Director of English and Maths (Adult and Apprentices)

£50,931 - £59,043 per annum

42 Days (310.8 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period

17.1% Employer Pension Contribution into Local Government Pension Scheme

About us

The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.

About the role

We have high aspirations and standards for ourselves and our students and this role will be an essential one in supporting the college’s mission to transform lives through learning and to ensure that the college is a great place to learn, ensuring that our students get the highest quality learning experience through excellent teaching and learning, innovative approaches to the delivery of our curriculum and building a culture of outstanding practice across all aspects of the college’s delivery.

This role will support the Vice Principal Curriculum (Adult) and Vice Principal Curriculum (Apprenticeships) in ensuring that the college provides high quality learning for adult and apprentices who need to gain skills and qualifications in maths and English.

The role is a leadership position responsible for the development, implementation and continuous improvement of maths, English and Essential Digital Skills provision for adults and apprentices across the college. This includes both GCSE and functional skills ensuring high quality teaching, learning and outcomes that meet or exceed the National Benchmarks. The role will drive innovation, promote inclusive practices and support the college’s mission to be a great place to learn.

Key Objectives

The current key objectives for the role are:

Ensuring a high-quality student experience which leads to outstanding achievement, progression and employability outcomes across Maths, English and Essential Digital Skills programmes for adult and apprentices.
Leading, developing and maintaining the quality of English, Maths and Essential Digital Skills teaching, learning and assessment so that the college is rated at least “Good” by Ofsted.
Leading the development, planning, delivery and monitoring of the College’s Curriculum in relation to English, Maths and Essential Digital Skills programmes for adults and apprentices.
Leading a team of managers and staff to effectively implement the curriculum and manage the quality of Maths, English and essential digital skills provision for adults and apprentices.
Development of College policies and procedures to support an outstanding curriculum and student experience and to ensure the college complies with relevant legal duties in relation to English and Maths provision.
Supporting the Vice Principal Curriculum (Adults) and the Vice Principal Curriculum (Apprenticeships) to develop and implement plans that develop a culture where maths and English is ‘everybody’s business’.
Undertake teaching responsibilities of 100 hours, including cover, if required

If you want to find out more about the role please contact Sallyann Turner, Vice Principal Curriculum Adult - Sallyann.Turner@sheffcol.ac.uk

What we can offer you

As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £50,931 - £59,043 per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.

Our benefits

Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with SYPA - 17.1%
Annual leave - 42 Days (310.8 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
Health and wellbeing, we offer
Employee assistance programme through Bupa
Occupational Health through PAM
Free eye tests for VDU users
Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses

Further information can be found on our Benefits and Career Development pages.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice. If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact jobs@sheffcol.ac.uk

Armed Forces Covenant

As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant, we’re pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.

Safeguarding

We are an employer who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures.  Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here Safeguarding

Next Steps:

To apply: Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application. For queries regarding the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team at jobs@sheffcol.ac.uk CVs are currently not accepted.

As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.  

Closing date: 3rd July 2025

Please be aware – If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.

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