Head of Department for Structural Technologies

Head of Department for Structural Technologies

Windsor Forest Colleges group is looking for a Head of Department for Structural Technologies to join our Slough and Langley College team starting in August 2026 on a permanent, full-time basis.

Head of Department for Structural Technologies

This role offers a full-time position on Scale M at Slough and Langley College paying between M38 £45,196.00 and M41 £48,286.00 per year.

The role of Head of Department for Structural Technologies is a pivotal leadership role reporting to the Curriculum Director, dedicated to driving student retention, achievement, and educational innovation within structural technologies. The postholder will lead and develop the structural technologies curriculum team, directly overseeing programme managers and ensuring high standards of technical teaching across both practical workshops and classrooms.

Key responsibilities include implementing the Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Framework tailored to vocational trade training, monitoring at-risk students to deliver targeted support, and utilizing the college's Quality Cycle to continuously improve learner outcomes. Furthermore, the Head will spearhead curriculum development by building strong ties with regional employers and industry stakeholders, ensuring that the college's trade offerings align perfectly with local structural technologies market demands and the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP).

Candidates must possess a degree-level qualification alongside a recognised teaching qualification, supported by recent, successful experience running vocational courses and maintaining high student success rates in trade disciplines. Essential criteria include proven expertise in managing or mentoring instructional and academic staff, setting performance targets, and maintaining the rigorous student discipline and safety awareness required for practical workshop environments. The role requires exceptional communication and decision making skills, physical and financial resource management capabilities to oversee specialised structural technologies equipment and materials, and proficiency in using Information Learning Technology (ILT) to enhance technical training. A deep understanding of Further Education and contemporary structural technologies industry developments is highly advantageous.

About Us

The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South East. Our staff work across 4 main campuses at Langley, Windsor, Strodes Egham and Berkshire College of Agriculture Maidenhead. Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state of the art learning environments, we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year.

For further details on this role please refer to the attached job description/person specification.

Our staff benefit from:

• Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) currently offering 28.68.% employer contribution
• Free onsite parking at all sites
• Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Family friendly policies supporting Work Life Balance
• Onsite Coffee Shop & Cafeteria
• Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at our Langley College site

Please be advised that the vacancy will close on 11th September 2026

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis

Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and Barred List check along with other legally required checks which are an essential part of the safeguarding process.

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Head of Department for Structural Technologies

• Frequency Annual
• Job Reference windsorforest/TP/615/744-1
• Contract Type Permanent
• Closing Date 11 September, 2026
• Job Category Head of department
• Business Unit Academic
• Location Slough & Langley College, Station Road, Langley, United Kingdom