Key Placement Information
Closing Date
Wednesday 31st December
Start Date
March 2026
Duration
3-months (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time or Part-time
Full-time or part-time
In Person, Online or Hybrid
Mostly online
Job Sector
Third
Project Areas
Research, Focus Groups/ Interviews, Data Analysis, Reporting, Presenting
How to Apply
Send a CV and cover letter
Project Description
The Chartered College of Teaching is the professional body for teachers in England. Their mission is to empower a knowledgeable and respected teaching profession through membership and accreditation. Their Research and Policy department focuses on improving the links between research, policy and practice through the publication of reports, internally and externally funded research projects and their thought leadership work, which includes responding to open government consultations.
They are looking for a Research Assistant to study the impact of a professional body of teaching on teachers’ feelings of professionalism, agency and belonging in the profession. This project is important for them as a professional body and the sector more widely as it will help them to understand how teacher professionalism can be fostered through their work and help them to shape future activities.
Expected duties include:
- Conducting focus groups/interviews with teachers at various stages of their careers (students, classroom-teachers, school leaders)
- Transcribing and analysing data inductively
- Writing up data into a report
- Presenting results at a team meeting
- Supporting with day-to-day management of teacher agency working group
- Attending meetings of teacher agency working party
View further details: Chartered College of Teaching - Research Assistant - Placement Opportunity
Please note this opportunity has been advertised across multiple Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs).
