Vice Principal Curriculum

Job Title: Vice Principal - Curriculum

Reporting to:Deputy Principal / CEO - Curriculum and Students

Salary:£96,000 per annum (spot salary)

Annual Leave:36 daysper annum plus statutory bank holidays

Hours:37 hoursper week

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Pension:Teachers' Pension Scheme

Location:Middlesbrough College Main Campus, TS2 1AD

About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional and visionary Vice Principal - Curriculum to join our Senior Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in delivering the College'sMission.

You will lead the strategic development of a highquality, evidenceinformed, futurefocused curriculum that aligns with national policy, FE qualifications reform, funding frameworks, and evolving local economic needs. Your leadership will ensure that our students receive excellentevidence informedteaching and learning, alongside programs that develop their character, resilience, behaviours, and aspirations.

As Vice Principal, you will drive high performance, champion digital transformation, promote a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure exceptional outcomes across the whole student journey. You will also deputisefor the Principal / Deputy Principal / CEO when required. If you are a collaborative, strategic and valuesdriven leader with a passion for transforming lives through education, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic planning and development of ahigh-quality,future focusedcurriculum, meeting national reforms, FE qualifications reform, and regional labour market needs.
• Ensure consistentlyhigh-quality,evidence informedteaching, learning and assessment, with unwavering expectations and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Championthe College's digital transformation strategy, modelling high digital competency and embeddingtechnology enhancedlearning across allprovision.
• Drive excellent learner outcomes from enrolment to progression, ensuring student satisfaction, qualification achievement, personal development, and positive destinations.
• Prepare the College for Ofsted inspections and quality assurance processes, acting as nominee whenrequired.
• Develop and implement efficient curriculum models, including class sizes, staffingutilisation, independent learning, and innovative delivery approaches.
• Provide inspirational leadership,strongcommunicationand clear strategic direction across all curriculum areas.
• Build andmaintainstrong external partnerships, influencing policy, sharing bestpractice, and contributing to collaborative initiatives and bids.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Degree (or equivalent), qualified teacher status, and extensive FErelated training including safeguarding.
• A strong passion for pedagogy and anup to dateunderstanding of evidenceinformed practice.
• Knowledge of FEqualificationsreform, funding, accountabilityframeworksand national policy.
• Understanding oflocal economic needs and their implications for curriculum planning.
• Excellent interpersonal,writtenand verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and lead staff at all levels.
• High levelof digital competency and the ability to lead ontechnology enhancedlearning.
• Ability toanalyseand use data to support informeddecision making.
• Highly effectiveprioritisationskills in afast pacedand complexorganisation.

Experience

• Successful leadership of a large, complex curriculum department, faculty, or small college.
• Experience managing all provision types, including StudyProgrammes, SEN, Adult, Apprenticeships and Higher Education
• Demonstrable experience of Ofsted inspections and associated quality assurance activity.
• Confident public speaking and presenting to audiences,committeesand externalstakeholders
• Experience designing effective curriculum models, developing staff CPDprogrammes, and implementing impactful business strategies.
• Proventrack recordof effective staff performance management and buildinghigh performingteams.

Why Join Us?

• Substantial annual leave entitlement plus holiday purchase scheme
• Health & Wellbeing package including free gym access and 24/7 counsellingsupport
• Family-friendly policies including flexible workingoptions
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for confidential legal, financial, and emotional support
• Extensive professional development, mentoring, training, and funded CPD
• Paid volunteering days
• Discounts on hair and beauty at our onsite salon
• College Extras benefit scheme:
• Up to 15% cashback at popular retailers
• Discounted gift cards
• Salary-sacrifice tech and home schemes
• Cycle to Workscheme
• Discounted onsiteparking

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About Middlesbrough College

Middlesbrough College is a leading provider of education and training in theNorth East, offering A-levels, vocational courses, apprenticeships, and degree-level qualifications. With state-of-the-art facilities and a commitment to staff development, we're proud to create opportunities for learners and colleagues alike, fostering an environment where everyone can grow, thrive, and make a real difference.

Our Vision, Mission and Values

Across our campus and community, Middlesbrough College is driven by a clear vision, mission, and values that not only shape what we do for students-but also make us a great place to work, grow, and thrive. Find out more here.

Right to work

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Safeguarding Our Students

Middlesbrough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students. All staff are expected to share this commitment. If you're successful, you'll be required tocomplete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All roles within the College carry safeguarding responsibilities, including promoting student welfare, reporting any concerns to theDesignated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), and modelling safe and appropriate conduct in line withCollegepolicies.

All posts at Middlesbrough College involve regulated activity and are therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020 mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.

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