Job Description
Location: Campus closest to home, with travel across all sites
Salary: Competitive Salary
Wiltshire College & University Centre is seeking an accomplished and strategic leader to join the Senior Leadership Team as Vice Principal Quality & Student Experience. Reporting directly to the Deputy Principal (Curriculum & Quality), the postholder will have responsibility for leading and delivering the colleges quality strategy, ensuring excellence in teaching, learning & assessment, and overall student experience. This is a newly created senior role, offering the opportunity to shape and enhance the colleges approach to continuous improvement, inclusivity, and learner success.
Vice Principal Quality & Student Experience - Key Responsibilities:
* Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of the colleges Quality Improvement Strategy, ensuring high standards in teaching, learning, assessment, and the learner experience.
* Oversee quality assurance and review processes, including self-assessment, inspections, audits, and the monitoring of learner progress and achievement.
* Ensure the implementation of high-quality teaching and learning practices, embedding innovation, evidence-based approaches, and inclusive strategies.
* Lead the development of a comprehensive personal and social development programme, promoting learners skills, behaviours, and attributes required for progression, employment, and active citizenship.
* Provide effective leadership and management of quality teams and teaching & learning coaches, fostering a culture of accountability, professional excellence, and continuous improvement.
* Collaborate with senior leaders, governors, employers, and external stakeholders to maintain and enhance the Colleges reputation for quality and inclusivity.
Vice Principal Quality & Student Experience - Candidate Profile:
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
* Extensive experience in senior leadership within further or higher education, with a proven record of driving quality improvement and enhancing learner outcomes.
* In-depth knowledge of quality assurance frameworks, inspection requirements, and best practice in teaching, learning, and assessment.
* Strong leadership, management, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
* A commitment to inclusion, innovation, and the promotion of excellence across all areas of provision.
What We Offer:
Salary: Competitive
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time 37 hours, 52 weeks per year
Benefits
* Membership of the Teachers Pension Scheme
* 35 days paid annual leave, plus 8 paid bank holidays
* Paid College closure and wellbeing days, including a 2-week paid Christmas shutdown
* Access to Free On-Site Gyms at multiple campuses
* Lifestyle Discounts on retail, technology, travel, and leisure
* Cycle-to-Work scheme to support sustainable commuting
* Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities
* Additional perks, including discounted meals, hair and beauty services, and exclusive offers on attractions
Lead quality and student experience at Wiltshire College & University Centre and help shape the future of education, ensuring every student thrives.
Closing Date: 4th February 2026
Interview Date: 12th February 2026
Please note:
Your Application Form will be shortlisted against how your skills, qualifications and experience match the Essential and Desirable points on the Person Specification for this role, locatedat the bottom of this pageas a downloadable document.
Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received; therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Safer Recruitment
Wiltshire College & University Centre follows Safer Recruitment Guidance outlined by the Department for Education in Keeping Children Safe in Education. This involves conducting enhanced DBS checks, including checks against the childrens barred list, and other employment verifications, including an online presence review for shortlisted candidates.
We embrace diversity, recognising the valuable perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and cultures individuals from different backgrounds bring. Committed to safeguarding, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we pledge to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and assess them based on their abilities.
Closing date: 4thFebruary 2026
Shortlist date: 5thFebruary 2026
Interview date: 12thFebruary 2026
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