CURRICULUM AREA LEADER – PHYSICS, ELECTRONICS, COMPUTING & ICT

WQE and Regent College Group; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant Sixth Form College in Peacehaven is looking for a Curriculum Area Leader in Physics, Electronics, Computing & ICT. This full-time position offers a competitive salary ranging from £33,465 to £51,714 per annum, plus an annual responsibility allowance starting at £10,431. The successful candidate will lead a committed team, ensuring excellent learning experiences and outcomes for students. Additional benefits include pension schemes and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual incremental pay increases

Pension scheme with substantial employer contributions

Staff well-being programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Annual flu vaccination

Continual Professional Development

Eyecare voucher scheme

On‑site parking

Qualifications

• Substantial and successful advanced level teaching experience.
• Capacity to lead and motivate staff and students.
• Ability to teach across physics, electronics, computing, and ICT courses.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the work of the Curriculum Area.
• Support a Deputy Curriculum Area Leader and a team of Assistant Leaders.
• Provide the best possible learning experiences and outcomes for students.

Skills

Advanced level teaching experience

Leadership and motivation skills

Ability to teach physics, electronics, computing, and ICT

Job description

CURRICULUM AREA LEADER – PHYSICS, ELECTRONICS, COMPUTING & ICT

Thank you for your interest in this post at WQE.

We believe that this is a particularly exciting time to be joining us, offering a real opportunity to make a difference in this thriving and vibrant Sixth Form College. We strive for excellence in all aspects of our work with students; their academic and wider achievements, their learning experiences, the support they receive in their academic progress, their learning environment and their wider experience of College life. The College operates across two closely located campuses, next to the University of Leicester on University Road and a smaller campus at Regent Road.

In this context, we are looking to appoint a Curriculum Area Leader in Physics, Electronics, Computing & ICT to join our Curriculum Leadership Team. The successful candidate will lead and co‑ordinate the work of the Curriculum Area supported by a Deputy Curriculum Area Leader, two Assistant Curriculum Area Leaders and a Senior Technician. We have a dedicated team of 4 technicians.

We are looking for a self‑motivated and enthusiastic person with substantial and successful advanced level teaching experience where the ability to teach across a variety of physics, electronics, computing and ICT courses at this level would be an advantage. The capacity to lead and motivate staff, and students, will be essential as the successful person will help us to provide the best possible learning experiences and outcomes for our students.

For our part we shall make every effort to support our new colleagues in making the best of the professional opportunities offered by this post.

This is a permanent full‑time, term‑time post commencing as soon as possible.

The salary will be at a point on the Sixth Form Colleges pay spine which ranges from £33,465 – £51,714 per annum, plus a responsibility allowance commencing at £10,431 and rising annually to £12,398.

We offer an exceptional package of benefits to our staff, which for this post includes:

• Annual incremental pay increases, linked to performance, within the pay scale range
• Pension – Automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension scheme with 28.68% employer contribution or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff (if applicable), one of the most competitive on the market with an employer contribution of above 20% in most cases
• Staff well‑being programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Annual flu vaccination
• Continual Professional Development
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• On‑site parking

We have an active and enthusiastic staff wellbeing group who meet regularly and are committed to adding value to life at work wherever possible, as well as ensuring a strong sense of community, wider opportunities and mutual support exist in our workplace.

APPLICATIONS

Please do not submit a separate CV. Only information on the application form will be used in the selection process. Application forms can be downloaded from the Vacancies section of our website at https://wqe.ac.uk/vacancies/.

Completed applications must be returned by 10pm on Sunday 18th January 2026.

The interview process will be taking place week commencing 26th January 2026. Full details will be emailed out to shortlisted candidates.

Please return all completed applications via e‑mail only.

Finally, I would like to thank you for the time taken to consider joining WQE and in making an application if you decide that this is the right step for you.

Paul Wilson
Principal