Deputy Head of Faculty - Inclusion, Work and Independence - Barnstaple

Exeter College; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teachers' Pension Scheme

Wellbeing support

Retail discounts

CPD days

Staff community events

Free gym membership

Career opportunity

Job summary

Exeter College in Barnstaple is seeking a Deputy Head of Faculty for Inclusion, Work and Independence. Working with the Head of Faculty, you’ll drive teaching quality and recruitment; deputise when required.

You’ll lead on safeguarding and inclusion; you’ll showcase services at transition days and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure learner success. The role offers permanent, full-time 37 hours per week.

Qualifications

• A passion for delivering outstanding teaching, learning and student success.
• Experience of curriculum, team or faculty leadership.
• A recognised teaching qualification and relevant Level 3 qualification or above.
• A strong track record of delivering excellent teaching and supporting student achievement.
• Experience of quality improvement, performance management and data analysis.
• Excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills.
• A commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Drive teaching quality, staff development and recruitment activities, and deputise for the Head of Faculty as required.
• Showcase our service at taster and transition days.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure learners succeed in their studies.

Skills

Curriculum leadership

Team leadership

Data analysis

Quality improvement

Student success focus

Communication skills

Safeguarding & inclusion

Recruitment coordination

Staff development

Education

Teaching qualification

Level 3 qualification or above

Job description

Deputy Head of Faculty - Inclusion, Work and Independence - Barnstaple

Hours

Hours Full time, 37 hours per week

Contract Type

Contract Type Permanent

Location

Location Barnstaple

Closing Date

Closing Date 27/09/2026

Job Description and Person Specification

Are you passionate about inclusion, work and independence? Looking to take the next step in your career with one of the biggest and best College groups in the UK? Read on if so.

We’re looking for an experience and dedicated SEND professional to join us as a Deputy Head of Faculty. Working with the Head of Faculty, you’ll drive teaching quality, staff development and recruitment activities, as well as deputising for the Head of Faculty as required.

You’ll play a key part in showcasing our service at taster and transition days, as well as work closely with other internal stakeholders to ensure that all learners succeed in their studies.

What you’ll bring

• A passion for delivering outstanding teaching, learning and student success.
• Experience of curriculum, team or faculty leadership.
• A recognised teaching qualification and relevant Level 3 qualification or above.
• A strong track record of delivering excellent teaching and supporting student achievement.
• Experience of quality improvement, performance management and data analysis.
• Excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills.
• A commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In return, you’ll get

• Membership of the the outstanding Teachers' Pension Scheme, helping you invest in your future from day one.
• Round-the-clock wellbeing support through our confidential counselling service.
• Fantastic discounts on retail, food, travel and more.
• Exceptional professional development opportunities, including dedicated CPD days and scholarly activity days.
• A vibrant staff community, with summer and winter parties.
• Free gym membership to help you stay active.
• The chance to join one of the best Colleges in the UK.
• To make a real difference to the North Devon and wider South West region.

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks , including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at North Devon College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.