Politics Lecturer 0.5

Job title: Politics Lecturer 0.5 

Salary: Up to £39340.35 pro rata – depending on experience

Hours: 17.5 per week (2.5 days)

Contract type: Permanent

Site: Nelson & Colne College

Closing date: Sunday 2 June 2024

Interview date: TBC

‘Would you like to be part of a team that aims to create the extraordinary?’

Our Organisation 

Nelson and Colne College Group is made up of a family of colleges – Nelson & Colne College, Lancashire Adult Learning and Accrington & Rossendale College. Together the Group forms a Sixth Form, Skills and Technology Centre, University Centre, Employer Training and Adult Learning Provider delivering exceptional teaching and learning to all ages and at all levels. 

Together the Group forms a Sixth Form, Skills and Technology Centre, University Centre, Employer Training and Adult Learning Provider delivering exceptional teaching and learning to all ages and at all levels.

Nelson and Colne College has a national reputation for educational success that generations of families have benefited from. We pride ourselves on our individual approach to learning, where students receive outstanding teaching and support, extensive extracurricular opportunities and fantastic facilities.

The Exciting Role 

A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a 0.5 Politics Lecturer.

You will be part of a highly successful team of dedicated A Level staff within out humanities section and responsible for delivering Politics to our A Level students at Nelson and Colne College.

In particular, the A Level programme aims to:

• Provide a highly ambitious curriculum and academic programme of study which inspires students to aim high and achieve the extraordinary.
• To ensure the provision of a high-quality academic 6th form, offering a broad range of relevant A Level subjects.
• To support students to progress onto higher education and then onto exciting and ambitious careers.
• To ensure a strong focus on adding value, realising aspirations and equipping students with the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to progress onto the best universities.
• To provide students with the widest range of experiences possible, building cultural capital; inspiring and enabling them to make a lasting and positive contribution to the wider society.

The successful candidate will be primarily based at Nelson but may be required to travel across sites.

This post could suit an experienced practitioner looking for their next challenge, a newly qualified teacher looking to make their mark within an Outstanding organisation, or a talented aspiring trainee teacher looking for support with their teaching qualification. 

If you are applying as a trainee teacher, the College’s Trainee Teacher programme will include funding for your teaching qualification, as well as mentoring support and coaching from our experienced team. In addition, the DfE Taking Teaching Further funding also offers eligible recruits* a £6,000 incentive payment. You can find out more about what it is like to Teach in FE by visiting https://www.teach-in-further-education.campaign.gov.uk/ and there is information about how to become a further education teacher at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teach-in-further-education#train-on-the-job. Alternatively, please call a member of our HR team if you would like to find out more.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Plan, deliver and assess A Level politics.
• Support learners in their academic journey and also as a pastoral tutor.
• To develop the wider knowledge, skills and behaviours for their next steps/
• To widen their cultural capital via extra curricular opportunities such as debating, visiting MPs or trips.

What We Are Looking For:

• An enthusiastic and knowledgeable A Level politics lecturer who can deliver outstanding teaching, learning and support to learners.
• A degree in a relevant subject area or appropriate professional qualification
• A recognised teaching qualification or a willingness to achieve this within three years of appointment
• A higher degree or advanced qualification (desirable)
• Successful teaching experience in a relevant subject area 
• Knowledge of and proven ability to deliver the curriculum successfully 
• Demonstrate a student-centred approach to teaching and learning 

What We Offer in Return:

• Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance including a two-week closure over the Christmas period
• A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
• Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
• Fantastic family friendly policies
• Free on-site parking on all College sites 

Please visit our ‘working for us’ section of our website for a full list of our benefits https://careers.nelson.ac.uk/working-for-us/benefits/

Still Interested? 

How to Apply: 

If you're interested in this post then please click apply and complete an application form. 

Further questions: Please contact our friendly HR Team h.resources@nelsongroup.ac.uk

Please note: We only accept applications submitted via our website.

All our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children, should you wish to discuss this further please get in touch with the HR Team.