Academic Skills Lecturer

Academic Skills Lecturer – GEDU Global Education

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 or East London, On‑Site).

Salary
: £55,000.

Type of contract
:
Full‑time, Permanent (40 hours per week).

Our Vision
:
Changing lives through education.

We are seeking full‑time Study Skills Lecturers to collaborate with subject lecturers on developing and teaching study skills across HE programmes from Foundation to Masters’ level within our BSU, UoS and OBU partnerships. The role requires flexibility to deliver teaching during weekdays, evenings and weekends.

Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

• Designing and documenting bespoke courses, digital resources, workshop plans, and individual schemes of work to develop study skills in the curricula.
• Delivering and evaluating teaching, and identifying areas for improvement to enhance teaching quality, learning, and student experience in line with GBS’s Learning and Teaching strategy.
• Providing feedback on student progress in academic writing and other study skills.
• Consulting with students, offering constructive comments tailored to each student’s needs, explaining where work fails to meet assessment criteria, and suggesting ways to improve.
• Recording appointment details for evaluation and quality purposes, and referring students to other services as appropriate.
• Engaging with VLE and research resources to facilitate students’ learning through online activities.
• Contributing to GBS quality assurance systems and processes.

• Hold a Master’s degree in a relevant subject area (PhD desirable).
• Have prior UK HE lecturing experience in the wider subject area.
• Have a successful track‑record of teaching adult learners from diverse backgrounds on HE programmes.
• Have proven experience providing individual and group study‑skills support in response to identified learning needs.
• 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, or peer‑assisted learning.
• Be able to demonstrate a high level of digital literacy and advanced communication skills.

• Expertise in digital educational resources development, course design, and curriculum development.
• DELTA qualification.
• Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or commitment to enrol on a teaching programme during probation and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent).

• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays.
• 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 more.
• Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and more.
• Reward and recognition programme.
• £500 employee referral award.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.

“GBS has greatly supported my professional development by offering me a chance to teach diverse, non‑traditional students and by sponsoring my FHEA application, which has been invaluable in consolidating my teaching practices.” — 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.

Government equal employment opportunity should be reflected in the application.