Curriculum Manager for Business

TES FE News; Southampton; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A Sixth Form College in Southampton is seeking a talented and enthusiastic leader for a part-time position covering maternity leave. The successful candidate will lead the Business teaching team, ensuring effective curriculum delivery and pastoral care. Ideal applicants should possess excellent teaching skills in Business, with an eagerness to engage students. The college offers a supportive CPD environment and various staff benefits including free parking and gym access.

Benefits

Free parking

Onsite nursery

Employee Assistance Programme

Free use of college gym

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching Business at Sixth Form level.
• Ability to lead a teaching team.
• A talent for engaging students through effective teaching.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Business teaching team.
• Deliver effective pastoral and curriculum provision.
• Engage students in learning Business.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Engaging Teaching

Business Knowledge

Job description

Overview

Part-time (0.8), one-year maternity cover. We are looking to recruit a talented and enthusiastic leader and manager to join our highly successful and inclusive Sixth Form College. The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner with the ability to lead and manage the Business teaching team to deliver effective pastoral and curriculum provision. They will also be a highly effective and engaging teacher of Business.

Faculty and Courses

Business is part of our Faculty for Business, English and Law. The college offers a wide range of courses in this area including Ctec Business at Level 2 and Level 3 and A levels in Business and Accounting. The college is also introducing a new T level in Marketing in September 2025. The faculty has dedicated teaching and specialist spaces and supports a range of extra-curricular activity to enrich the taught curriculum. The ability to also teach IT would be welcomed to support wider teaching in the Faculty of Media and IT but is not essential.

About Itchen College

Itchen College is a thriving Sixth Form College with a broad curriculum offer to meet the needs of the local community. The college is situated in pleasant surroundings to the east of Southampton with excellent local transport links. Ofsted inspected the college in September 2024, grading overall provision as Outstanding with Outstanding Quality of Education, Outstanding Behaviour and Attitudes, Outstanding Leadership and Management, Outstanding Education Programmes for Young People and Outstanding Provision for Learners with High Needs.

Staff Benefits and Development

The college is committed to supporting staff wellbeing and professional development. It has an excellent in house CPD programme for all teaching and support staff including a dedicated programme for Early Career Teachers. The college also has close links with the Southampton Education Forum, the Wessex Group and the SFCA, including subject groups and CPD opportunities at all levels. The college offers a wide range of benefits for staff, including free parking, an onsite nursery, TPS pensions, an Employee Assistance Programme and free use of the college gym.

How to Apply

We welcome applications from ECTs and experienced teachers from Sixth Form Colleges, Schools and FE Colleges. To apply, please fully complete an Itchen College Teaching application form via https://www.itchen.ac.uk/about/job-vacancies/teaching-vacancies/ by the closing date. CVs will not be accepted as an alternative form of application.

Closing and Interview Dates

Closing date: Midday on Wednesday 8th October 2025. Interview date: w/c Monday 13th October 2025. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date.

Safeguarding

Itchen Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.