Head of School for English and Maths
City and Islington College
Islington
- Expired
- Salary:
- £42,330 up to £46,244 (Inclusive of London Weighting)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 9 May 2017
Job overview
City and Islington College is a highly successful College with an ambitious growth plan and outstanding financial health. The College operates from five specialist Centres across the London Borough of Islington.
About the role: We are seeking an outstanding Head of School for English and Maths to provide leadership and direction for teaching, for all English and Maths programmes within the Centre for Health, Social and Childcare. You will lead and motivate staff to ensure that students receive outstanding teaching, learning and assessment in the English and Maths area including appropriate additional programmes. You will manage the development and implementation of teaching strategies which result in high quality active learning opportunities for the students. You will also work with curriculum teams to ensure that English and Maths are embedded into the main vocational curriculum and targets are embedded into students ILPS.
About you: With degree or equivalent and qualified teacher status, you will have recent successful experience of managing staff including lecturers. You will have experience in successfully delivering English and Maths in work based learning including NVQs and Apprenticeships. An in depth knowledge and understanding of English and Maths programmes from entry through to level 3 including internal qualifications, Functional Skills and GCSE programmes. You will have in depth knowledge of initial and diagnostic assessments and how these impact on student ILPS and progress. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ‘The Governors of City & Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges have announced their intention to merge from 1st August 2016 to create the first College group in London. This exciting development will help secure City and Islington’s future at the forefront on skills training in London and widen opportunities for both its staff and students. We will be happy to talk more about the implications of this change on the role you have applied for during the final stages of the selection process. City and Islington College is committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. The safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults is essential to all of our work at every level, in our employment practices and selection process. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure
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About City and Islington College
- City and Islington College
- Marlborough Building, 383 Holloway Road, Holloway
- London
- N7 0RN
- United Kingdom
Our reputation is built on the success of our students and the hard work and dedication of our teaching and business support staff. We pride ourselves on the academic achievements of our staff and students and for leading the way in further education not just locally, but nationally and increasingly internationally.
We offer great opportunities for people who want to maximise their potential and achieve their career aspirations in an educational environment where innovation and creativity are essential for our continued success as a leading educational establishment.
We aim to be a first choice education employer in London and our record backs it up. In fact, our achievements either meet or exceed the new, exacting Investors In People standard. We provide staff with a great working environment and excellent terms and conditions of employment and salaries which are amongst the best in the FE sector.
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