Curriculum Lead & Development Officer - Media and Performing Arts

City College Plymouth; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday: 35 days + bank holidays

Career development opportunities

Generous pension contributions

Free tea, coffee and lunch in staffl

Other staff benefits

Job summary

City College Plymouth is seeking a dynamic Curriculum Lead to shape and deliver high-quality Media and Performing Arts programmes. You will oversee design, development and evaluation of curriculum, ensuring standards, relevance and impact for students and local employers.

You will lead inspired staff, manage budgets, and build strong partnerships with employers and partners across the Southwest, driving excellence and a progressive learning culture.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering high-quality curriculum across multiple subjects.
• Ability to lead staff development and improve curriculum performance.
• Strong collaboration with partners, employers and stakeholders.
• Commercially minded with ability to manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• Developing motivated, inspired, high-performing staff.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of curriculum across various subjects and levels.
• Ensure the curriculum prepares students for meaningful employment.
• Ensure the curriculum is aligned with educational standards and best practice.
• Ensure the curriculum remains flexible and responsive to the changing needs of our partners, employers and students.
• Delivering day-to-day financial efficiencies and agreed budgets.
• Growing the College - in the eyes of our students, our Governors, and employers and stakeholders across the city and the Southwest.

Skills

Curriculum development

Collaboration

Leadership

Commercial acumen

People management

Problem solving

Delivering results

Job description

A dynamic leader is sought to drive forward our Media and Performing Arts provision, bringing innovation and aspiration, leading to delivery of exceptional standards. In this exciting role, you will be responsible for overseeing the design, development and evaluation of our educational programmes. You will work closely with colleagues and other stakeholders to ensure that our curriculum meets the highest standards of quality and relevance. Working with key employers, you will ensure that study programmes meet the needs of the skills agenda, and prepare our students for meaningful employment. As the Curriculum Lead, you will understand the importance of inspiring others and achieving success through teamwork whilst also meeting the needs of skills in these key sectors. Motivated and driven, creative and forward thinking, the role will allow for someone to bring their own brilliance whilst working within the anchor institution for skills.

Main Responsibilities

• Developing motivated, inspired, high-performing staff.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of curriculum across various subjects and levels.
• Ensure the curriculum prepares students for meaningful employment.
• Ensure the curriculum is aligned with educational standards and best practice.
• Ensure the curriculum remains flexible and responsive to the changing needs of our partners, employers and students.
• Delivering day-to-day financial efficiencies and agreed budgets.
• Growing the College - in the eyes of our students, our Governors, and employers and stakeholders across the city and the Southwest.

Success will be achieved through strategic planning, effective resourcing, and continuous monitoring and enhancement of exceptional curriculum delivery. This will be driven by outstanding teaching and learning that exceeds expectations and aspirations. Additionally, the CLDO will build meaningful relationships both internally and externally with purpose and passion, working closely with the Executive Leadership Team to meet the strategic aims of the College as the learning destination of choice.

The ideal candidate will bring relevant experience and be passionate about enabling every student to be the best they can be, leading to positive destination outcomes. You will need to be people-focused and commercially-minded, able to develop great teams who deliver an outstanding education to our students that excites and exceeds the needs of both students and employers of today and tomorrow.

What Will You Bring to the Role

• Collaborating: must have a strong awareness of others to collaborate effectively and contribute to positive team morale.
• Determination: must create an exciting vision for the provision, embracing challenges with confidence and positivity, by trying out alternative approaches and strategies to deliver success.
• Delivering: must take accountability for progressing and completing tasks, taking ownership of projects and issues, and meeting expectations.
• Problem solving: must proactively keep their knowledge up-to-date, seeking out new ideas, processes and concepts to solve problems and grow the curriculum.

Winner of the Best Place to Work at the Tech South West Awards 2025, City College Plymouth offers a culture the College is proud of. Our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity help create an environment that supports a passion for teaching and learning. These values guide our work as we enrich our community through knowledge, experience and skills so every student can achieve their best.

As one of the country's largest providers of quality education and training, City College Plymouth is entering a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We take pride in offering a learning environment and organisational culture that contribute positively to the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enable all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

Full Time | Permanent | £53,045 Per Annum, City College Plymouth will offer you

• Holiday: 35 days plus bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas.
• Career development opportunities.
• Generous contributions towards your pension.
• Free tea, coffee and lunch in our dedicated staff lounge.

How we recruit

We aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.