About The Role
Innovate Learning, Unlock Potential, Shape Student Success – Join us as Programme Director for IT and Digital Technologies. This is predominantly a teaching role, with the expectation to support development of the curriculum area.
You will be teaching, supporting and assessing students' coursework. As a Programme Director you will plan a highly relevant and distinctive curriculum to meet local and regional skills requirements, and the needs of the student, in liaison with the department leadership team to support outstanding progression for students.
You will also lead and coordinate the delivery team so all students receive up-to-date course information during their time at college. You will create course/programme activities to support student understanding of the objectives, assessment schedules and requirements in line with awarding body criteria, including the course handbook.
Benefits
* Generous and Consistent Holiday Pattern – aligned with our academic calendar
* Competitive Pension Scheme – 28% employer contribution
* Learning and Development Opportunities – 3‑4 annual paid group development days and bespoke training programmes 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 – Including restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as 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
Lead Digital Innovation in Education – drive the development of an ambitious computing and digital technologies curriculum, empowering both staff and learners to excel in an ever‑changing digital landscape.
EKC Ashford College is a rapidly growing and forward‑thinking FE college, committed to providing a high‑quality and innovative digital skills‑based education.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Programme Director in IT and Digital Technologies to lead and develop our provision. You will have a strong focus on delivering an outstanding learner experience and ensuring all students are equipped with the skills, knowledge and behaviours required for future success in the workplace.
You will provide strategic and operational leadership for IT and digital programmes, ensuring a curriculum that is engaging, inclusive, and aligned to the evolving demands of the digital sector. Central to this role is a commitment to placing learners at the heart of the curriculum, ensuring they are supported, challenged and inspired to achieve their full potential.
This is the ideal opportunity for a proven teacher or lecturer to progress their career to the next stage as you will oversee the curriculum provision from the beginning, building relationships with key stakeholders as well as delivering high quality teaching, learning and assessment.
It is a requirement for teaching experience and to hold a recognised teaching qualification for this position.
Salary Scale
Please note that there are two salary scale points for our Programme Director positions. All candidates will start at the introductory salary scale point unless certain criteria are met. Employees can move up the salary scale once you have worked as a Programme Director for our group for one entire academic year, subject to approval. Therefore, internal applicants may qualify for the higher salary scale, although should seek clarification.
About Us
Outstanding Ofsted Provider – East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.
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.
If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.
Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is under‑representation 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.
Similarly, 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 positions 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.
Contact
For further information, please email jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk.
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