Head of Programmes

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Job summary

Pinc College, an Independent Specialist College, seeks a Head of Programmes to lead Post-16 study programmes and ensure high-quality teaching and inclusive practices across Bradford and Halifax campuses.

You will drive curriculum development, safeguarding, and SEND compliance while strengthening partnerships with families and external stakeholders to support student outcomes and progression.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting neurodivergent learners and EHCPs.
• Experience in post-16 education or specialist provision.
• Experience leading educational teams.
• Ideally experience in creative education and/or heritage sector.
• Understanding of Ofsted Inspection Framework; involvement in inspections preferred.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and inclusive teaching strategies.
• Ability to build strong stakeholder partnerships.
• Proven effective performance management.
• Strong team leadership, decision-making and problem-solving.
• ICT skills including use of SIS.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Post-16 study programmes.
• Ensure high-quality teaching and inclusive practice.
• Oversee curriculum leadership, programme development and safeguarding.
• Ensure compliance with DfE funding rules, Ofsted requirements and SEND legislation.
• Develop partnerships with families, cultural organisations and stakeholders.
• Monitor student outcomes, progression and destination pathways.

Skills

SEND experience

Post-16 education

Educational leadership

Creative education

Ofsted knowledge

Safeguarding knowledge

Stakeholder partnerships

Performance management

Team leadership

Decision-making

Problem-solving

ICT skills

SIS experience

Tools

Student Management Information Systems

Job description

£38,428 pa (FTE £44,000 pa) 2 Campuses
£41,921 pa (FTE £48,000 pa) 3 Campuses
Term time (41 weeks)
Bradford/Halifax – multi-site (2-3 campuses)

Do you believe education should unlock creativity, confidence and opportunity for every young person?

Do you have experience of supporting neurodivergent learners and students with SEND and EHCPs to thrive?

At Pinc College, we’re building something different — and we’re looking for someone who is passionate about the local community and developing community based creative assets to join us as our Head of Programmes and help shape the next chapter of our journey.

About Pinc

Pinc is an Independent Specialist College offering an inspiring and impactful approach to education and pathways into employment for neurodivergent young people, aged 16-24 years. Through creative study programmes based in galleries, museums and cultural venues across England and Wales, we help students develop confidence, skills and pathways into further education, higher education and meaningful careers.

Our approach combines personalised learning, creativity, wellbeing and employability in environments designed to inspire ambition and possibility.

You will be working across our campuses in Bradford (Cartwright Hall) and Halifax (Dean Clough). Each campus is embedded within inspiring cultural and heritage settings that reflect the creativity, innovation and inclusivity at the heart of our approach.

As our Head of Programmes, you’ll provide strategic and operational leadership for Pinc College’s Post-16 study programmes, ensuring that all programmes deliver high quality teaching, inclusive practice, strong student outcomes and full compliance with DfE funding rules, Ofsted requirements and SEND legislation.

You’ll lead on

• High quality teaching, learning and inclusive practice
• Curriculum leadership and programme development
• Safeguarding and student wellbeing
• SEND coordination and student support
• Quality assurance and compliance
• Student outcomes, progression and destination pathways

You will also play a key role in strengthening partnerships with families, cultural organisations and external stakeholders, helping to shape a truly ambitious future for our students and our organisation.

So, what else are we looking for?

• Experience of working with students with SEND and EHCPs.
• Experience in post-16 education or specialist provision.
• Experience leading or supporting educational teams.
• Ideally, experience in creative education and/or the heritage and cultural sector.
• Understanding of the Ofsted Inspection Framework, ideally with involvement in inspections.
• Knowledge of leading on Safeguarding, and of inclusive teaching learning strategies.
• Demonstrable ability to build strong stakeholder partnerships.
• Proven effective performance management.
• Good team leadership, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Good ICT skills, including use of Student Management Information Systems.

Our Campus clusters are as follows: Leeds Museum & Leeds Art Gallery (Leeds), Cartwright Hall & Dean Clough (Bradford & Halifax), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery & Aston Hall (Birmingham), Touchstones, Salford Art Gallery, Bolton Museum (Greater Manchester), Manchester Museum, 22 Lever St, Manchester Craft & Design Centre (Central Manchester), Heritage Centre, The Potteries & Middleport (Macclesfield & Stoke), National Museum (Cardiff), Design Museum (London).

Closing date: 23rd August 2026.