About us
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The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.
Aboutthe role
Reporting to the Assistant Principal
Quality, Teaching, Learning & Innovation, this post will contribute to the Colleges common goals of ensuring a high-quality student experience which leads to outstanding achievement, progression and employability outcomes for all students as well as supporting the development, planning, delivery and monitoring of the Colleges curriculum.
The postholder will focus on ensuring that learner outcomes exceed college targets and will contribute to the strategic aims of being a great place to learn. The Head of Quality Improvement will also play a critical role in any college preparation for external assessment/inspection.
Main Responsibilities:
To achieve these specific duties, the main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Support the development of quality practice and curriculum implementation within an assigned provision type, providing support to other departments as required.
Work with the relevant Vice or Assistant Principal to plan and deliver quality assurance and improvement activity that supports improved student or apprentice outcomes.?
Lead and manage quality assurance, review and improvement activities within an assigned number of curriculum academy areas. Use the outcomes of these to inform intervention and improvement actions.
Deliver bespoke support, training and improvement programmes to Academy or curriculum areas in need of improvement.?
Develop managers by building their skills, confidence and capacity to manage and improve the quality of their own provision to include the use of data and systems to improve attendance, retention, achievement, progress and progression.
Oversee and develop the quality of teaching, learning and assessment practice within an assigned number of curriculum academy areas to include leading on staff development planning and mechanisms for sharing best practice.
Be an active member of the Quality and Learning Team, responsible for improving provision, promoting awareness of the requirements of the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework and ensuring that the College is ready for external review including inspection.
Maintain currency as a practitioner through teaching of 204 hours per year ensuring an outstanding experience and outcomes for those that you teach.?
What we can offer you
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £46,663 - £49,501
per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.
Our benefits
Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with TPS - 28.68%
Annual leave - 42 Days
(310.8 hours)
+ 8 Bank Holidays
(59.2 hours)
-
this includes
a discretionary Christmas closure period
Health and wellbeing, we offer
Employee assistance programme through Bupa
Occupational Health through PAM
Free eye tests for VDU users
Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses
F
urther information
can be found
on our
Benefits
and
Career Development
pages
.
Disability Confident
We are a
Disability Confident
employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee.
Please review our
Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates
which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact
us.
Armed Forces Covenant
As part of our commitment through the
Armed Forces Covenant
,
were pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.
Safeguarding
We are an employer who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures. Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here
Safeguarding
Next Steps:
To apply:
Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application.
As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.
Closing date: 12th October 2025
Please be aware
If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.
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