Overview
Role: Lecturer - Early Years Education
Location: Tresham College - Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough Campuses
Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £31,930 and £36,878 per annum (Pro-Rata) DOE and Qualifications, 45 days annual leave (Pro-Rata) plus Bank holidays, Teacher's pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: 29.6 hours per week - 52 weeks per year
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
About the role
We are currently seeking a Lecturer in Early Years Education to join our Health, Social Care and Childcare department at The Bedford College Group.
As a Lecturer, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
* Teaching & Assessment - Prepares, delivers, assesses, and verifies subject specialisms across various levels, ensuring engaging and inclusive learning experiences that meet awarding body standards.
* Student Support & Progress Monitoring - Tracks and records student progress, provides timely feedback, and supports learners in achieving their goals through tutorials, reports, and intervention where needed.
* Curriculum & Quality Development - Contributes to curriculum innovation, develops schemes of work and learning materials, and supports internal quality assurance and self-assessment processes.
* Collaboration & Administration - Works with teaching teams and support staff, manages classroom behaviour, completes administrative tasks, and participates in meetings, marketing, and student recruitment activities.
* Compliance & Professional Development - Upholds safeguarding, EDI, and health and safety standards, engages in CPD to stay current in subject specialism, and supports the wider college community through events and initiatives.
About you
* Qualifications & Industry Experience - Holds a degree in Early Years or related discipline, with GCSEs in English and Maths (or equivalent), and vocational experience in an Early Years setting; willing to work towards a teaching qualification if not already held.
* Knowledge & Inclusive Practice - Demonstrates up-to-date knowledge of the Early Years sector, with a strong understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusive teaching practices.
* Professional Skills & Values - Organised, deadline-driven, and aligned with values such as student-centred learning, teamwork, continuous improvement, and educational excellence.
* Communication & Collaboration - Builds positive relationships across the College, communicates effectively in all formats, and contributes to a supportive and professional learning environment.
* Safeguarding & Flexibility - Committed to safeguarding and health and safety, with a flexible approach to working hours and locations, and a strong focus on ongoing professional development.
Note: For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.
If you do not hold a recognised, qualified teaching qualification, please see attached PGCE CertEd information.
Interviews
Interviews to be held: 04 November 2025
Organisational values
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
* 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.
* Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
* 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.
* Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
* 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.
* 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.
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