Planning Your Career Moves in 2024 – Webinar recording jobs.ac.uk partnered up with Women Space to bring you an exclusive webinar on ‘Planning Your Career Moves in 2024′. Planning a career or job changes can be complex. Careful planning and gaining insights from others is essential when you are thinking about a change. Understanding ‘why’…>
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The impact of Generative AI on the future of work | Webinar summary and recording
‘The impact of Generative AI on the future of work’ webinar summary jobs.ac.uk collaborated with David Cummins, CEO of The Virtulab, Tiffany St James, Founder and CEO of Transmute, Tyler Hakes, Strategy Director at Optimist and Anne Wilson, Head of Careers at the University of Warwick, to present a 45-minute online webinar ‘The impact of…>
Academic Jobs in Biological Sciences
Are you looking for academic jobs in biological sciences?
A higher education recruitment trend report by jobs.ac.uk found that biological science is one of our top categories for advertised academic jobs.
Networking post-COVID | Webinar summary and recording
The ‘Networking post-COVID’ Webinar Summary and Recording jobs.ac.uk partnered with Dr. Mhairi Towler, CEO and Founder of Vivomotion to host a 30-minute online webinar ‘Networking post-COVID’ aimed to share the importance of networking and how to build your network (in person and digitally online). You can now view the full webinar recording or read…>
Academic Jobs in Computer Sciences
Are you looking for academic jobs in computer science?
You might be an experienced computer scientist looking to transfer your skills to a lecturing post. Or…
Motivation and worrying about what comes after taking exam finals | Webinar summary and recording
‘Motivation and worrying about what comes after taking exam finals’ – Webinar summary jobs.ac.uk partnered up with Dr Petra Boynton, Research Consultant, to host a webinar on ‘Motivation and worrying about what comes after taking exam finals’, which focused on coping with the stress of exam finals,…>
Academic Jobs in Engineering and Technology
Looking for academic jobs in the Engineering and Technology sector?
You may be an experienced engineer working in industry who is looking to transfer your skills to a lecturing post. Or perhaps you’re just finishing your PhD and are interested in postdoctoral roles in a university or research institute.
Academic Jobs in the Health and Medical Sector
Looking for academic jobs in the Health and Medical sector?
Perhaps you’re a doctor, dentist or nurse and want to make the move into lecturing and research. Or maybe you’re just starting out in the Health and Medical sector and are interested in routes to academia.
Women in Higher Education
The number of women in academic leadership roles is growing slowly. Whilst this is good news, could more be done to encourage women leaders in academia?
Working as an Unqualified Teacher in FE
Teacher Training on the Job to become a FE Teacher Don’t give up if you want to teach in Further Education (FE) but have no formal teaching qualifications. FE is one of the few education sectors where you can gain qualifications after getting your first teaching job. In 2013, the Government lifted the requirement for…>
What is the TEF?
In June 2017, the first Teaching Excellence Framework awards were announced to much fanfare. To say the TEF panel’s conclusions were controversial is an understatement. Headline-grabbing comparisons between Russell Group universities and CBHE providers did little to calm the storm, but now things have settled, what could explain why, out of 106 FE colleges with HE provision,…>
Reasons Why You Should Return to Teaching
Are you thinking about a career change? Would you like to make a real difference and inspire the next generation? You may have completed your teacher training a number of years ago and worked in the corporate world. Perhaps you gained some teaching experience in the past and you are now looking at a number…>
How to Equip Students with Workplace Ready Skills
Workplace-ready skills are also called soft skills. These include interpersonal and social skills, behaviours, and attitudes. According to the National Careers Service: ‘Soft skills are general skills that most employers look for when recruiting and are needed for most jobs. They are sometimes called transferable skills or employability skills by employers.’ Whilst young people already have…>
How to Negotiate a Pay Rise
Staff in the FE sector are facing a growing number of pressures as a result of the increasing cost of living, inflation and continuously rising housing prices. More and more employees find it challenging to provide a sufficient living for their families. Many people working in the Further Education (FE) sector are not aware that…>
How to get to know your colleagues better
A positive and thriving FE work culture does not happen overnight. Investing time in getting to know your colleagues is guaranteed to reap benefits including enhanced productivity. It is widely recognized that relationships with colleagues are hugely important as they contribute to a more positive and dynamic FE climate. Here are some tips which will…>
What makes people in FE happy at work?
Employee happiness has become an interesting topic in recent times. The reason for this is due to the expanding research evidence indicating that when employees are happy, organisations thrive. Most of us seek happiness in all areas of our lives. Since we spend approximately one-third of our lives working, happiness in the workplace is greatly…>
How do effective leaders build trust with employees?
Further Education (FE) leaders face a growing amount of pressure as a result of funding restrictions, structural changes, technological developments and constant reforms. Many FE Colleges provide structured learning and development opportunities such as coaching, mentoring, and training courses. However, many leaders are not able to take the time out of their busy schedules to participate in…>
Your Wellbeing Within Further Education
The UK’s Health and Safety Executive study found that education professionals suffer from the highest rates of work-related stress and anxiety in the country. A recent Ofsted study confirmed that many FE professionals struggle with lack of work-life balance, a challenging workload and lack of support from seniors. Despite the above findings, most FE teachers report that they enjoy their teaching and making a positive difference in the…>
Turning Covid-19 Challenges into Opportunities
Technology has primarily been the fall-back solution to face-to-face teaching until now. Some institutions have integrated technology into course content more than others, realising its potential for differentiation and enhanced learning through flipped classrooms. However, a lot of teachers have had little or no training in teaching online, so they are now learning as they…>