Lecturer - English

Buckingham College; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckingham College is seeking a Full time English lecturer for our Aylesbury campus. The successful candidate will promote high levels of student ambition and help deliver innovative learning experiences in a supportive environment. This role offers professional development opportunities and various employee benefits to encourage staff growth.

Benefits

35 holiday entitlement & additional annual leave purchase scheme

Free onsite parking

Access to free training & continuous professional development

Discounts in local services

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Plan and prepare innovative schemes of work and lesson plans.
• Deliver effective learning programmes in a safe environment.
• Address English and Mathematics needs creatively.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver effective learning programmes for diverse groups.
• Create motivational lesson plans to stretch and challenge students.
• Support students in overcoming barriers to learning.

Skills

Innovative lesson planning

Motivational teaching

Creating positive learning experiences

Support for growth mindset

Education

Recognised teaching qualification

Job description

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Can you take students from this… "I can't do English"; "I hate English."; "I don't like English, I don't understand it."; "My teachers have tried to explain that to me for five years and they couldn't, you don't have a chance."; "English is rubbish."…

To this…"Wow! Is it that easy?"; "I get it now."; "Why no one explained it to me in this way before?"…

We are seeking to recruit a Full time English lecturer, to join Buckinghamshire College Group. You will be primarily based at our Aylesbury campus. We are seeking a lecturer who is familiar with Pearson's functional skills and entry levels.

Working within our dedicated English department you will be promoting high levels of student ambition leading to positive progression and excellent employer satisfaction.

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Have the ability to plan and prepare innovative schemes of work, lesson plans and assessment schedules which motivate students to achieve.
• Plan and deliver highly effective learning programmes for diverse groups or individuals in a safe and inclusive environment, whilst also ensuring students are stretched and challenged to reach their full potential.
• Create innovative and positive learning experiences
• Support a growth mindset in learners
• Address the English and Mathematics needs of students and work creatively to overcome individual barriers to learning, both within and outside of the classroom

We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the college. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible. While working at Buckinghamshire College Group you can also take advantage of a host of employee benefits including:

• 35 holiday entitlement & additional annual leave purchase scheme
• Free onsite parking
• A wide range of learning - access to free training & continuous professional development
• Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Salon Intuition
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes

Here at Buckinghamshire College Group, we are passionate about helping people of all ages and abilities to achieve their learning goals and life aspirations. You will find a warm welcome at all of our campuses in; Aylesbury, Amersham and High Wycombe, where we are a thriving community of over 590 Staff and 7,000 students and we are sure that whatever your aspirations and career goals, we can help you to achieve them.

This College does one of the most important jobs in the country - educating people of all ages to help them to succeed in life and create the skills society needs. Moreover, we do it well. We have high standards, with good success rates for students and more students joining us each year.

Our staff are the most important resource that the College has in securing this success. We therefore value our staff highly and offer a competitive reward and benefits package.

We hope you will want to be part of Buckinghamshire College Group and we very much look forward to welcoming you.

Taking Teaching Further

The College actively engages with the Education & Training Foundation's Taking Teaching Further scheme to recruit industry professionals to teach within Further Education.

As industry professionals offer our students industry experience and insight we support our unqualified teachers to learn 'on the job'. You will be given full support throughout your development to fully qualified teacher status. Whilst in employment you would be enrolled onto the Level 3 Award in Education and training. After completion you can choose to move be onto our Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training qualification. This is a great way for experienced professionals to achieve a recognised teaching qualification whilst in employment.

Commitment to Safeguarding

BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

Only completed applications will be considered for this role.

For more information on the role please contact HR directly.

Closing date for applications is the 30/06/2025 with interviews taking place from 14/07/2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.