Assistant Principal - Curriculum (Education Programmes for Young People)

Weston College are looking for an exceptional candidate to join our team as an Assistant Principal - Curriculum (Education Programmes for Young People). The successful candidate will implement and oversee the Education Programmes for Young People (EPYP) strategy for Weston College whilst also directly managing the English and maths provision College-wide.

You will work under the direction and line management of the Deputy Principal - Curriculum and Quality to implement the curriculum strategy for EPYP supporting other Assistant Principals and Heads of Area across curriculum.

This role will include direct line management of both the Head of English and Head of Maths and also overall management of the English and maths provision for the College.

As an Assistant Principal, you will need to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and be adept at curriculum innovation and learner engagement. It will also demand the capacity for exceptional team working as well as the ability to form networks and strategic partnerships both inside and outside of the Weston College Group.

As the Assistant Principal - Curriculum (Education Programmes for Young People) you will be expected to work across all of our campuses, therefore access to your own transport will be essential.

Required skills and qualifications

• Degree-level qualification.

• Teaching Qualification.

• Extensive experience of leading a team to successful outcomes.

• Extensive experience of developing successful quality strategies and approaches within one or more College/training provider settings.

• Detailed working knowledge of:
  • Education Inspection Framework and QAA Framework
  • Self-assessment
  • Curriculum development and driving change
  • Quality review and improvement processes
  • Internal and External Verification process and practice
  • FE and HE curriculum including apprenticeships and other training schemes.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Gary Durant, Deputy Principal – Curriculum and Quality on gary.durant@weston.ac.uk or our Recruitment Team on grouprecruitment@weston.ac.uk or 01934 411441.

Interviews for this role are expected to take place on Monday 30th June at one of our campuses in Weston-super-Mare.

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 2-week Christmas closure
• Potential for hybrid working opportunities
• Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions
• Generous pension scheme
• Local and national staff discounts
• Free parking across sites
• Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause
• Focus on staff wellbeing
• Wellbeing@weston hub
• Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses
• Annual staff conference with guest speakers
• Employee assistance programme – available 24/7, 365 days a year
• Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression

Weston 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

Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received

Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.