Director of Curriculum English, Maths and ESOL

Oldham College is looking to appoint a visionary Director of Curriculum to oversee our English, Maths and ESOL Faculties

An experienced Director is required to take a strategic lead in the development of English, Maths and ESOL across the college to ensure outstanding outcomes for learners. The suitable candidate will provide inspirational leadership and put the student experience and student success at the forefront of everything you do.

The ideal candidate will hold a full degree and teaching qualification and have a proven track record of successfully leading and improving English and Maths provision.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to effectively motivate and inspire others. You will also have exceptional organisational skills combined with good IT knowledge and data management skills.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will contribute at a strategic level to the success of the organisation, and its students and employees.

You will be responsible for a number of curriculum areas and for ensuring that curriculum management tasks and duties are completed by the team to deliver an innovative offer to students, ensuring that these meet the existing and emerging needs of learners, employers, and the community.

To be considered for the role of Director of Curriculum, English Maths and ESOL you will need

• A relevant degree in a subject relevant to the provision you will manage or relevant experience.
• A recognised teaching qualification and be recognised as a good or better teacher.
• Significant knowledge and experience of curriculum design and delivery of a relevant curriculum area.
• Significant and successful experience of learning and teaching in Further Education, in particular proven success of driving successful improvement and securing success rates above national averages, and in successfully leading and managing changes to curriculum design and delivery.

Interviews for this position will be held on Wednesday 22 May 2024

Joining our Journey:

When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities: 

• Generous Pension Scheme  
• Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
• Very generous holiday entitlement
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
• Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
• Free confidential counselling service
• Staff recognition awards
• Car Scheme
• Subsidised car parking
• On-site Day Nursery
• On-site hair and beauty salon

Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work”. We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.  

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.

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