About the Role
Lead the vision and shape the future of learners – join our team as Head of Business, Accounting, and Travel & Tourism. As a Head of Curriculum at EKC Group, you will be responsible for managing a programme area and promoting high standards in a positive and supportive culture that aspires to be outstanding. You will lead a dedicated team, fostering a culture of excellence and actively promoting outstanding teaching and learning. You will bring creativity and innovation to curriculum design, ensuring it is responsive to the diverse needs of all students. In addition, you will take responsibility for managing a delegated budget and driving continuous improvement across the department.
Benefits
* Generous Annual Leave – 38 days FTE per annum
* Competitive Pension Scheme – 28% employer contribution
* Learning and Development Opportunities – 3‑4 annual paid group development days and bespoke programmes, e.g. Senior Leadership Development Programme and strong internal progression – 1 in 3 roles are filled internally
* Culture and Recognition – Being part of Community Days, an Annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco‑friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net‑zero by 2030
* Wellbeing and Health Support – Generous sick pay, health checks, free flu jabs, free eye tests, glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return‑to‑work support
* Exclusive Discounts & Perks – Inc. restaurant, grocery and retail discounts, holiday discounts, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
* Flexible Personal Leave – Time off for your child's first day at nursery or school, moving homes and for interviews
About You
Our ambition is to find an experienced yet innovative and proactive individual to join our management team to take forward and shape the future of the department. The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring that curriculum delivery is of the highest quality whilst ensuring the required support is in place to help all learners thrive and achieve in our dynamic teaching and learning environment.
* Proven track record of raising standards, with genuine passion for improvement.
* Ability to motivate a team.
* Up‑to‑date industry knowledge and a good understanding of current practices.
* Commitment to excellence, with a clear focus on delivery and strategic understanding.
To be successful in this role, you will hold a degree level qualification and a recognised teaching qualification (DET/PGCE/CertEd). With demonstrable teaching practice at good or outstanding level, you will also have experience of curriculum planning and development and a proven ability to manage and lead an experienced, professional team to deliver results.
Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.
As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self‑declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.
It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.
Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.
We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health need or disability.
We have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the position’s essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.
We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.
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