Head of Personal Development

We are looking to appoint a Head of Personal Development who is motivated, inspirational and committed and who will become an integral member of our Wider College Leadership Team.

You will be an experienced educator who believes in the transformative power of education. You will be a confident communicator who is equally comfortable whether speaking to 16–18-year-olds, parents/guardians, teachers or leaders.

You will be a self-starter looking to develop your skills and knowledge. You will be leading a happy and successful team who are dedicated to improving the life chances of the young people that we work with.

We expect our staff to be positive role models for young people and we celebrate our diverse community.

We welcome applications from those currently in leadership or aspiring future leaders.

Key responsibilities

You will lead, manage, and develop the Personal Development Coaches to ensure that all students are well supported throughout their journey at NSFC. You will design and support delivery of a high-quality Personal Development programme of learning to enhance the student experience. You will work closely with all levels of staff in NSFC to ensure that students have clear actions that will enable them to progress academically and work towards positive destinations post-16.

About the Sixth Form

Newcastle Sixth Form College is the largest Sixth Form College in the region, with over 1,300 students and around 100 dedicated staff, providing a wide range of A Levels. The College opened in 2013 and offers a dedicated A-Level campus in the heart of Newcastle’s city centre.

At NSFC we are proud to state that we offer an aspirational culture and ethos for our students, with highly focused subject staff, student support services, dedicated personal development coaching and an in-house learning support team. This ensures every student has the greatest opportunity to achieve the best outcome from their A-Level journey.

Newcastle Sixth Form College is an aspirational and inclusive community dedicated to helping young people fulfil their potential. Students thrive in a culture of mutual respect, increased freedom, and high expectations. Students make good progress at NSFC and over 500 students applied to university from NSFC last year, with many of them the first members of their family to do so.

The College also has a dedicated UCAS coordinator and careers support team, to ensure that every student is given excellent information, advice and guidance to support them to move onto Higher Education, Degree Apprenticeships or employment.

We are keen to add value at every opportunity at Newcastle Sixth Form College. From our huge programme of enrichment to our wider curriculum activities including Duke of Edinburgh, we ensure that our students gain numerous opportunities not offered in other educational settings.

Every colleague at NSFC, whether teaching or supporting our students, has an important role to play in helping us to continue this success. In return, we aim to provide a rewarding and supportive environment in which we will help you to develop and reach your full potential.

NSFC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.

As part of the NCG Group, NSFC offers an excellent benefits package, including generous holiday entitlement, access to the Teachers’ pension scheme (for teaching posts) or Local Government pension scheme (non-teaching posts), company sick pay, a cycle to work scheme and much more.

NCG seeks to promote and maintain an equal, diverse, inclusive and supportive environment for work and study that assists all members of our communities to reach their full potential. We are committed to achieving a truly representative workforce and therefore welcome applications from across the national and regional communities that we work with and serve.