Role: Faculty Lead – Science, Maths and Business (Maternity Cover)
Location: The Corby Sixth Form
Salary/Benefits: Salary is up to £48,925 per annum DOE and Qualifications, Teacher’s pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term – Full Time – Fixed until 31 December 2026
About the role:
We are currently seeking a Faculty Lead in Science, Maths and Business to join our Sixth Forms department at The Bedford College Group as Maternity Cover.
As a Faculty Lead, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
1. Strategic Leadership & Faculty Management – Leads the faculty within The Corby Sixth Form, managing staff, overseeing curriculum planning, and contributing to the wider strategic direction of the college.
2. Quality & Performance Improvement – Drives continuous improvement in teaching, learning, and assessment through data analysis, staff development, and rigorous quality assurance to enhance student outcomes.
3. Curriculum & Student Experience – Ensures curriculum relevance to learners, universities, and employers, while promoting enrichment activities and maintaining a student-centred approach across all programmes.
4. Operational Oversight & Staff Development – Manages day-to-day operations including recruitment, appraisals, succession planning, and wellbeing support, ensuring effective communication and staff utilisation.
5. Teaching & College Engagement – Delivers high-quality teaching in Biology and Applied Science, supports extracurricular activities, and actively participates in college-wide responsibilities including open days, exams, and ID checks.
About you:
6. Qualifications & Teaching Expertise – Holds a degree and teaching qualification (PGCE or equivalent), with recent professional development and experience delivering outstanding outcomes on A Level programmes.
7. Leadership & Improvement – Proven success in leading A Level provision, implementing improvement strategies, raising achievement and retention, and understanding sixth form accountability measures.
8. Skills & Competencies – Strong communication, organisation, data analysis, and project management skills, with the ability to lead, influence, and make informed decisions in a fast-paced environment.
9. Values & Professionalism – Demonstrates high standards, integrity, and commitment to education values, safeguarding, EDI, and continuous professional development, while maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries.
10. Flexibility & Collaboration – Adapts to change, works effectively both independently and in teams, builds strong relationships, and is willing to travel and adjust working hours to meet business needs.
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 The Corby Sixth Form
The Corby Sixth Form offers a wide range of subjects and courses, including A-level subjects like maths, English Literature, sciences, humanities, and languages, as well as Diploma courses in areas like business, health & social care, and more.
We aim to be an ambitious and inclusive learning environment that will help build vital study and life skills for our students next steps. We offer students a sixth form experience that’s different to school and one that makes them stand out from the crowd.
We offer a varied range of subjects (our teachers are subject specialists, focused towards teaching 16-19 year olds, so you will benefit from their knowledge and experience). What’s more, our newly renovated, convenient town centre building, complete with the latest facilities, offers you an ideal place to study.
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.