Quality Of Education Manager - Adult

The Growth Company; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Growth Company is recruiting a Quality of Education Manager – Adult Skills to oversee teaching and learning quality across our Adult Skills provision in Greater Manchester. You will lead observations, feedback, and moderation to ensure high standards and strong safeguarding compliance.

You will embed organisational messages, support workforce development and maintain the QA calendar, guiding continuous improvement and ensuring readiness for inspections.

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching and learning sector at Level 5 or above.
• Qualified in assessment and internal or external quality assurance (Assessor, IV, EV, IQA or EQA).
• Experience delivering training and awareness sessions.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge for young people and vulnerable adults.
• Experience supporting Ofsted inspections.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships to support monitoring and improvement of the learner journey.
• Coordinate, implement and report on quality assurance activities and procedures.
• Conduct observations of teaching, learning and assessment with timely feedback.
• Monitor QA processes and improvement actions across provision.
• Support managers with improvement actions from QA activity and feedback.
• Undertake quality reviews, audits and compliance activities across programmes.
• Contribute to self-assessment, inspection readiness and QA planning.
• Produce quality performance data and evaluative analysis.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

CPD coordination

Teamworking

Education

Level 5+ teaching/learning qualification

Assessor/IV/EQA/IQA/EVE qualification

Tools

Power BI

Job description

The Growth Company’s (GC) Education and Skills team has an exciting opportunity for a Quality of Education Manager – Adult Skills to oversee all aspects of teaching and learning quality across our Adult Skills provision. The role will lead on observations, sampling, feedback and moderation activities, ensuring consistently high standards across delivery.

In this role, you will embed safeguarding and key organisational messages, support workforce development and training, and maintain the quality assurance calendar.

At GC Education and Skills, we empower people to build better futures through high-quality training, employability programmes and apprenticeships. We support learners to gain the skills, confidence and experience needed to secure meaningful work, while partnering closely with employers to develop the talent they need to grow. From first steps into employment through to advanced upskilling, we are there at every stage of the journey, driving social mobility and economic growth across the communities we serve.

Please note, this is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity. Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with staff, managers and stakeholders to support the monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement of the learner journey.
• Coordinate, implement and report on quality assurance activities, policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with organisational, contractual, regulatory and Ofsted requirements.
• Conduct observations of teaching, learning and assessment, including observations of practice, information, advice and guidance, education and training activities, providing timely feedback and identifying areas for improvement.
• Monitor the effectiveness of quality assurance processes and quality improvement actions, ensuring agreed standards are consistently applied across provision.
• Support managers to identify and implement improvement actions arising from quality assurance activity, learner feedback, observations, audits and performance reviews.
• Undertake quality reviews, audits and compliance activities across programmes and services to evaluate the effectiveness of provision and identify risks, strengths and areas for development.
• Contribute to self-assessment, inspection readiness and quality improvement planning by gathering, analysing and evaluating evidence against internal and external quality frameworks.
• Produce and interpret quality performance data, statistical reports and evaluative analysis to identify trends, monitor impact and inform continuous improvement, including learner outcomes, achievement rates, attainment gaps, feedback, complaints and key performance indicators.

About You:

• Established experience within the teaching and learning sector, working at Level 5 or above.
• Qualified in assessment and internal or external quality assurance, such as Assessor, IV, EV, IQA or EQA qualifications.
• Experienced in delivering training and awareness sessions to a range of audiences.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding processes, procedures and requirements for young people and vulnerable adults.
• Demonstrable experience of preparing for or supporting Ofsted inspections.
• Highly motivated, positive and confident, with the determination to achieve high standards and inspire others.

Skills Required:

• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and listening skills, with confidence using a range of IT packages.
• Strong organisational and teamworking skills, with the ability to plan and manage your own workload.
• Confident coordinating a varied programme of CPD workshops and supporting training.
• Able to build positive relationships and networks with people from a wide range of organisations.
• Good knowledge of employment and skills programmes, with the ability to review and challenge teaching and learning policies and procedures.
• Proficient in e-portfolio systems and other IT packages, including Power BI.

We are currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits or visas. Therefore, we can only consider candidates who already have the legal right to work in the UK.

Safeguarding the welfare of all individuals, including vulnerable adults and young people is a core priority at GC, and we expect all staff to uphold this responsibility. All Education and Skills appointments are subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures, including a DBS check and a professional social media check, carried out by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd) at no cost to the successful candidate.

Please note: It is an illegal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List.

We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.

If this applies to you, you can request consideration under this scheme during the application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team.

Quality of Education Manager - Adult Greater Manchester