Assistant Manager- Quality of Teaching and Learning- HMP Brixton

Dovetail and Slate; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Dovetail and Slate is seeking an Assistant Manager - Quality of Teaching and Learning for an on-site role at a secure education setting within the justice sector. You will lead quality assurance, staff development and curriculum performance across Functional Skills, Personal & Social Development and vocational programmes to help adult learners rebuild their futures.

You will work closely with the Education Manager to raise standards, mentor teaching staff and ensure readiness for inspections.

Qualifications

• Requires a relevant first degree or professional qualification and a Level 5+ teaching qualification.
• Significant FE/adult education or prison education teaching experience expected.
• Experience implementing QA frameworks and managing staff performance to improve outcomes.
• Full UK driving licence and access to transport.
• Strong leadership, communication and change-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead on quality improvement initiatives, observations and audits to raise standards.
• Support the Education Manager with curriculum development and alignment to learner and employer needs.
• Manage and mentor teaching staff to improve retention and qualification achievement.
• Implement quality systems to monitor learner outcomes and readiness for inspections.
• Collaborate with prison management and external stakeholders to promote educational excellence.

Skills

Curriculum leadership

Quality assurance

Staff development

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

First degree or professional qualification

Level 5+ teaching qualification (PGCE/Cert Ed/DTLLS)

Job description

Assistant Manager - Quality of Teaching and Learning- HMP

Permanent

Location: Brixton

Salary: From 40,000 per annum

Are you an experienced educational leader or quality specialist driven by high standards and a passion for learner success?

About the Role

We are recruiting an Assistant Manager - Quality of Teaching and Learning to join the education leadership team on-site at a secure education setting within the justice sector. Working closely alongside the Education Manager, you'll lead on quality assurance, staff development and curriculum performance across Functional Skills, Personal & Social Development and vocational programmes, fostering a teaching environment that helps adult learners rebuild their futures.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading on-site quality improvement initiatives, developmental observations and assessment audits to raise standards and meet key performance indicators across the department.
• Supporting the Education Manager with effective management and development of the curriculum, ensuring provision aligns with the needs of learners, awarding bodies and post-release employers.
• Managing and mentoring teaching staff, encouraging innovative, problem‑solving approaches to improve learner retention, engagement and qualification achievement.
• Implementing robust quality systems and processes to monitor learner outcomes, ensuring continuous readiness for external inspections and internal audits.
• Working collaboratively with prison management, support practitioners and external stakeholders to promote a whole-prison culture of educational excellence.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• A relevant first degree or professional qualification alongside a recognised Level 5+ teaching qualification (e.g. PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS)
• Significant, successful teaching experience across Further Education, adult skills or prison education settings
• Demonstrable experience managing curriculum development, implementing quality assurance frameworks and managing staff performance to drive educational improvement
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own transport
• High motivation, resilience, excellent communication, and the confidence to lead curriculum change and inspire teaching teams in a secure adult environment

Desirable (but not essential)

• Prior experience within a custodial or secure education setting
• Internal quality assurance (IQA) qualification

If you're ready to lead curriculum quality and staff development in a setting where your work genuinely changes lives, we'd love to hear from you.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS check and HMPPS security vetting, in line with the requirements of the Ministry of Justice.

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