Head of Faculty Sixth Form

Head of Faculty – High Pavement Sixth Form – Ref: 2759

Full-time and permanent 

c. £48.8k - £53.3k per annum 

Location: Nottingham, all campuses  Nottingham College is a £90million provider of skills, training and education which is recently formed through the merger of the cities two FE colleges in June 2017.  The vision of the College is to provide excellence for all of our stakeholders.  We aim to provide the best opportunities for our students through excellent teaching and excellent facilities enabling them to progress to positive employment, serving the needs of businesses to ensure the social and cultural growth for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.   

The College curriculum is delivered through nine faculties, High Pavement Sixth Form being one of these.  Situated in a dedicated campus, High Pavement Sixth Form hosts the College’s substantial A Level, full time GCSE and International Foundation (Access) provision.    

This is a crucial role providing outstanding strategic leadership for all aspects of the development, management and delivery of a high performing sixth form, GCSE and International curriculum and ensuring a high quality student experience and exceptional outcomes.   

The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the design and delivery of a comprehensive curriculum offer which responds to local and regional market demands and skills priorities, providing clear progression routes into further and higher education, apprenticeships and employment. The post holder will directly line manage a number of Faculty Area Managers and be accountable for delivering agreed outcomes within budgets.   

We need an experienced and self-motivated leader to fulfil this role. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience of leading a diverse A level curriculum and proven track record of delivering high quality results. You will be skilled in leading a large and diverse team of staff and used to working across departments to build sustainable relationships and improve outcomes for students.  You will be a strong communicator with a collaborative style and above all be committed to the highest standards, inspiring others to achieve the best results.   

For further details on this post which the job profile and person specification cannot answer for you, please contact Tom Dick, Director of Curriculum, on 0115 884 2325 to discuss the post.  

Assessments are scheduled for week commencing 5th February 2018.  

In this area we are currently under-represented in terms of male staff, those from ethnic minority backgrounds and those with disabilities. In order to work towards matching our staff profile to that of our diverse student community, applications are particularly welcomed from such applicants. All applications will be treated on merit.  

The closing date for this post is 11pm on Sunday 21st January 2018  

Apply online at www.ncn.ac.uk/vacancies