Job type: Full Time, Permanent Apply by: 6 January 2025

Job overview

Optimistic - Inclusive - Healthy - Innovative – Collaborative

Derby College Group (DCG) are recruiting for a Head of Curriculum Design that will be based at The Roundhouse campus within Pride Park, with visits to other campuses when required. This is a fantastic brand new senior leadership role with the opportunity to make significant contribution to DCG’s curriculum strategy planning processes. If you would like to visit the site and meet the team before applying, please reach out to us at hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk .

The Opportunity

As Head of Curriculum Design, you’ll effectively collaborate with Assistant Principals and Curriculum Managers to support the design of the curriculum at Academy level including qualification choices, progression routes, delivery models and the integration of wider learning. You’ll ensure that students and apprentices engage with a curriculum that equips them with essential knowledge, skills and behaviours required for their next step. You’ll work alongside all curriculum areas across Derby College Group to drive forward their curriculum and meet stakeholder needs.

For a full explanation of the roles and responsibilities, please see the Job Description below.

About You

To excel in this role, you’ll have a high level of interpersonal, motivational and leadership skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. You’ll have excellent knowledge of further education, a strong understanding of skills contribution expectations, and a thorough knowledge of inclusive education and diversity and belonging. You’ll bring a proactive mindset to problem solving with outstanding innovative abilities. It is essential that you’ll be educated to a degree level and possess an appropriate teaching qualification.

For a full explanation of the Person Specification, please see the Job Description below.

The Benefits

Salary of £52,000 per annum
49 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur)
Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.5% employer contribution
Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
Continuous development and progression opportunities
Free eye tests with Specsavers
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reasonable adjustments, or about the role, please contact us at hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk.

Safeguarding statement

DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An online search of the preferred candidate is also completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Recruitment Agencies - We have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.

Job Description

About Derby College

Derby College 2 Roundhouse Road, Pride Park, Derby Derbyshire DE24 8JE United Kingdom +44 300 123 7890

Derby College is a large general further education college with four sites in or near the city of Derby. It supports around 26,000 learners, who choose from more than 1,000 full-time and part-time apprenticeship, A-level, BTEC and NVQ courses.

Derby College was established as a single institution in 2002 by merging three further education colleges: Mackworth Tertiary College, Wilmorton Tertiary College and Broomfield Agricultural College. A merger between South East Derbyshire College and Derby College was approved in 2010. Heavy investment has been made by the college in its teaching and learning facilities, from the fully equipped teaching kitchens at the Roundhouse campus to the high-tech science labs at the Joseph Wright Centre and the Equestrian Centre at the Broomfield Hall campus.

Chief executive

Mandie Stravino

Values and vision

In its mission statement, Derby College states an ambition to provide inclusive, inspirational and innovative learning communities, predicting and serving the needs of its learners, the economy and society. Designed in collaboration with industry, business and the professions, the college’s vocational pathways concentrate on developing students’ employability skills through work experience and expert mentoring. Independent learning, critical thinking and research skills are developed in students aspiring to higher education in an environment that seeks to be challenging and interactive.

Ofsted report

“Teaching and learning are good, particularly in practical and vocational subjects. The college is a valued resource for the city of Derby and county of Derbyshire; it provides an inclusive and welcoming environment and high-quality facilities for teaching and learning.”

View Derby College’s latest Ofsted report

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