Vice Principal – Quality and Performance (2026/CB006)

East Durham College; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

East Durham College seeks a senior leader to deliver an ambitious curriculum and provide strategic direction to enhance teaching, learning and student outcomes across the college. You will lead quality assurance and compliance, ensuring consistency and continuous improvement while meeting regulatory requirements.

As a member of the College Leadership Group, you will contribute to the college’s mission and strategic objectives, influencing colleagues to drive the necessary changes and

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• GCSE level standard education in maths and English.
• Recognised teaching qualification at level 5.
• Evidence of continuing commitment to self development relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an ambitious curriculum with strategic leadership to enhance teaching, learning and student outcomes across the college.
• Lead quality assurance and compliance to ensure consistency and continual improvement while meeting regulatory requirements.
• As a key College Leadership Group member, contribute to the mission, vision and strategic objectives and influence colleagues to drive change.
• Lead and influence across college to embed improvements and drive changes in practice.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements across provision.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Quality assurance

Regulatory compliance

Curriculum development

Education

Degree level or equivalent

GCSE maths & English

Teaching qualification at level 5

Commitment to professional development

Job description

Main Duties of the Role:

Your role will be to deliver an ambitious curriculum to all by providing strategic leadership to enhance the quality of teaching, learning and student outcomes across the breadth of provision at the college. You will lead quality assurance and compliance functions ensuring consistency and continuous improvement whilst meeting regulatory and statutory requirements.

As a key member of the College Leadership Group you will contribute towards the achievement of the College’s mission, vision and strategic objectives, leading and influencing colleagues across college to drive the required changes.

Essential Requirement:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• GCSE level standard education or equivalent (maths & English)
• Recognised teaching qualification at level 5
• Evidence of continuing commitment to self development relevant to the role