Vice Principal

Chichester College have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a **Vice Principal - Teaching and Learning**at our **Chichester campus**. You will join us on a** full time, permanent basisand** in return, we will offer a competitive salary of** £72,406 - £79,128 per annum.**

**The Chichester College Group**is the largest provider of further education in Sussex and is comprised of 5 Colleges based at Chichester, Crawley, Worthing, Haywards Heath, and Brinsbury near Pulborough which is land-based. Through our colleges,we educate and train around 25,000 full and part-time students every year and provide teaching excellence to meet the future needs of the region's employers.

**The Vice Principal - Teaching and Learning role**:
As our **Vice Principal - Teaching and Learning,** you will respond to the Principal for ensuring the continuing development of the College’s strategy relating to all areas of provision at the College and curriculum areas which leads to student/customersuccess.

You will work as a member of the Group’s leadership and management team to maintain, develop, represent and pursue the mission and vision of the Group.

**Key Responsibilities of our Vice Principal - Teaching and Learning**:

- Ensuring effective curriculum development across all College programmes, encouraging innovative approaches to teaching, learning and assessment in line with national developments, employer needs and the needs of our students
- Being an ambassador for the Group, when required, in a variety of locations and settings
- Sustaining and creating a culture of excellence in teaching, learning and assessment where the quality of student/customer experience and outcomes are at the heart of all College activities
- Line managing, coaching and developing a number of Heads of Learning and other elected staff within the College structure whilst promoting and modelling high levels of professionalism
- Being committed to and responsible for personal professional development to ensure personal effectiveness in the role
- Ensuring that appropriate quality standards are set, reviewed and monitored and that appropriate actions are taken to ensure engagement with them in partnership and collaboration with the Quality team
- Ensuring that all staff involved in the assessment and guidance of students/customers, and the delivery of teaching and learning are responsive to individual learners needs to ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to access learning and opportunitiesto thrive reflecting the Group’s commitment to inclusivity and universal design for learning
- Ensuring the provision of effective information, advice and guidance systems to assist students, parents and customers to gain maximum benefit from the College’s curriculum offer, support and other opportunities
- Guaranteeing the development of curriculum offer and implementation of new approaches to teaching, learning and assessment in partnership and collaboration with cross Group product leads (e.g. VP - Apprentices or VP - Adult Education), where appropriate
- Making sure that all staff involved in the teaching and learning process focus upon the need for continuous improvement in standards in teaching and learning and in the levels of retention and achievement and to focus a culture of continuous improvementfor outstanding success

**Our ideal Vice Principal - Teaching and Learning should have the below skills and experience**:

- High level degree or vocational professional qualification at Level 4 or above
- Recognised teaching qualification (e.g. PGCE/Cert Ed)
- Significant and successful experience in leading and managing diverse teams and responsibilities successfully within Further Education
- Record of outstanding leadership in a senior management role
- Experience in managing finances within a budget
- Strategic understanding of the FE sector and its challenges including funding, curriculum reform and policy
- Detailed knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion, safeguarding obligations and health and safety relating to staff, students and high-quality curriculum delivery
- Strong belief in inclusivity and commitment to education and training

**Interview date**:23rd / 24th January 2023

If you would like to learn more about our **Vice Principal - Teaching and Learning**role, then please click ‘**apply**’ today