Vice Principal – Curriculum, Quality and Performance
South Devon College
Torbay
- Expired
- Salary:
- Circa £85k + re-location package and benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 16 April 2015
Job overview
Due to the forthcoming retirement of our Vice Principal, a first-class opportunity has arisen to join an ambitious, dynamic and outstanding FE/HE college management team in the south west of England. South Devon College is an exceptional college with world-class facilities and a top-performing, learner-focused culture. We are a £30m, outstanding (Ofsted) educational institution, in good financial health and have recently received excellent judgements in a pilot inspection against Ofsted’s new common inspection framework.
South Devon College is seeking a visionary and experienced curriculum leader who is a motivator and inspirational role-model for staff, able to sustain and further shape our current outstanding provision and learner focus. Candidates must demonstrate exceptional ability to respond to and manage dynamic organisational change, substantial experience in driving forward innovation in operations & processes and growth in activity with a track record in developing, promoting and modelling best practice in the learning and skills sector. Reporting directly to the Principal, the post-holder will have key strategic and operational responsibility for Teaching, Learning and Assessment, Curriculum, Quality, CPD and the learner experience across the college. Line management responsibility will include Assistant Principals and College Manager posts.
A highly motivated, self-initiating FE leader, with measurable experience of current inspection frameworks, improving standards, successful performance management and a successful track record in staff development, you will thrive in a fast-paced, inclusive but decisive team environment and bring enthusiasm, dedication and innovation to the college’s ambition to continue its outstanding provision for our local communities. This is a fantastic leadership opportunity in an exceptionally high-performing college. For the right person, this post will offer rich variety, a stimulating environment, high-level challenge and significant potential to progress further. This is a senior post-holder appointment and the salary is commensurate with the seniority of the post.
For more information on this role and how to apply, please visit www.wickland-westcott.co.uk and view job reference 7017 on the Current Positions page. For a confidential discussion, please call our retained consultants Andrew White or John Dodd on 01625 508100.
The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 16th April.
About South Devon College
South Devon College is a Further and Higher Education college with top success rates, located in Torbay, which is part of the beautiful English Riviera on the South Devon coast. Our state of the art campus offers local access to world class facilities. We are an ambitious College, ambitious for our learners, our staff and the community we serve. We measure our performance by the success of our learners.
Our fresh vibrant culture provides over 10,000 learners each year with a wide provision ranging from national curriculum in South Devon High School, Post Sixteen Academic and Technical Qualifications, Apprenticeships, courses for adults and Higher Education programmes in University Centre South Devon, contributing an overall £30 million College expenditure to the local economy.
We are delighted to be recognised by employers and students alike as one of the top Further Education and Tertiary Colleges in England. Top results and satisfaction reflect our wide curriculum, with personalised programmes which are delivered by dedicated and passionate tutors, all of whom have good industry experience. Recently, we have received Foundation Degree Awarding Powers from the Quality Assurance Agency and approved by the Privy Council. This is further recognition of our excellence in higher education and higher skills, which will lead us into many new developments over the coming years.
The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the College’s status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.
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