Job title: Senior Head of School ESOL

Hours: Full Time, Fixed term Maternity Cover until February 2025
Salary: £61,167 - £63,769
Location: East Ham and Stratford Campus

The Role

To lead and manage the Adult ESOL provision in the college. You will report to the Assistant Director of ESOL and Community Education. You will have line management responsibility for three curriculum managers and to be responsible for the performance of those curriculum managers and whole performance across the school of ESOL. The role requires outstanding leadership and management skills to ensure that all staff in both East Ham and Stratford Campus are effectively supported, directed and performance managed to improve the learner experience and deliver agreed Key Performance Indicators for the area. 

The Head of School is expected to take the lead in developing and delivering outstanding teaching and learning and will act as a role model to all other staff across the ESOL school and across the College.  The role includes being part of the college observation team. 

The Head of School will manage the ESOL curriculum portfolio with the support of Curriculum Managers within their area of responsibility wherever it is delivered and meeting a need; be that on one of our campuses, community venues or employer premises. 

The post holder will support and uphold the quality assurance and quality improvement in of the ESOL school, maintaining robust and rigorous systems in line with the college quality framework and its policies as well as acting as “mini nominee” in line with the Ofsted EIF.   

The role includes advice and guidance, enrolment to reach enrolment targets along with support for teachers and curriculum managers in local behaviour, attendance, and punctuality monitoring across the area to deliver learner success in its broadest sense. 

The role will include a teaching commitment which will be a maximum of 108  

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge and understanding of the curriculum and qualifications in ESOL including accredited and nonaccredited qualifications, with teaching experience in ESOL preferable.   The ideal candidate will have a track record of managing ESOL staff and teams to the successful achievement of KPIs . They will be an innovative thinker with experience of or excellent ideas around developing curriculum in the ESOL area. For example, links with vocational areas.

The ideal candidate will be flexible, open to new ideas and willing to and able to support the team through new ideas whilst keeping the excellent current standards.

  (Please see JD for further details)

Closing Date: Thursday 27th  June

Interview Date: Thursday 4th July

 Equality of opportunity

The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The College’s mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.

Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. All posts in the College are subject to a List 99 check. All posts are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check at Enhanced Level.