Curriculum Manager - Games Designs

Big Creative Education; Walthamstow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Staff social events

Interest-free emergency or career loan

Job summary

Big Creative Education in Walthamstow, East London, is seeking an outstanding Curriculum Manager to lead the Games Design programme and manage an academic team.

You will use data from course reviews and quality improvement information to raise performance in your area, drive lesson excellence and support staff development. This permanent, full-time role offers generous leave, pension benefits and opportunities to influence industry-aligned teaching.

Qualifications

• High-degree-level qualification in Games Design or a relevant subject.
• PGCE, Level 5 teaching qualification or direct equivalent.
• Proven record of managing a successful team.
• Outstanding teaching and communication skills and experience of good/outstanding Ofsted.

Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum programmes in Games Design and manage the academic team.
• Utilise course reviews and quality improvement data to raise course performance.
• Inspire and develop teachers to uphold outstanding standards in teaching and behaviour.

Skills

Blender

Unreal Engine

Unity

Construct 3

Substance Painter

Adobe Suite

Visual Studio Code

Design codes

Education

High-degree level qualification in Games Design

PGCE / Level 5 teaching qualification

Qualified teacher status

Tools

T-level Software Development curriculum

Job description

We are looking for an outstanding Curriculum Manager to join our team based in Walthamstow, East London.

You will be a qualified teacher in Games Design and need to have a strong record in leading curriculum programmes in the area. You will have experience managing an academic team.

Equally, you will understand how to use data from course reviews and quality improvement information to improve course performance in your area.

Essential Qualifications

• High-degree-level qualification in Games Design or a relevant subject to this role.
• PGCE, Level 5 teaching qualification or direct equivalent.
• Proven record of managing a successful team.
• Excellent leadership skills, assertive and self-confident, with a demonstrable ability to inspire and motivate a team of teachers in your area.
• Extremely organised and able to manage own workload effectively and flexibly.
• Highly motivated and driven to succeed in a competitive and rewarding environment.
• Achieved qualified teacher status.
• Outstanding teaching and communication skills and experience of good/outstanding Ofsted.
• Aspirational - will not settle for less than outstanding standards of work and behaviour.
• Skilled and knowledgeable in a variety of relevant software, including Blender, Unreal Engine, Unity, Construct 3, Substance Painter and the Adobe Suite.
• Skilled and knowledgeable in Visual Studio Code and games-related design codes.
• Familiar with the T-level Software Development curriculum, with its ICT focus, in order to support its delivery as part of the department.
• Experience working in the creative industries, games design, games art and in relevant programming.
• Excellent leadership skills, confident, with a demonstrable ability to inspire your team.
• Able to manage own workload flexibly.
• Outstanding teaching and communication skills and experience of good/outstanding Ofsted.
• Previous team leadership and pastoral experience.
• Positive, solution-focused and proactive.
• Kind, empathic and supportive but challenging when needed.
• Lead IV or EV qualification and experience.
• Company pension scheme.
• Staff social events.
• Interest-free emergency or career development loans.
• Employee assistance programme.

Salary and Days of Work

• 35 hours across 5 days a week for 52 weeks per year.
• 36 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays.
• Permanent, full-time position.

We welcome industry professionals who wish to enter teaching via the fully funded Taking Teaching Further scheme’s qualification. This includes 6 months of a reduced timetable for training, with full pay and lesson cover.