Principal and Chief Executive
Lancaster and Morecambe College
Lancashire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £100k negotiable
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 13 October 2016
Job overview
Proud of Who We Are
Owing to the retirement of the current post holder, the College is seeking to appoint a new Principal & Chief Executive who will build on achievements so far, including a strong financial base. The successful applicant will have a proven track record within a college setting of driving teaching and learning strategies for improved learner outcomes, and will be an exceptional communicator with students, staff, governors, partners and wider stakeholders.
We are a small general FE college, focused on technical and professional provision, with a turnover of £12m, 1,434 full time and 2,401 part time students.
The College has undertaken major campus redevelopment work in recent years to improve both the practical teaching areas and the student social and study areas, and the College is justly proud of the resulting high quality learning and work environment.
We are a college which contributes to workforce skills in our local and wider community and our vision is to remain an independent college linked directly into the employment needs of the area. Over 90% of our learners have a successful outcome, either moving into the workplace and starting a career or successfully entering Higher Education, allowing learners at all levels to meet their personal aspirations.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enterprising and dynamic individual to lead the college to even greater success as it embarks on new challenges and opportunities, as well as offering the prospect of living and working in an area of outstanding natural beauty close to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks.
Closing date for applications is 4pm on Friday 14th October 2016 and selection will be held at the College on 10th and 11th November 2016.
If you wish to have an informal discussion about the College or post, please contact David Wood, current Principal & Chief Executive on 01524 521289 or email d.wood@lmc.ac.uk Alternatively, you may arrange a discussion with Roy Thorpe, Chair of Governors, via the Clerk.
Application forms and further details can be obtained from Oona Cushen, Clerk to the Corporation, Lancaster & Morecambe College, Morecambe Road, Lancaster, LA1 2TY. Tel: 01524 521238 or email o.cushen@lmc.ac.uk
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About Lancaster and Morecambe College
- Lancaster and Morecambe College
- Morecambe Road, Lancaster
- Lancaster
- LA1 2TY
- United Kingdom
Our mission is “providing Lancaster and Morecambe and surrounding communities with an outstanding student experience fulfilling personal and employment goals.” Lancaster & Morecambe College has been providing Further Education and training on its Morecambe Road site for 60 years, meeting the needs of our local residential and business communities. We continue to provide top quality full and part-time academic, professional and technical courses, as well as Apprenticeships, workplace NVQs and bespoke training packages to meet the needs of businesses across the region. We have a strong record of successful student progression, allowing learners at all levels to meet their personal aspirations either into the workplace and starting a career or successfully entering Higher Education. The College is situated on an attractive green field site a few minutes away from the shores of Morecambe Bay and within easy reach of several Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Lake District National Park. The nearby Bay Gateway, provides convenient direct access to the M6 motorway. We are a thriving and vibrant Further Education College with an excellent local reputation and strong financial management. Major campus redevelopment in recent years has improved practical teaching areas and student social and study areas and we are justly proud of the resulting high quality learning and work environments, including a state of the art Construction Centre, excellent sports facilities and modern, high spec hair and beauty salons. There are many opportunities for continuing personal and professional development, including a comprehensive Teacher Education programme in partnership with the University of Central Lancashire. Our onsite Treetops Nursery is graded “outstanding” by Ofsted. This is just one from a range of highly valued employee benefits, which also include generous leave entitlement (35 days for lecturers and 26 days per annum for support staff, in addition to bank holidays and several College closure days); various family friendly policies and a supportive on-site Occupational Health and Physiotherapy service. The College operates two defined benefit pension schemes: the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff and the Teachers’ Pension Scheme for teaching staff.
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