Role: Programme Manager – Hair and Beauty
Location: Bedford College – Brooks Hair and Beauty Salon
Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £41,400 and £47,971 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 Programme Manager in Hair and Beauty to join our Hair and Beauty department at The Bedford College Group.
As a Programme Manager, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
1. Curriculum Leadership & Programme Development – Lead the management, development and growth of a specialist curriculum area, ensuring programmes are high‑quality, industry‑aligned and responsive to employer and community needs.
2. Teaching, Learning & Assessment Excellence – Oversee and enhance teaching, learning and assessment standards across the programme area, monitoring performance, addressing underachievement and ensuring outstanding student outcomes.
3. People Management & Staff Development – Manage, support and develop teaching and support staff, ensuring effective induction, CPD, performance management and consistent application of college policies and teaching strategies.
4. Quality Assurance, Compliance & Stakeholder Engagement – Act as curriculum expert, liaise with awarding bodies, support self‑assessment and quality improvement planning, maintain high standards and represent the department at local and group level.
5. College‑Wide Duties & Professional Values– Teach a fractional timetable, support college events, uphold safeguarding, EDI and health & safety requirements, and ensure the student experience remains at the heart of all departmental activity.
About you:
6. Qualifications & Industry Expertise – Holds a Level 3+ vocational Hair/Beauty qualification, Cert Ed (or equivalent), GCSE‑level English and Maths, with strong, up‑to‑date knowledge of the Hair and Beauty industry and management experience.
7. Teaching, FE Experience & Quality Assurance – Experienced FE lecturer with a successful track record in teaching Hair/Beauty, implementing QA processes, developing policies and delivering strategy within Further Education.
8. People Leadership & Communication – Skilled team manager with excellent interpersonal, written/verbal communication, influencing and decision‑making skills, able to lead staff effectively and maintain high professional standards.
9. Organisation, IT & Professional Competence – Strong project management, numeracy, IT (including Microsoft Office) and analytical skills, with the ability to prioritise, work under pressure, handle confidential data and meet deadlines.
10. Professionalism, Flexibility & Safeguarding – Works in line with TBCG values, maintains appropriate boundaries, manages commercial Brooks activities flexibly (including evenings), travels across campuses and upholds safeguarding, EDI and H&S 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: 25 March 2026
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
11. 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.
12. Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
13. 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.
14. Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
15. 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.
16. Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
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.