Director of Quality

Bath College; Bath; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension scheme

Professional development

Cycle to work

Eye care/health benefits

Free parking

Job summary

Bath College seeks a Director of Quality to lead its quality improvement and assurance framework across all funding streams at its Dual Campus. You will be a member of the Corporate Leadership Group, setting strategic direction and driving a culture of continuous improvement for learners and apprentices.

The role focuses on readiness for inspection, enhancing teaching and learning, and delivering high-quality educational outcomes at Bath College's campuses.

Qualifications

• Degree level or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Qualified teacher training (Cert.Ed./PGCE or equivalent).
• Minimum 3 years in teaching/training roles.
• Minimum 3 years in quality/improvement roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the college's quality improvement and assurance framework.
• Ensure readiness for inspections and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with curriculum teams to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic leadership as a Corporate Leadership Group member.
• Shape quality cycles across all funding streams for learners.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Communication skills

Analytical skills

People management

Quality improvement focus

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Cert.Ed./PGCE or equivalent

3+ years teaching/training experience

3+ years in quality/improvement roles

Experience raising standards

Job description

Director of Quality

Application Deadline: 8 October 2026

Department: QUA - Quality Team

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Dual Campus

Reporting To: Sam Kenny

Compensation: £63,184.03 - £72,961.67 / year

Description

Permanent contract, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Interview Date: 16 Oct

The Director of Quality will be responsible for the college's quality improvement and assurance framework, including readiness for inspection to ensure the college meets its strategic performance indicators. The successful candidate, through strategic leadership and collaboration with curriculum management teams, will create a culture of continuous improvement. The Director of Quality will be a member of the Corporate Leadership Group and will strategically lead the quality cycle and associated approaches, for all funding streams, to ensure that all learners and apprentices access a high-quality education experience, improve performance outcomes and realise the college’s ambition of ‘real skills, real futures’. Bath College is an inclusive education and training community, providing learning for people with a wide range of abilities from a far-reaching area, from entry level to Level 5 programmes. We are committed to meeting the needs of all our students. This is a very exciting time to join the College.

The job posting can close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

The successful candidate will have:

• Exceptionally high expectations of both staff and learners with a desire to continually improve the quality of education
• Strong people management and highly effective communication skills
• Excellent understanding of key performance outcomes including achievement, value added, wider performance measures and possess strong analytical skills
• An in-depth knowledge of teaching, learning and assessment practice and pedagogy
• An excellent understanding of inspection practice and the renewed inspection framework.

Please see attached for the full Job Description

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience in senior roles.
• Cert.Ed./PGCE or equivalent teacher training qualification.
• At least 3 years' experience in teaching and training related roles.
• At least 3 years' experience in Quality and/or Improving Teaching and Learning related roles.
• Experience of successfully raising standards, improving the quality of provision and/or coaching and developing staff.

Please see attached for the full Person Specification

Staff Benefits

• Generous paid holiday entitlement of 35 days, exclusive of College closure days and public holidays. Pro rata for part time roles.
• One Selfie Day per year
• Contributory salary pension scheme (Local Government)
• Continuing Professional Development for all staff
• Laptop Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme
• £500 Refer a friend and earn a reward
• Subsidised cafes - at both campuses
• Employee Assistance Programme – Staff have access to this programme. It is a free and strictly confidential short-term counselling and support service (up to six meetings after an initial assessment session with a qualified counselor)
• The College offers an eye sight test for anyone who meets the criteria as described within the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations.
• Progressive family friendly policies (exceeding statutory requirements) that supports a health work/life balance, all staff are entitled to request flexible working.
• Discounted treatments at the Academy, Bath Campus
• Free parking at the Somer Valley Campus in Radstock