Curriculum Manager for English
Northampton College
Northamptonshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- In the range of £35,523 - £39,199 per annum depending on skills, experience and qualifications
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 12 May 2014
Job overview
Curriculum Manager for English, Northamptonshire
Ref: ME13140129
Northampton College is looking to recruit a Curriculum Manager for English to take responsibility for operational line management, curriculum development and leadership and participate in the teaching of a defined group of learning programmes ensuring the quality and effective and efficient deployment of resources. The Curriculum Manager for English will design and deliver Study Programmes across the college ensuring that students have excellent opportunities to develop their literacy skills as we grow and enhance the curriculum area.
The successful candidate must be able to lead on good English practice, to deliver from the range of 'A' level, GCSE and Functional skills to further enhance the experience of the learners to support them in achieving their goals and aspirations. It is also intended that you will bring innovative ideas to the curriculum to ensure all students have the opportunity to develop their mathematical skills to the best of their ability.
Northampton College has become one of the larger general Further Education colleges in the region with approximately 7,000 students and a turnover of almost £28 million, over 600 permanent members of staff and around 400 'visiting lecturers'. It offers a broad range of full-time and part-time courses, many funded by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). In addition, it provides Higher Education courses funded through the University of Northampton, and provides support for a range of other organisations including the voluntary sector.
The teaching posts are based at the College's Booth Lane site just outside the town centre of Northampton, which has been recently re-developed as part of a £75m investment programme. The teaching facilities are state-of-the-art within the further education sector and provide a high-spec and well-equipped working and learning environment. Take a look for yourself via our virtual tour online at www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk.
Ofsted has endorsed the achievement of Northampton College's highest ever success rates, recording a judgement of 'Good' for overall effectiveness as an outcome of its latest inspection in February 2013.
For further information and to apply, please go to our website; www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk.
Closing date: Noon, Monday 12th May 2014.
Interview date: Thursday 22nd May 2014.
Job share may be considered for this post.
This post will require a DBS check.
We strive to achieve diversity in our staff to reflect the community we serve.
About Northampton College
- Northampton College
- Booth Lane, Northampton
- Northamptonshire
- NN3 3RF
- United Kingdom
Northampton College is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational further education college situated in Northamptonshire. It is a 16-plus institution with three campuses: a major building at its main Northampton site, a smaller campus near the town centre and another 20 miles away in Daventry. It provides places for around 9,000 students aged 16 and over, most of whom are full-time and aged 16-18.
Northampton College was opened in 1973. It merged with Daventry Tertiary College to expand its Daventry campus in August 2004, and its Booth Lane campus reopened after a large redevelopment in 2012.
Principal
Pat Brennan-Barrett
Values and vision
Northampton College’s mission is to give students a sense of development through education. It is an inclusive learning environment that focuses on key strands of provision, provides high-quality learning experiences, and works alongside the local community to create a wider level of participation in learning. The college ethos promotes mutual respect, a high level of engagement and playing a positive role in the community.
Ofsted report
“The inclusive culture promotes a high level of recruitment of students from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of abilities, many of whom are successful in gaining qualifications and progressing to higher levels of study. Resources and accommodation are almost all of a very high quality and are used very effectively; the learning environment is safe, very well-maintained and welcoming. Governors are very knowledgeable and provide well-informed and constructive challenge to managers in order to promote improvement.”
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