Curriculum Leader

Ealing; Ealing; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ealing Council invites applications for a Curriculum Leader to shape and oversee curriculum development and ensure teaching quality across services. You will lead improvements and capitalise on funding opportunities to elevate the organisation's educational offerings.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and a track record in curriculum development and e-learning. DBS checks and safeguarding are integral to the recruitment process within this public sector setting.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead curriculum development and drive improvements.
• Strong understanding of innovative teaching practices and e-learning.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in leading teaching and learning across multiple subject areas.

Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership: steer curriculum development and funding opportunities.
• Community engagement to align provision with residents, employers and communities.
• Be a model of best practice for tutors and promote quality improvement.
• Implement and monitor quality mechanisms for teaching and learning standards.
• Drive improvements in teaching, learning, and assessment across subject areas.

Skills

Curriculum leadership

Educational leadership

E-learning

Communication skills

Education

PGCE / QTS or equivalent

Job description

This is newly created post within a new cross-cutting Economy & Sustainability Directorate under fresh and ambitious leadership. You would have an excellent opportunity to expand and consolidate your career by operating across an extensive peer group and diverse range of services within a newly created Regeneration, Economy & Skills department. Ealing Adult Learning and Skills is committed to providing high-quality education that meets the diverse needs of Ealing's residents, employers, and communities. We are looking for an exceptional Curriculum Leader to spearhead our curriculum development efforts, drive continuous improvement, and capitalise on funding and commercialisation opportunities. Are you a forward-thinking and results-driven educational leader? Are you passionate about reshaping education, driving impactful changes, and seizing commercial opportunities? If you are dedicated to making a lasting impact on the future of learning, Ealing Adult Learning and Skills invites you to join our ambitious and dynamic team! As the Curriculum Leader, you will: Strategic Leadership: Lead the development of our curriculum, driving improvements, and maximizing funding and commercialisation opportunities to elevate our service to new heights. Community Engagement: Strive to deliver high-quality provision that meets the needs of Ealing's residents, employers, and communities. Ensure residents can access programs that empower them to improve their work and life prospects. Best Practice Leadership: Be a model of best practice for tutors, inspiring commitment to achieving the highest standards. Foster a culture of quality improvement through collaborative planning, sharing innovative approaches to teaching, including e-learning, and developing and providing resources. Quality Assurance: Implement and monitor robust quality mechanisms to validate achievement and standards associated with teaching and learning. Enable continuous improvement within the subject areas you are responsible for. Educational Excellence: Drive significant improvements in the quality of teaching, learning, and assessment within the subject areas you oversee. Ensure that all learners achieve their full potential.

Our ideal Curriculum Leader will have the below skills and experience:

• Relevant educational leadership qualification (e.g., PGCE, QTS, or equivalent)
• Proven experience in curriculum development and leadership roles
• Strong understanding of e-learning and innovative teaching approaches
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ealing Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Ealing Council follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. The post holder will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This post is subject to Ealing Council's enhanced vetting process. This role is deemed customer facing and as such you must have a command of spoken English which is sufficient to enable you to effectively perform the role. This requirement relates to Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016. You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.

Ealing is a world class borough within a world class city. On the doorstep of Heathrow, home to the UK's largest regeneration programme at Old Oak and Park Royal and hosting five new Elizabeth Line stations, the borough has unrivalled connectivity. This means the borough has huge potential for good growth, job creation, and investment at a scale of regional and national significance. Ealing's seven towns, each with their own unique identity, support a genuine community-led approach to regeneration, and accommodating London's largest reservoir of industrial land puts Ealing at the forefront of growing and attracting multiple high growth sectors to help transform West London's economy and create tens of thousands of new jobs. This combined with award winning parks linked by the Grand Union canal network, and one of the country's most diverse and skilled populations, makes Ealing a great place to work, live and play.