Quality Assurance Lead - FE & Curriculum Improvement

Central Bedfordshire College; Kettering; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Pension

Discounts

Professional development

Access to college courses

Job summary

The Bedford College Group is seeking a Corporate Communications & PR Manager at the Kettering Campus to drive quality assurance, performance improvement and regulatory compliance. This role is permanent and full-time, based in the UK with right-to-work requirements.

You will lead QA activities, analyse performance data, support T Level provision, and collaborate with curriculum teams to improve teaching, learning and outcomes across sites.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified with a recognised teaching qualification and strong understanding of Further Education quality assurance, assessment and continuous improvement practices; leadership and QA qualifications advantageous.
• Proven FE quality frameworks experience, audits, self‑assessment processes and regulatory requirements including Ofsted and curriculum quality improvement.
• Skilled in using performance data, audits and quality reviews to identify areas for development and drive improvements.
• Strong mentoring, report writing, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills to support curriculum teams in achieving excellence.
• High personal standards, adaptability, safeguarding commitment and willingness to work across sites to support various curriculum areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance activities across the college, including audits, curriculum health checks and progress reviews to drive continuous improvement and maintain high standards.
• Analyse performance data, identify improvement areas, implement targeted interventions and provide evidence-based recommendations to improve learner outcomes and curriculum performance.
• Support T Level provision and act as Centre Nominee, ensuring compliance with awarding body requirements and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with curriculum teams to support self‑assessment, improvement planning, mentoring, training and sharing best practice to enhance teaching, learning and assessment.
• Support external inspections and quality reviews, investigate quality concerns and uphold safeguarding, equality, diversity, inclusion, health and safety responsibilities.

Skills

Quality Leadership

FE Compliance

Data Analysis

Coaching & Communication

Professionalism

Education

Degree-qualified

Teaching Qualification

Job description

The Bedford College Group is seeking a Corporate Communications & PR Manager at the Kettering Campus to drive quality assurance, performance improvement and regulatory compliance. This role is permanent and full-time, based in the UK with right-to-work requirements.

You will lead QA activities, analyse performance data, support T Level provision, and collaborate with curriculum teams to improve teaching, learning and outcomes across sites.