Curriculum Leader

**Full-time 37 hours per week**
**Location: Stafford College**
**Salary: Total Overall package of up to £62,584 in year 1 as follows**:
***Salary (Lecturer) - £30,000 - £40,000

Salary (Curriculum Leader) - £34,414 - £44,000

Employer Pension Contributions up to £12,584

Golden Hello Payment: upto £5,000 OR

DfE bursary of upto £6,000 (if in 1st 5 years of teaching

**Holiday: 52 Days per year (Inclusive of Bank hol and Christmas**
**closure)**

In November 2019 Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) became the first further education provider in England to achieve outstanding grades in every area of Ofsted’s recently reformed Education Inspection Framework (EIF).

The inspection report praised all areas of the College’s provision and acknowledged NSCG’s ‘positive, stimulating and safe learning environment’, ‘highly motivated staff’, and ‘learners’ exemplary behaviour and attitudes to learning’. It also highlighted the fantastic partnerships the College has with industry. To read the full Ofsted report for Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group, please visit the Ofsted Government website.

The group is currently home to a population of over 5,000 full-time students and around 500 students on higher education programmes. We have over 4,000 part-time or adult learners and 2,000 apprentices where we work with over 800 individual employers.

Would you like to be part of a determined, progressive and ambitious college who strives to deliver an outstanding experience for its learners? Then come and join the Construction & Engineering Team at Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, suitably qualified individual who will play a crucial role in realising the department’s strategic objectives. You will be an inspiring lecturer with a background in Electrical Building Services. You will also have the ability to deliver varied, high quality and imaginative sessions and have a record of good achievement rates.

You will need to demonstrate an understanding and sensitivity towards a variety of learner needs and support the delivery team with a range of innovative teaching approaches to enable learners to reach their full potential.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Deliver a flexible and innovative curriculum that is responsive to feedback from current learners and anticipates likely changes in demand from future learners.
- Deliver excellent standards of teaching and learning across all areas within the curriculum area.
- Undertake the day-to-day co-ordination of staff within the course team so that the College can achieve its overall objective of being excellent in all areas.
- To deliver lively and interactive teaching, learning and assessment to an outstanding standard on a range of programmes as appropriate.
- To secure outstanding success for all learners and ensure targets for recruitment, retention, achievement and success, attendance and progression are met.
- To support the design and development of T level Building Services Engineering provision and Higher Technical Construction programmes.
- To teach on a range of full-time, part-time and apprenticeship programmes at Level 3 - 5 in Engineering.
- To support the design and development of programmes in Engineering, which includes the new technical qualifications (T Levels), and higher technical qualifications at Levels 4 - 5, whilst leading a highly effective teaching team in this area of provision.

**Required Skills and Experience**:

- Has qualifications at Level 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant Construction discipline, and/or has recent and relevant industrial experience in related topics. Qualifications up to Level 6 would be desirable.
- Has relevant experience in teaching/training and skills development.
- Has /holds the relevant industry standard certificates (JIB Gold Card/ AM2) would be desirable.
- Is experienced in a core field of BSE [Electrical] and has an understanding of technology development in this field.
- Has or is willing to study for a relevant teaching qualification (DTLLS, PGCE or equivalent).
- Has industry experience, with current knowledge and the ability to deliver to industry standard.
- Is well organised and able to manage the peaks and troughs of a varied workload.

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**What’s in it for you?**

The college offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

- Employer Pension contributions (Teachers’ Pension Scheme)
- 52 Days Annual Leave (including Bank Holidays & Christmas Closure).
- 24 hours per week contact time (FTE) over 34 delivery weeks.
- Electric Vehicle Scheme (Salary Sacrifice).
- Cycle to Work Scheme (Salary sacrifice).
- Health-related benefits including Subsidised Health Scheme.
- Excellent Training and Development Opportunities (supported with a dedicated budget).
- Dedicated Teaching & Learning Coaches for New Staff.
- Remission provided for your first year in post.
- Staff parking available.

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**How to apply