commitment to innovate within education., • Working knowledge of the OfS’ conditions of registration for Quality, reliable standards and positive outcomes for students., • Strongly self-motivated, bringing credibility, energy, resilience and commitment., • High level communication skills, with the ability to advise and support other members of academic staff effectively., • Ability to work positively with others, both internal and external to achieve outcomes and deliver change through people., • An understanding of working in an institution which supports widening participation students., • Ability to work evenings and weekends as per our teaching timetables, • Experience in the evaluation and enhancement of higher education teaching., • Staff development and teaching enhancement management experience., • Experience in fostering strong collaborative working relationships with academic colleagues., • Change management experience, • Project management skills, • Teaching observations and post observation reports The Learning & Teaching Lead will also be expected to demonstrate their commitment: • to GBS values and regulations, including equal opportunities policy., • to GBS’s Social, Economic and Environmental responsibilities and minimise environmental impact in the performance of the role and actively contribute to the delivery of GBS’s Environmental Policy.