Group Head of Science & Mathematics
NSCG - Newcastle Campus
Staffordshire
- £50,000 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 22 May 2022
Job overview
Job Reference: MAY20224344
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £50,000 Per Annum
Closing Date: Sun, 22 May 2022
Description
Salary: Circa £50k
Location: Newcastle and Stafford Site
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) are seeking to appoint a dynamic, innovative leader to join us as our new Group Head of Sciences and Mathematics. This is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career with an Ofsted Outstanding college.
NSCG is Staffordshire’s largest and most successful further education college, placed in the top 10% of colleges nationally. Our vibrant campuses provide a warm and friendly welcome, with first class facilities and a dedicated staff team who put student success at the heart of everything they do. Our vision, strategy and culture helps to ensure we are recognised as an outstanding organisation where students and staff thrive, achieve and make a positive contribution to the cultural and economic prosperity of Staffordshire and beyond……we call it being ‘committed to excellence’.
With a number of significant, exciting capital projects underway to further improve our facilities and student experience, now is an exciting time to start your career journey with Staffordshire’s leading college.
We are looking for an exceptional candidate who is driven, experienced and passionate about making a real difference to the lives of our students. You will have group-wide curriculum responsibility for Sciences and Mathematics, with combined responsibility for A-Level Sciences and Maths, GCSE Science and vocational science courses, along with shared responsibility for existing HE science provision.
As a key member of the Academic Faculty Management Team you will have scope to utilise your experience to develop and shape our future curriculum offer. Your primary focus will be on three core areas: curriculum development, raising standards of teaching and learning and the leadership of staff. To be successful in this role, we believe you should have significant post-qualification teaching experience and a proven track record of motivating and leading people to achieve excellence. You should also have experience in, and be able to contribute to the teaching of one or more programme areas offered within the curriculum area.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop a flexible and innovative curriculum that is responsive to feedback from current learners and anticipates likely changes in demand from future learners.
- Continually improve standards of course performance and teaching and learning across all areas within the curriculum area.
- Provide clear leadership to all the staff within the curriculum area so that the Colleges group can achieve its overall objective of being excellent in all areas
Required Skills and Experience:
- Holds an appropriate academic or professional qualification.
- Has a full teaching qualification at level 5 or above.
- Is experienced in teaching on programmes within the curriculum area.
- Has interpersonal, motivational and communication skills of the highest order.
- Can demonstrate a clear strategic vision for the curriculum area.
- Has a good knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting teaching and learning within the curriculum area and affecting
- the FE sector in general.
- Is able to work as a member of a closely-knit team, making a positive contribution to the management of the area and its growing
- success on two college sites.
What’s in it for you?
The college offers an excellent benefits package which includes:
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Excellent Training and Development Opportunities
- 35 Days annual leave per year (plus 8 bank holidays and a 2 week closure period at Christmas)
How to apply
To apply for the role of Group Head of Sciences and Mathematics, please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete an online application form.
(If you are applying via a jobs board, you will receive an e-mail and link that will take you directly to our application form on the Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group website).
The closing date for completed applications is 22nd May 2022.
Interviews are due to take place week commencing 23rd May 2022.
This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All college based positions are subject to enhanced DBS check and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
Benefits
Teachers Pension Scheme,35 days annual leave plus bank holidays & Christmas closure, excellent Training and Development Opportunities
About NSCG - Newcastle Campus
- NSCG - Newcastle Campus
- Knutton Lane, Newcastle under Lyme
- Staffordshire
- ST5 2GB
- United Kingdom
Newcastle-Under-Lyme College is a mixed, non-denominational further education college in Staffordshire, serving students from the age of 16 and above. The further education college, situated in Newcastle under Lyme has approximately 3,800 full time learners on site every year, along with 2,600 part time or adult learners.
Newcastle-Under-Lyme College opened in 1986 and in 2010, moved to a £60 million campus. In 2015, a £5.5 million performing arts centre opened, while an outdoor learning centre built the following year. The college works closely with LEGO Education to help support learners and teachers and has invested £60,000 in a LEGO Education Innovation Studio. Other facilities include The Gordon Banks Sports Centre, which features a 24 station gym, a media theatre, fashion studio and a hair and beauty training salon. In 2013 it was identified as good by Ofsted.
Chair of Governors
George Stonier
Values and vision
Newcastle-Under-Lyme College wants to provide all students with a challenging and inspiring learning environment where they can fulfil their potential. The college holds high standards for students to ensure that it continues to thrive as a learning provider for the community and wants to maintain it's position as the ‘College of first choice’ in North Staffordshire. The college believes that ‘every student matters’ and works to make sure that individuals feel supported and valued throughout their time at the college. A wide range of enrichment activities are on offer for students to get involved in and further their college experience, including social activities, work experience and volunteering opportunities
Ofsted
“Teachers develop learners’ employability skills well. The college has a town centre shop, which learners use to display and sell their work. For instance, foundation learners produce and price cards, decorations and other artefacts for sale.”
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