Regional Tutor for Deaf Education Programme – University of Leeds

Regional Tutor for Deaf Education Programme
Part-time
Fixed term contract (12 months)
North of England with hybrid arrangement
Salary: Grade 7 (£21.06- £25.04 per hour, depending on experience)

The school of Education is seeking to appoint a part-time fixed term, hourly paid regional tutor for the MA/PGDip (QToD) Deaf Education Programme for 12 months.

The purpose of this role is to provide regional support for distance education students on the MA/PGDip (QToD) programme. The University of Leeds (The School of Education) is an approved provider of this mandatory qualification which delivers specified competencies required by the DfE. The regional tutors work alongside the Programme Leader and Senior Tutor providing a support and supervisory role in the field to ensure that these competencies are achieved across the geographic spread of the programme. All students on the programme are assigned to a Regional Tutor in their region who will be a qualified and experienced Teacher of the Deaf with a senior management role in their school, service or programme.

The role will involve:
• Induction/training Day September 2025 (1 day)
• University meeting, Leeds – March (1 day)
• Regional Tutorial for Semester 1 module (mid – late November 2025) (1 day which includes planning time)
• Regional Tutorial for Semester 2 module (April – early May 2026) (1day which includes planning time)
• Pre-placement visits for 1st year students (1 day per student)
• Placement supervision: Teaching placement supervision visits and reports for final year students (2 visits over the 20-day placement and report writing) (3 days per student).

What we offer in return:
• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!