Advanced Practitioner - Teaching, Learning & Assessment

Leeds City College; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the UK is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to enhance teaching and learning. This role involves mentoring, coaching, and quality assurance, contributing significantly to student success. Ideal candidates will have a proven teaching record and be passionate about education. Join us in shaping the future of education with flexible and hybrid work options available.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension schemes with employer contributions

CPD opportunities

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Discounted travel options

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• A proven track record of good or better teaching, learning, and assessment.
• A confident and empathetic approach to mentoring, coaching, and professional development.
• A passion for sharing best practices and driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead on training and development across curriculum departments.
• Support and guide colleagues to improve through mentoring and coaching.
• Conduct quality assurance activities to shape improvement strategies.
• Teach within your area of expertise one day per week.

Skills

Teaching and assessment skills

Mentoring and coaching

Digital skills

Empathy

Job description

About The Role

Are you a passionate and skilled educator looking to make a real impact? This is an exciting opportunity to join our established team of Advanced Practitioners (APs) at Luminate Education Group, playing a key role in our journey towards outstanding.

As an Advanced Practitioner, you will collaborate with curriculum departments and provide expert support to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment for students and apprentices across the group.

If you are committed to student success, eager to support colleagues, and excited to be part of an ambitious and innovative team, we encourage you to apply!

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Deputy Director of TLA, Natasha Armitage-Evans, via email at: [e-mail]

Join us and help shape the future of education!

What You Will Do

• Lead on training and development across curriculum departments.
• Support and guide colleagues to continuously improve through mentoring and coaching.
• Conduct quality assurance activities that inform and shape improvement strategies.
• Dedicate one day per week to teaching within your area of expertise.

About You

• A proven track record of good or better teaching, learning, and assessment.
• A confident and empathetic approach to mentoring, coaching, and professional development.
• A passion for sharing best practices and driving continuous improvement.
• Have a good level of digital skills and be confident in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• Have a good sense of humour!

Benefits

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

• Annual Leave: Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
• Annual Leave: Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
• Pension Schemes With Generous Employer Contributions: Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• People’s Pension Scheme
• CPD Opportunities: Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
• Qualifications Including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership And Management Courses.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
• Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About Us

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.

Safeguarding

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

Recruitment Agencies

We do not accept unsolicited CVs and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.