Head of English and Maths

Ashford College; Dover; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Competitive Pension Scheme

Learning and Development Opportunities

Internal progression opportunities

Wellbeing and Health Support

Exclusive Discounts & Perks

Flexible Personal Leave

Job summary

East Kent Colleges Group is seeking a Head of Department for English and Maths. You will manage a programme area, promote high standards, and drive quality across provision while responsibly managing a delegated budget.

You will lead an experienced team, deliver outstanding teaching, plan curricula and develop staff to ensure excellent learner outcomes within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification and recognised teaching qualification (DET/PGCE/CertEd).
• Demonstrable teaching practice at good or outstanding level.
• Experience of curriculum planning and development.

Responsibilities

• Manage a programme area and promote high standards in a positive culture.
• Ensure quality of provision and support learners to thrive.
• Lead a professional team to deliver results and maintain effective budgeting.

Skills

Curriculum leadership

Team leadership

Curriculum development

Strategic planning

Education

Degree level qualification

DET/PGCE/CertEd

Job description

About The Role

Lead Curriculum Innovation, Empower Every Learner, Drive the Community's Future - Join us as Head of Department for English and Maths

EKC Dover College are seeking a Head of Department. As a Head of Curriculum, you will be responsible for managing a programme area and promoting high standards in a positive and supportive culture that aspires to be outstanding.

Your responsibilities will also include being responsible for the quality of programme provision and to actively encourage excellence in teaching and to effectively manage a delegated budget.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• Generous Annual Leave - 38 days FTE per annum
• Competitive Pension Scheme - 28% employer contribution
• Learning and Development Opportunities - 3-4 annual paid group development days and bespoke programmes e.g. Senior Leadership Development Programme and strong internal progression-1 in 3 roles are filled internally
• Culture and Recognition - Being part of Community Days, an Annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco-friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net-zero by 2030
• Wellbeing and Health Support - Generous sick pay, health checks, free flu jabs, free eye tests, glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return-to-work support
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks - Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• Flexible Personal Leave - Time off for your child's first day at nursery or school, moving homes and for interviews

About You

Our ambition is to find an experienced yet innovative and proactive individual to join our management team to take forward and shape the future of the department. You will be responsible for ensuring that curriculum delivery is of the highest quality whilst ensuring the required support being in place to help all learners thrive and achieve in our dynamic teaching and learning environment.

You will bring a track record and genuine passion for driving up standards and a can-do attitude that will inspire your team. Up to date industry knowledge and a good understanding of current industry practices are essential requirements for this role. So too is a commitment to excellence, a focus on delivery and strategic understanding.

To be successful in this role, you will hold a degree level qualification and a recognised teaching qualification (DET/PGCE/CertEd). With demonstrable teaching practice at good or outstanding level, you will also have experience of curriculum planning and development and a proven ability to manage and lead an experienced, professional team to deliver results.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on [e-mail].

Outstanding Ofsted Provider

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent CollegesGroup is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.