Lecturer (teaching) PGCE Social Sciences & Psychology (maternity cover)

Ref Number

B

Professional Expertise

Teaching, Teaching Support and Examination Support

Department

School of Education (B16)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Part time

Salary

£54,931-£64,644

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

16-Dec-2025

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment is a world-leading centre for economics, geography, business, mathematics, science and humanities education. A core strength of the Department is in the study, support and improvement of pedagogy, curriculum and assessment through multidisciplinary programmes. The Department hosts top-rated initial teacher education programmes, incorporating Secondary PGCE, innovative Masters programmes and a wide range of continuing professional development courses.

This is an exciting opportunity for an appropriately experienced individual to lead the Social Science and Psychology PGCEs. It is expected that you will engage in relevant teaching and supervision of students, for the PGCEs and School Direct programmes in Social Science and Psychology. Although active engagement in research is not part of the job description for this post, there may be opportunities to do so over time depending on the candidate's particular interests.

This post is funded 01 February 2026 until 30 January 2027 at FTE 0.2 (maternity cover). The contact person for the post is Arthur Chapman at

You will have a good first degree, or equivalent experience, in an area relevant to Psychology or Social Science education. A masters' (or higher) degree in education or related field (either complete or nearing completion) and Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent.

Your application form should address all Person Specification points and clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria. It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday: 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days (pro rata for part time staff)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit to find out more.

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

For a full job description and to apply for this role please visit UCL's online recruitment portal ).