Role: Trainee Lecturer – Computing
Location: Bedford College – Cauldwell Street Campus
Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £26,651 and £31,982 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 35 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, Teacher's Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we're unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.
About The Role
We are currently seeking a Trainee Lecturer in Computing to join our Computing and Digital Technologies department at The Bedford College Group.
As a Teacher, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
Teaching & Learning Delivery – Deliver high‑quality, engaging lessons across a range of courses, adapting teaching to meet individual learner needs and creating inclusive, safe learning environments.
Assessment, Monitoring & Student Progress – Prepare schemes of work, assess learner work to awarding‑body standards, track progress, provide feedback and take timely action to ensure learners meet targets and deadlines.
Curriculum Development & Learning Resources – Research, develop and implement engaging learning materials, contribute to curriculum development and support vocational enrichment opportunities.
Quality, Administration & Collaboration – Complete all course administration accurately (registers, enrolments, withdrawals), take part in team meetings, support quality processes and engage in course reviews, surveys and student focus groups.
Professional Duties, Promotion & Compliance – Participate in marketing events and open days, uphold behaviour expectations and statutory safeguarding, EDI, health & safety and CPD requirements while supporting the wider college community.
About You
Qualifications & Subject Expertise – Degree in Computing (or substantial industry experience), GCSE‑level English and Maths, and willingness to work towards a teaching qualification, with strong knowledge of current developments in the Computing field.
Teaching Experience & Curriculum Delivery – Recent experience teaching Computing subjects in a UK school, college or university, with the ability to deliver one or more specialist Computing topics to a high standard.
Inclusive Practice, Values & Professional Standards – Proven ability to support diverse learners, promote equality and diversity, uphold organisational values (Student Focus, High Performance, Respect, Openness, Honesty) and maintain a welcoming, supportive learning environment.
Teamwork, Communication & Organisation – Strong communicator across all channels, effective collaborator, able to work to team objectives, meet deadlines, stay organised and represent the College professionally at all times.
Safeguarding, Boundaries & Continuous Development – Committed to safeguarding responsibilities, maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, updating skills and knowledge regularly and adhering to relevant health and safety requirements.
For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.
Interviews to be held: 12 March 2026
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
About Bedford College
Bedford College has a number of sites across the town and surrounding areas, these include our main Cauldwell Street campus in the heart of the town, our hair and beauty salon on the High Street, the advanced automotive centre on Brunel Road and the gas and technology plumbing centre in Kempston.
About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.