Programme Director - English GCSE and Functional Skills - Full-time

East Kent College Group

• Ref:KCC-F105-6-T
• Posted:22/04/2025
• Pay:From £40,468 up to £42,628 (FTE) per annum
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:06/05/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:WC 12/05/25

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About The Role

Are you passionate about empowering students to achieve their academic and personal goals?

Do you have a knack for teaching across all levels of English?

Do you want to experience teaching and leading on curriculum design in a dynamic learning environment?

If so, we want you!

Please note that this is a temporary appointment to cover maternity leave until 31st August 2026.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Folkestone College, EKC Group for a Programme Director (aka Course Leader) of English. This fixed term opportunity will give the right candidate an opportunity to gain valuable experience as a curriculum leader, as part of their ongoing CPD. This is predominantly a teaching role, with the expectation to support development of the curriculum area.

Key Responsibilities:

• To plan a highly relevant and distinctive curriculum to meet the local/regional skills requirements
• Develop and deliver engaging lesson plans tailored to individual learner needs.
• Foster a positive and inclusive classroom environment.
• Lead and coordinate the delivery team so all students receive up-to-date course information during their time at college.
• You'll create course/programme activities to support student understanding of the objectives, assessment schedules and requirements in line with awarding body criteria, including the course handbook.

About You

The ideal candidate will be:

• highly organised and creative
• be able to plan and teach engaging and innovative lessons
• demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
• assess and tracking student progress
• plan impactful interventions ensuring all students develop the skills they need to succeed.

You will be passionate about making a difference to the future careers of our students, providing academic leadership and guidance in this area and managing the curriculum delivery and accreditation. Teaching and vocational experience is essential and strong leadership skills are desirable.

This is the ideal opportunity for a proven teacher or lecturer to progress their career to the next stage as you will oversee the curriculum provision from the beginning, building relationships with key stakeholders as well as delivering high quality teaching, learning and assessment. 

It is a requirement for teaching experience and to hold a recognised teaching qualification for this position (such as PGCE, DET, LST). 

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date. 

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk

Information about the federation

East Kent Colleges Group is a family of six community-based Colleges, nine Training Centres, three nurseries and various business units across East Kent. We’re one of the largest further education providers in the South East, with more than 1,600 staff delivering education to 15,000 students. Our mission is to play a leading role for East Kent in developing the economic and social prosperity of the diverse communities we serve.

At the heart of everything we do is community, which is critical for us as one of the largest employers in East Kent. As an education provider, we are committed to ensuring the very best for students who choose to study with us, as well as providing opportunities for those who need them most.

Job Contact Information

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• Address:Broadstairs College ,
  Ramsgate Road,
  Broadstairs,
  Kent,
  CT101PN
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