Lecturer in Travel and Tourism

Newham College of Further Education; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in London is seeking a candidate to join their Creative and Service Industries faculty. This role involves teaching 16-18-year-old students in Travel and Tourism, preparing lesson plans, and offering personal tutoring. Ideal candidates will hold a recognised teaching qualification and have experience with diverse learners. The position promises a supportive environment focused on student welfare and professional development, aiming to inspire and motivate learners to achieve academic success.

Benefits

Competitive salary including London weighting

Commitment to equality and diversity

Qualifications

• Proven experience planning and delivering lessons in line with Ofsted standards.
• Skilled in assessing, providing feedback, and meeting targets or KPIs.
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and partnership working.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement inclusive teaching and supporting learning activities.
• Provide high quality teaching, learning, assessment.
• Contribute to outreach and widening participation activities.

Skills

Recognised teaching qualification (e.g. PCET, PGCE or Level 5 Diploma in Education)

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Excellent IT and e-learning skills

Ability to inspire and motivate learners

Strong organisational skills

Education

Subject specialism to at least Level 3

GCSE or Level 2 in Maths and English

Tools

e-learning platforms

Job description

About Us

Newham College London, now merged with NewVIc Sixth Form College, is the largest post-16 education provider in Newham. With campuses in East Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, and the London City Institute of Technology (LCIoT) in Canning Town, we serve over 11,000 students across a range of pathways – including 16–18 study, adult education, apprenticeships, and higher education.

With over 600 staff, four main campuses, and an annual turnover of £60 million, Newham College is one of the borough’s largest employers and plays a key role in driving local economic and community development.

The Role

The candidate appointed will join an innovated and dynamic team involved in the delivery through a range a of 16-18 full-time study programmes within the faculty of Creative and Service Industries. This includes the provision in Travel and Tourism within the college. They will prepare and deliver teaching for a range of topics, provide advice and support students, acting as a Personal Tutor, participate in Internal Quality Assurance activities as well as related teacher administration duties

Key responsibilities

• Design, plan and implement effective and inclusive teaching and supporting learning activities.
• To provide high quality teaching, learning, assessment and internal moderation across a range of courses.
• Teach across a range of modules / units or within a subject area using appropriate teaching, learning support and assessment methods and technologies.
• Assess the work and progress of students and provide them with constructive feedback
• Contribute to the delivery, tracking and monitoring of key skill performance amongst cohorts of students in Travel and Tourism.
• Seek ways of improving performance by reflecting on teaching design and delivery and obtaining and analysing feedback.
• Contribute to outreach and / or widening participation activities within the school.
• Tutorship of students, giving appropriate support to enable students to achieve their academic, personal and vocational targets.
• Interviewing and giving guidance to potential students.

Assisting students in their progression routes

Contribute to the development and continual improvement of courses, coordinating effectively with both staff and student.

Our Ideal candidate should have the following qualifications, skills and experience

• Recognised teaching qualification (e.g. PCET, PGCE or Level 5 Diploma in Education)
• Subject specialism to at least Level 3
• Experience delivering to 16+ learners of varied abilities
• GCSE or Level 2 in Maths and English
• Proven experience planning and delivering lessons in line with Ofsted standards
• Skilled in assessing, providing feedback, and meeting targets or KPIs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and partnership working
• Excellent IT and e-learning skills
• Ability to inspire and motivate learners
• Strong organisational, time management, and record-keeping skills
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Flexible, proactive, and committed to the College’s aims and ethos

Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education All employment offers are subject employment checks. These include (some of which are dependent on the role and the individual) : Enhanced DBS including Children’s Barred List check, DfE teaching / management Barred List check, on-line searches, overseas criminal record check, evidence of identity and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, confirmation of medical fitness, evidence of relevant qualifications and a check of previous employment history.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. You will be required to become familiar with the College's policies, and comply with the requirements to safeguard and protect the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are asked to complete mandatory training in relation to KCSIE and other key areas, and to read the relevant policies.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The College’s mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.

Recruitment Process

The email account you use to apply will be used for all recruitment communication. Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor.

All application forms must be fully completed, including a full record of education and employment history. Incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting.

The salary for this position is inclusive of London weighting. Please note that we advertise our salaries on a range to indicate the trajectory of progression that can be made. Appointments are usually made at the start of the salary range. The salary structure includes progression within the published grades, subject to service, funding, and performance.

We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

Please note that we do not accept CVs

Closing Date

04 / 01 / 2026

Interview Date

TBC

Safeguarding Statement

Newham College of Further Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.