Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

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Introduction

People can achieve great things at the University of Derby!

Be part of our passion for learning!

Choose a career at the University of Derby and you'll be part of an energetic, innovative team dedicated to inspiring learners and making a positive impact in the East Midlands region.

We pride ourselves on offering a supportive learning environment to the 34,000 students who place their trust in us to deliver what they need.

We are nationally recognised for excellence in engaging with employers and businesses.

Derby is ranked in the top 20 nationally for teaching quality; and 96% of our graduates are in employment or further education within six months of their graduation. In the most recent National Student Survey, our overall satisfaction rating was 86 %.

Our combined higher and further education offering is spread over campuses in Derby, Buxton, Leek and Chesterfield and we have some of the best university facilities in the UK, investing more than £150 million in them over the last five years.

Financially strong and seriously ambitious, we offer our employees a family-friendly, rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress.

Why Derby?

Challenging, interesting and constantly changing, - the University of Derby is an extraordinary place to learn and an incredibly rewarding place to work.

A major employer in our region, passionate people join us because:

We’re seriously ambitious

Recognised in the top 20ationally for teaching quality and the number one university in the East Midlands for graduate employment, demand for places at the University of Derby has risen by nearly 20% in the last two years. We are a university of choice for learners, employers and partners

You’ll have lots of opportunities to progress

If you work hard and perform well, the University of Derby offers a wealth of career progression opportunities and all the training and support you need to succeed.

You’ll get job satisfaction

Our staff love the work they do and the impact they have on the lives of our learners and the wider community. Our recent staff survey told us that 93% of staff have good working relationships, 80% are proud to work here and 73% get a sense of personal accomplishment from their role.

You can make a difference

We welcome new ideas that improve what we do and the way we do it. Financially strong, we’re seriously ambitious so there are lots of opportunities for you to make an impact and be recognised for it.

About The Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

The Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching is an exciting new development at the University of Derby. As the new Head of Centre I am delighted to share our vision and aspirations to be a leading institution for academic excellence. The Centre comprises our Technology Enhanced Learning team, the University’s Joint Honours Scheme and our Learning and Teaching team.

Our Mission

We are committed to excellence in learning, teaching and pedagogic practice through communities of academic scholarship, innovation and research, leading to an outstanding and transformational experience for every student. Digital practice is a key part of this experience and we have recently launched an ambitious and challenging new strategy to embrace and develop digital capabilities. With the award of TEF Gold and recently being shortlisted for the Global Teaching Excellence Awards we are in a terrific position to realise our ambitions and create new opportunities for our staff to be at the forefront of transformational educational practice.

Strategic Aims

• To provide an outstanding andtransformational learning experience forevery student

• To support College and disciplinaryengagement in innovative practice and highquality learning and teaching whichpromotes student engagement and success

• To embed digital capabilities in all aspects ofpractice across the University

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Head of Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

A message from our newly appointed Head of Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Fiona Shelton.

"As the founding Head of the Centre I am excited about the opportunities that lay ahead. Putting students at the heart of our work is absolutely essential to achieve our ambitions. If you’re committed to excellence in pedagogy and scholarship I’d be delighted to hear from you"

For informal enquiries please contact Fiona at F.Shelton@derby.ac.uk

Quotes from Our Staff:

"As part of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching we are in the exciting position of driving digital practice throughout the curriculum, embedding digital as a central characteristic of the staff and student experience at the University of Derby"

“Having the management of the Joint Honours provision in the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching brings the student experience right into its heart and enables the Centre’s innovation to be spread seamlessly back into learning and teaching across the institution”

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Finally, a message to you from our Pro Vice-Chancellor

Malcolm Todd, Pro Vice-Chancellor Centre for Excellence Teaching and Learning

‘We place student learning and the success of our students at the heart of our mission, recognising higher education as a truly transformational process. We integrate teaching and learning with our rapidly growing strengths in research, enterprise and innovation. We expose students to new knowledge and require all our students to engage with cultural and societal challenges and stretch and support students equally to enable them to achieve at a level beyond their own expectations. The new Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching will be the heart of our pedagogic practice and research and we are looking for people who can contribute to our ambition and be part of our transformation, changing lives and unlocking potential. ‘

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