Faculty Lead

Oldham College • Full-time • Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom • £44,742 - £46,046 / year • 1d ago

Join our team as a Faculty Leader – shaping the future of Maths and English

Location: Oldham College

Start date: From January 2026

Salary : £44,742 - £46,046

Are you ready to lead, inspire and transform the way learners experience Maths and English? We are looking for a dynamic and driven Faculty Leader to lead curriculum delivery, champion innovation and empower both staff and students to achieve outstanding outcomes.

Why you matter in this role

As Faculty Leader, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Maths and English across the College. You will lead a passionate team of specialists from Maths and English backgrounds, ensuring high-quality teaching and learning that makes a real and lasting difference to learners’ lives.

What you will do

Lead and manage a team of Maths and English specialists, driving excellence in teaching, learning and assessment
Shape curriculum delivery to meet the needs of learners and employers, ensuring flexibility, relevance and innovation
Drive performance across attendance, achievement and progression within the faculty
Work closely with senior leaders to align provision with the College’s strategic priorities
Champion quality through learning walks, feedback and the sharing of best practice
Engage externally to support growth, strengthen partnerships and raise the profile of the faculty

What we are looking for

A proven leader with experience of curriculum management and developing high-performing teams
Strong knowledge of Maths and/or English provision for a diverse range of learners
A passion for innovation in education and improving learner outcomes
Excellent organisational and communication skills
The ability to deliver results in a target-driven environment

Why join Oldham College

Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With strong outcomes across apprenticeship, 16–18 and GCSE provision, we are already a high-performing college — and we are committed to delivering even more for our learners and communities.

This is an opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking college with a clear ambition to be the Best Place to Learn and Work, where staff are supported, developed and encouraged to make a real impact.

Ready to lead the change?

Apply now and help shape the future of Maths and English education at Oldham College.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Chelle Charlesworth at Chelle.Charlesworth@oldham.ac.uk.

Further details, including the Person Specification, are included within the attached Job Description.

Interview date: Thursday 15 January 2026

Joining our Journey

When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities:

Generous Pension Scheme
Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
Very generous holiday entitlement
Employee Assistance Scheme
Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
Free confidential counselling service
Staff recognition awards
Car Scheme
Subsidised car parking
On-site Day Nursery
On-site hair and beauty salon

Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer.

But we want to deliver much more than this. Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work” and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it. We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.

We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.

The role will require you to embed and work to the college’s values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.

At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.

We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List.

Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached Job Description.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.

Recruitment Agencies: Please note, the College has engaged an approved list of recruitment agencies to support the recruitment of its vacancies from time to time. The College does not accept speculative applications from recruitment agencies not engaged on this approved list. We will therefore not acknowledge receipt of any CV submitted speculatively. In the event the College employs a candidate who has applied to the College directly, or via one of its approved recruitment agencies, the College will not be liable for fees or commission should the candidate’s CV also be submitted speculatively by a non-approved recruitment agency.