ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL QUALITY & STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Leeds College of Building • Full-time • Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom • £76,635 - £78,939 / year • 2d ago

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL QUALITY & STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £71,635 - £78,939 per annum (dependent on qualifications and experience)

Leeds College of Building (LCB) is entering a truly exciting new chapter. Recently named

Yorkshire and Humberside’s regional Construction Technical Excellence College (CTEC) –

one of just ten nationally – we’re proud to be recognised for our leadership in technical

education, employer collaboration, and industry innovation. Following our Ofsted visit in

March 2025, which confirmed significant progress in every area, and achieving an

Outstanding financial health rating, we are now seeking an exceptional strategic leader to

join our Strategic Leadership Team.

As Assistant Principal Quality & Student Experience, you will play a pivotal role in shaping

the next phase of LCB’s success. Reporting directly to the Vice Principal Curriculum,

Quality and Innovation, you will provide visionary leadership to ensure consistently high-

quality teaching, learning, and assessment across the College.

In this key leadership role, you will have strategic oversight of Quality Improvement,

Student Experience, Behaviour & Engagement, and Inclusive Learning Support, ensuring

excellence across all areas of teaching and learning. As the College’s Designated

Safeguarding Lead (DSL), you will maintain the highest standards of safeguarding. Working

closely with the Strategic Leadership Team, you will strengthen the Quality Assurance

Framework to drive continuous improvement and meet national standards. You will lead

staff development and CPD within the College and across CTEC hub partners, enhancing

our reputation for technical excellence. With a strong focus on students, you will promote

learner voice and engagement while collaborating with employers and partners to secure

effective, funded support for apprentices and learners.

This is a role for a leader who combines strategic vision with operational excellence,

inspiring colleagues and students alike through a culture of high expectations, collaboration,

and innovation.

At Leeds College of Building, we are proud to be the UK’s only specialist general further

education college for construction and the built environment. You’ll join a passionate, forward-

thinking team at a time of national recognition and investment in our CTEC status. We offer

a supportive, ambitious environment where innovation is valued and your leadership will

make a lasting impact on students, staff, and the wider industry.

In return, we offer a warm and welcoming college with an excellent benefits package that

includes:

• A 35-day annual leave entitlement, plus 8 Bank Holidays and 10 college closure days

• A well-respected pension scheme (Teacher’s Pension, with an employer contribution

of 28.68%)

• Free parking at all our College sites (on a first come first served basis)

• Family friendly policies and opportunities for flexible working

• Superb opportunities for training and development

• Discounted travel on public transport and a Cycle to work scheme

• Discounts and offers at major High Street and Online retailers• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

• Dedicated Staff Wellbeing events.

So, if you’d like to make a difference and be part of a unique organisation that supports one

of the largest and most exciting employment sectors in the UK, we’d love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion please contact Rob Holmes - Vice Principal Curriculum, Quality

and Innovation on rholmes@lcb.ac.uk

Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025

Please note that all applications should be completed online. Please visit the vacancies

section of our website at www.lcb.ac.uk. CV’s will not be accepted.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence

their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen,

under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for

sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To

be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least

£41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible

before applying.

Please note this position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and

in line with KCSIE (2025) an online check will be conducted on information available in the

public domain.

Leeds College of Building is committed to safeguarding children, young people and

vulnerable adults. It is also committed to the Prevent programme and the requirement to

prevent people being drawn into terrorism and expects all staff to share these commitments.

Leeds College of Building is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community. We

value the unique perspectives and experiences of individuals from all backgrounds and

actively encourage applications from individuals from an ethnic minority and the LGBTQIA+

community, as they are under-represented at our College. Join us in creating a workplace

where everyone can thrive to provide the best construction and the built environment

education in England.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to

any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies

we will get in touch with agencies directly.

• We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from

recruitment agencies.• We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate

that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an

uninstructed recruitment agency.

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