Head of Section

3 weeks ago

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom KM Education Recruitment Ltd Full time

The Foundation and Intermediate School at Kingston College has oversight of and responsibility for the cross-college English and Maths and Employability provision. The focus is on ensuring that current and future students receive a first class experience that enables them to progress and attain their qualifications at high levels and to develop long-lasting learning and employability skills.

Joining us as Head of Section, you will be responsible for the staff and curriculum standards in the cross-college mandatory English delivery area. You will ensure you are offering a transparent, responsive, and high-quality service to the College.

This post has collective responsibility for the implementation of the area business and improvement plans, as well as contributing to the College’s Objectives and Improvement Plans. You will ensure we meet our conditions of funding for English skills development, ensuring high quality teaching, improving success rates and ensuring excellent feedback from students.

We’re looking for someone who has excellent teaching skills in GCSE English and who is recognised as a good or better teacher. You’ll have experience of leading / managing English; GCSE English and/or English Functional Skills and have a track record of making sustained improvements.

With high personal standards and expectations, you will have experience of successfully monitoring and supporting ‘at-risk’ learners to achieve or exceed their potential and of managing, supporting and developing staff. We’d like you to have current knowledge of impending changes and the implications for teaching and learning strategies, and have a thorough understanding of quality assurance and improvement processes, and how these can be used to enhance the student experience.

Subject to a cost of living review from 1 August, the successful candidate will be eligible for any subsequent increase in salary.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 14th June 2024

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.

When you click on ‘Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process.

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