Role: Associate Lecturer - ESOL
Location: Tresham College – Across Northamptonshire Sites
Salary/Benefits: Salary is £25.00 per hour
Hours/Weeks: 15 hours per week
Contract Type: Sessional – Hourly Paid
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 an Associate Lecturer to join our Adult and Community Learning and ESOL department at The Bedford College Group.
As an Associate Lecturer, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
1. ESOL Teaching & Learner Development – Plan, prepare and deliver ESOL provision for 16–18 and adult learners across Tresham campuses, creating stimulating, inclusive learning that develops real‑world language and life skills.
2. Assessment, Tracking & Learner Support – Conduct interviews and initial assessments, track progress, complete documentation, provide clear feedback, liaise with support services and contribute to moderation and awarding‑body processes.
3. Curriculum Planning & Resource Development – Design schemes of work and differentiated lessons, prepare learning materials (including ILT resources), plan work experience where needed and contribute to course development and quality improvement.
4. Classroom Management & Teaching Practice – Maintain a safe, well‑managed learning environment, set clear expectations, deliver varied teaching activities, review learning objectives, adapt teaching based on learner feedback and reflect on practice.
5. Professional Responsibilities & Compliance – Engage in CPD, uphold safeguarding, EDI, health & safety and college policies, attend meetings and events, support marketing activities and contribute to wider TBCG responsibilities including invigilation.
About you:
6. Qualifications & Teaching Requirements – Degree (or equivalent) in ESOL/English, CELTA or Trinity ESOL teaching qualification, GCSE‑level English and Maths, and willingness to work towards DET/PGCE.
7. ESOL & Functional Skills Teaching Experience – Proven success teaching ESOL across multiple levels and age groups (including adults/evenings), with experience delivering Functional Skills English.
8. Inclusive Practice & Professional Knowledge – Strong understanding of Equality and Diversity, with the ability to adapt teaching approaches to varied learner needs and promote inclusive, supportive learning.
9. Professional Skills & Personal Attributes – Excellent communication skills, self‑motivated, enthusiastic and committed to achieving outstanding learner retention and success outcomes.
10. Flexibility & Mobility – Full driving licence with access to a vehicle for travel across campuses, and able to deliver evening classes as required.
What is an Associate?
Associates work on a short-term basis as assigned. They teach or provide support services, and they work with and are supported by core staff. As an Associate you will be issued with an Associate Agreement, under this Agreement period you will be eligible to work on assignments offered to you.
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: TBC
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 Tresham College
Tresham College has three main sites in Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough, each with impressive modern buildings. Across our sites we offer a range of subjects including art & design, construction, engineering, motor vehicle, hairdressing and beauty therapy and more in support of our local communities.
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.