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About the Role

Lead and develop a thriving ESOL curriculum area, empowering adult learners and inspiring a team of tutors. Play a pivotal role in shaping curriculum innovation, driving quality improvement, and ensuring an outstanding educational experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team of tutors and support staff to deliver outstanding teaching, learning and assessment.
• Develop innovative curriculum programmes that respond to learner, community and employer needs.
• Drive continuous quality improvement through lesson observations, coaching, mentoring and Internal Quality Assurance (IQA).
• Monitor performance data to improve attendance, retention, achievement and learner progression.
• Lead curriculum planning, examinations and assessment activities.
• Promote digital innovation, equality, diversity, safeguarding, Prevent and British Values across the curriculum.
• Recruit, induct, coach and develop teaching staff, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the strategic development of Our Newham Learning & Skills and support cross-service initiatives.

Requirements

• A recognised teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS or Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training or equivalent).
• Relevant subject expertise, ideally educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience.
• Successful experience of teaching adult learners across a range of levels.
• Experience of leading curriculum delivery and managing teaching teams.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance, curriculum development and the Education Inspection Framework.
• Experience of using learner performance data to drive continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and learner success.
• The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly across Learning & Skills centres, including occasional evenings and weekends, to meet service requirements.
• This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Skills

• ESOL leadership
• Adult education
• Curriculum development
• Quality assurance
• Team leadership
• Data analysis
• Communication
• Organisational skills
• Digital innovation
• Equality and diversity promotion
• Safeguarding
• Prevent
• British Values

Location

• London Borough of Newham

Work Type

• Full time
• Permanent

Experience Level

• Experienced educator
• Inspirational leader
• Experienced ESOL leader

Education Level

• Recognised teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS or Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training or equivalent)
• Degree level or equivalent professional experience

Salary/Compensations

• PO4 £49,056 – £52,194 per annum

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to a wide range of learning and professional development opportunities
• Comprehensive employee wellbeing programme
• Staff discounts
• A range of employee benefits

About the Company

• Our Newham Learning & Skills is one of London's largest and most ambitious adult learning providers.
• The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.
• The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.
• The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.