Curriculum Head in Foundation Learning

Loughborough College Group; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme

Access to healthcare scheme

Subsided nursery fees

Up to 35 days annual leave per year

Additional annual leave available

Generous Maternity/Paternity pay

CPD and inclusive resources for staff

Job summary

Loughborough College Group is seeking a Curriculum Manager to lead the Foundation Learning and Specialist provision team in supporting over 200 full-time learners. You will manage a team of lecturers and tutors, drive teaching and assessment excellence, and develop curriculum design and delivery across SEN provision.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience in SEN provision, strong leadership, and the ability to collaborate with external partners and cross-department teams to maximise

Qualifications

• Experience managing SEN provision.
• Experience teaching and assessing specialist provision.
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate teams to meet targets and deliver teaching and learning excellence.
• Develop, implement and review curriculum design and delivery.
• Collaborate with external stakeholders and cross-College departments to coordinate services for learners and staff.
• Drive quality metrics, progression opportunities and continuous improvement.

Job description

We are currently looking for a Curriculum Manager to join the hugely successful Foundation Learning and Specialist provision team at Loughborough College.

With over 200 full time learners the team consists of highly specialised SEN provision, ESOL 16-18 years olds and delivery on some aspects of Level 1 foundation learning programmes. Managing a dedicated team of lecturers and tutors, you will provide outstanding leadership and will continue to develop our quality metrics and our teaching and learning, curriculum design and delivery.

The ideal candidate will have good experience in managing SEN provision and significant experience in teaching and assessing on specialist provision. You will also be able to demonstrate significant experience of successfully developing, inspiring, challenging and motivating teams and individuals to deliver teaching and assessing excellence.

You will be able to confidently lead and coordinate the work of teams and individuals to meet challenging targets and to develop innovative new ways to meet changing needs and expectations of learners. You will be able to demonstrate your ability to work collaboratively with a range of external stakeholders and partners and cross college departments to deliver the co-ordination of services and support to learners and staff and maximise progression opportunities.

Loughborough College Group is formed of Brooksby College, Loughborough College, Stephenson College and IGNITE Performing Arts. We have a vast curriculum across campus’s offering challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students. We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Loughborough College Group is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of the college.

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award and we actively encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented and from all areas of the community. Alongside this, we are a disability confident employer, and we welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

As well as our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

Benefits

• A competitive pension scheme
• Access to healthcare scheme
• Subsided nursery fees
• Up to 35 days annual leave per year
• Additional annual leave available
• Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
• Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.

Loughborough College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note, all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

EU citizens arriving into the UK after the 1st January 2021 will need apply for a Tier 2 visa to gain right to work in the UK.

To be eligible to apply for a Tier 2 visa, the role advertised will need to have an educational standard of at least A levels and the salary for the role has to be a minimum of £25,600 unless in a shortage area i.e. STEM or if you have a PhD relating to the role.

There is a points system guide with further detail here . Unfortunately due to these restrictions if you do not meet the requirements, we will be unable to process your application.

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