Quality Assurance Lead

Nelson and Colne College; Nelson; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution seeks a Quality Assurance Lead to ensure outstanding educational quality. The role involves monitoring performance, supporting curriculum teams, and implementing effective quality strategies. Join a dedicated team focused on excellence in education.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Workplace pension scheme

Enhanced occupational sick pay

Health and wellbeing benefits

Staff recognition scheme

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance framework.
• Knowledge of working with Awarding Bodies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report key performance indicators.
• Support curriculum teams with quality improvement activities.

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Initiative

Education

Education Inspection Framework

Job description

Quality Assurance Lead
Salary: Up to £42,944.78 per annum
Hours: 37 hours
Weeks Per Year: Full year
Contract Type: Permanent
Site: Nelson and Colne College
Closing Date: 1st June 2025
Interview Date: 20th June 2025

Would you like to be part of a team that aims to create the extraordinary?'

Our Organisation
This role is advertised by NCC Professional Services. Part of Nelson and Colne College Group, NCC Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider College Group.

Nelson and Colne College has a national reputation for educational success that generations of families have benefited from. We pride ourselves on our individual approach to learning, where students receive outstanding teaching and support, extensive extracurricular opportunities and fantastic facilities.

The Exciting Role
A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a Quality Assurance Lead.

Are you interested in Quality and how this contributes to making sure our learners benefit from an Outstanding learning experience? Here at Nelson and Colne College Group, as an Ofsted Graded Outstanding College, our single, most important, focus is making sure that the quality of education we provide for all of our learners continues to be Outstanding.

The successful candidate will be primarily based at Nelson but may be required to travel across sites.

You may already be involved in leading a curriculum and carrying out quality assurance activities or currently teaching and want your next career move to be into Quality.

If this sounds like you, this is an exciting opportunity to become involved in maintaining our Outstanding range of programmes and to be closely involved in the further development and implementation of effective quality strategies that inform excellent outcomes for all of our learners.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Reporting into the Quality Assurance Manager to ensure the monitoring and progress of attainment of skills, lead to outstanding quality of education for learners across the College Group.
• Review, monitor and report key performance indicators for the purposes of the termly Curriculum Performance Reviews and for SLT reporting purposes.
• Directed by the Quality Assurance Manager, support curriculum teams to ensure early intervention activities are implemented, in a timely and effective manner, to ensure key performance indicators are achieved.
• As directed by the Quality Assurance Manager, carry out quality assurance activities including deep dives and complete and report outcomes for all quality assurance activities.
• Report into the Quality Assurance Manager, the outcomes for the Quality Cycles across the College Group provision.
• Work with curriculum teams to support quality improvement activities following quality assurance activities, reporting on consistency and compliance.

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience of working within a quality assurance framework
• Detailed knowledge of the Education Inspection Framework
• Knowledge of, and proven ability, to deliver the curriculum successfully
• Knowledge of working with Awarding Bodies and their quality assurance processes
• Experience of providing an outstanding teaching, learning and assessment experience
• Have a highly responsive, flexible and adaptable attitude
• Possess excellent communication skills
• Display initiative, be positive and enthusiastic

What We Offer in Return:

• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing to a maximum of 28 days (with service), plus Bank Holidays and closure days - totalling 41 days per year
• Access to a workplace pension scheme - with employer contributions of 5%
• Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
• A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
• Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
• Free on-site parking on all College sites

Further Questions?
Please contact our friendly HR Team [e-mail]

*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website*

All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.