Senior Learning Manager (Primary)

 Senior Learning Manager (Primary)

Based: Cambridge or partly remote (UK only)
Rate: £45500 – £52500 dependent on experience
Basis: permanent; full-time, part-time or flexible
Eligibility: you must be eligible to work in the UK

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The role

The  Foundation is part of a consortium that has secured over £78 million in  government funding to make sure every child in every school in England  has access to a world-leading computing education. This is a  once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the way we teach computing  and computer science. 

Working with our partners, STEM Learning  and the British Computer Society, we will establish a new National  Centre for Computing Education, and deliver a comprehensive programme of  support for computing teachers in primary and secondary schools. This  will include resources, training, research, certification, and more. We  are looking to recruit a Senior Learning Manager who will focus on  delivering the primary education aspects of this exciting programme.

Reporting  to the Director of Educator Support, you will be responsible for  delivery and management of online professional learning materials and  classroom resources for Key Stage 1 and 2 educators. You will be in  charge of leading a team that will develop the materials and resources  to support this programme of work. 

The ideal candidate will be  passionate about improving the quality of and access to secondary  computing education across the UK and will have a good understanding of  computer science education in schools. 

We strive to make the  Foundation a place where talented people who care about our mission can  do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative  approach to all aspects of our work. If you’re the right person for the  job, we’ll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you’ll be  working with an exceptional team.

Main responsibilities

• Develop  and support a programme of work to deliver world-class training to  computer science educators through an online platform 
• Produce a  resource bank which provides activities and programmes for use in the  classroom. The resource bank will improve results and engagement of  students in primary computing education
• Ensure high quality, accurate and scaffolded learning content that reflects robust, evidence-based pedagogy
• Lead and support a team of Learning Managers who are responsible for delivering that programme of work, on-time and on-budget
• Ensure all materials are high quality and based on robust pedagogy
• Maintain excellent relations with external stakeholders
• Responsibility for engagement and delivery of KPIs and reporting those effectively to internal and external stakeholders
• Represent the Raspberry Pi Foundation to external audiences and stakeholders
• Establish good communications within the team and more widely across partners and stakeholders

Experience and personal attributes

• An understanding of primary level computing education
• An interest in computing pedagogy within UK schools education
• A teaching qualification or teaching experience
• A proven track record of delivering online projects, which meet the desired objectives
• The ability to manage a team, with a supportive and collaborative approach to leadership
• Experience of the collection, management and analysis of data to support deliverables
• The ability to balance multiple priorities and deal with ambiguity
• Willing to travel, primarily within the UK

You’ll ideally also have

• A degree in a relevant subject

Benefits

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a range of additional benefits for all of our colleagues, including:

• 25 days’ annual leave 
• A generous company pension scheme of 8% employer and 4% employee contributions
• Life assurance and long term illness insurance 
• Investment in professional development and learning for all employees
• Flexible work hours as needed, to fit around childcare or other commitments
• Monthly maker days to improve your digital making skills
• Fresh fruit, tea & coffee, drinks 
• Bike-to-work and season ticket loan schemes
• Generous shared family leave 
• Monthly all staff meetings and socials

Timetable for applications

Closing date: 28 November 2018
Face to-face interviews: 13 December 2018