Curriculum Leader – Engineering
Nelson and Colne College
Lancashire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 October 2021
Job overview
Curriculum Leader – Engineering
Salary: Up to £38,193 per annum depending on experience
Hours: 35 per week
Site: Accrington & Rossendale College
Closing Date: Midnight – Thursday 21st October 2021
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 a beacon for educational excellence, made up of a family of colleges – Nelson & Colne College, Lancashire Adult Learning & 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.
The Exciting Role
Accrington and Rossendale College are looking for a Curriculum Leader in Engineering to join their enthusiastic team on a full-time permanent basis working 35 hours per week.
The successful candidate will teach on a range of programmes within the College’s Engineering and Apprenticeship provision, to include tracking, internal verification/ standards moderation and data collection. Working in a varied and interesting role, the successful candidate will be responsible for co-ordinating all programmes in Engineering, ensuring that the quality of our provision remains Outstanding. Managing their own caseload, it is vital that the successful candidate demonstrates a “hands-on” approach; coaching and demonstrating best practice in line with the new standards.
This role will be based at our Accrington & Rossendale College site, however, travel across sites will be required.
What You Will Be Doing
• Lead the team responsible for the delivery of Engineering Apprenticeships.
• Lead by example in teaching consistently good and better lessons to ensure excellence in subject pedagogy and the quality of teaching, learning and assessment.
• Take responsibility for the learner experience, for example, retention; attendance; achievement; destinations; added value; learner satisfaction.
• Take responsibility for the development of high-quality learning resources that can be shared within the team and where appropriate across the college.
• Use College systems effectively to track and communicate student progress in a timely manner.
• Be responsible and participate in standardisation, verification and moderation as required.
• Working with the Head of Division ensure continuous professional development activities are appropriately planned, support the development of the team’s subject pedagogy to reflect the curriculum development aims for the division.
• Support the development and maintenance of positive relationships with external organisations to enable the generation of new work and identification of opportunities for development.
What We Are Looking For:
• Degree in a relevant subject area or appropriate professional qualification
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Compliance with CPD requirements
• 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
What We Offer in Return:
• Eligibility to join the Teacher 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/
How to Apply:
Still Interested?
If you're interested in this post and would like to know more, then please visit our website and complete an application form.
Website: https://careers.nelson.ac.uk/
Take me to the Application form: https://careers.nelson.ac.uk/application-form/
Further questions: please contact our friendly HR Team on h.resources@nelsongroup.ac.uk
*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website
Please note: All of 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.
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About Nelson and Colne College
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Nelson and Colne College, located in the town of Nelson, Lancashire, offers further education to 1,600 full-time students and 3,500 part-time adults. The college was founded during the reorganisation of education in Pendle in the early 1970s and created by the merger of several local sixth forms.
Recent investments have included a £2m engineering facility, an all-weather sports pitch and gym, fully equipped science laboratories, and student study and social spaces. In January 2017, Nelson and Colne College launched a university centre to offer a range of higher education programmes in East Lancashire and beyond.
Principal
Amanda Melton
Values and vision
Nelson and Colne College’s overarching vision is summed up in its commitment to “expanding horizons; excelling together; and always learning". It promises to: put people at its centre; take care to understand each other’s individual qualities and needs; ensure that every single member of the college knows they matter; and celebrate individuality and recognise the strength of diversity.
The college also promotes a “green” ethos among its students and staff, setting up a sustainability group to raise awareness of environmental issues. The whole college has signed up to challenging goals to reduce its carbon footprint.
Ofsted report
“The quality of teaching and learning is outstanding. Assessment is well planned and marking is thorough and helpful. The internal lesson observation system is rigorous and carefully moderated and helps improve the teaching and learning. Staff development is well focused on college priorities.”
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