ITE Professional Tutor (North & West)

Make a difference at the very start of a teacher’s journey! The National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) has an unswerving commitment to high quality, evidence-informed teacher education, and is on a mission to improve the quality of teacher and leader development across the system. At the NIoT, we believe teaching is a fundamental societal good, a privilege and a responsibility, and we’re looking for someone who shares that belief and can turn it into outstanding pedagogical support. About the Role   ITE Tutors lead the development of trainee teachers to competence and expertise by the end of their initial training year. They will make sure that trainees effectively develop their practice culminating in recommendation of QTS and also academically with the award of a PGCE. Tutors will design and deliver the curriculum and monitor its application and implementation in schools by trainees, supported by their mentors. They will foster professional relationships with schools and mentors to ensure trainee success and the success of the pupils they serve. Tutors review progress of cohorts and this information is utilised to enhance success of the cohort and to feed into continuous improvement at a programme level, and in the partnership with placement schools. Tutors will contribute to promoting the NIoT ITE programme and will also be involved in recruitment of trainees. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities. A wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. We are particularly interested in applicants from Bradford, but applications welcome from across the region. Our programme is delivered in Liverpool, Manchester, Blackburn and Bradford. Key Benefits: Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities. Flexible start and end working times. Flexible working opportunities, with