Teaching, Learning & Assessment (TLA) Campus Lead (multiple locations)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Leadership SkillsCoaching
Reporting
What the college offers its staff
- Generous leave entitlement plus up to four free College Closure days a year
- WCG offers all employees who are carers the option to request a period of Carer’s Leave that is equal to their usual working week, paid at their normal pay.
- Leadership & Management training programme to develop our next generation of managers.
- Superb health and wellbeing support with Wellbeing@WCG.
- The opportunity to join our voluntary health cash plan run by Health Shield.
- Discounted Full Cost Recovery courses.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Discounted hair and beauty treatments in our College salons.
- Free will writing service.
Further details about the role
This role is based at the following sites, please let us know which you'd prefer:
- Leamington Spa
- Warwick Trident
- Rugby
- Pershore
BACKGROUND TO THE POST
Reporting to the Head of Teaching, Learning and Assessment, the TLA Campus Lead holds dual responsibility: as an Advanced Practitioner (AP) and for managing a team of APs at the specified campus. This will support the continuous improvement of teaching and learning across WCG Campuses. The primary purpose of this role is to provide exceptional operational support, drive improvements across all provision types (Education Programmes for Young People, Adults, High Needs, 14-16 provision, and Apprenticeships), conduct lesson observations, provide feedback, and coach staff. This role will work closely with the AP team, the Head of Teaching, Learning & Assessment, the TLA Co-ordinator, campus Heads of School, and relevant teams; the postholder will drive improvements in teaching, learning and assessment as well as learner outcomes.
The post holder will support pedagogical development, assessment and innovation across the specified campus, working closely with the group Quality team.
MAIN TASKS
1. To drive standards across all provision types at the Campus of responsibility
- Support the Head of TLA with the development and delivery of the group strategy for Teaching, Learning and Assessment.
- Line-manage the campus-based team of Advanced Practitioners.
- Lead the Advanced Practitioner team to inspire excellence in teaching, learning and assessment at the campus, provide coaching for teaching staff and provide an excellent induction process for new teaching staff.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of support and development for teaching staff to ensure effectiveness of interventions.
- The post holder will support the quality cycle for TLA, including lesson observations. The post holder will use the information gathered from the quality cycle to design and deliver training and development for our teachers and academic support staff.
- Work with the Head of TLA to contribute to TLA reports alongside the TLA Co-ordinator.
- Conduct formal and developmental lesson observations across all College sites and provision types, providing fair and constructive feedback and having oversight of the specified campus.
- Have oversight and deliver targeted coaching and mentoring for new and existing staff to build confidence and enhance classroom practice.
- Oversee and facilitate Teacher Education, including the 'Teaching Essentials' initiative at the specified campus.
- Maintain oversight and develop innovative approaches to teaching and learning to embed best practice, enabling staff and learners to achieve their maximum potential.
- Support digital learning strategies and promote, develop, and evaluate the impact of technology-enhanced learning.
- Ensure the sharing of great practice across the campus and develop consistency of quality across curriculum areas.
- Contribute to quality audits, moderation, annual reviews, and quality improvement projects across departments.
- Keep accurate records of support activity and report outcomes to the Quality Office and Campus Principals.
2. General
- Manage the team of Advanced Practitioners in providing support and development to staff across the Group.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of equality, diversity and inclusion in teaching and learning through qualitative and quantitative evidence.
- Work closely with Learning & Development to design and deliver training and development which ensures we have a highly qualified workforce with access to effective CPD.
- Ensure the learner voice is used to support quality processes and areas for improvement.
- To work closely with Higher Education colleagues to share best practice and support overall college improvements.
Requirements
A degree or relevant vocational qualification.
GCSE grade A-C or equivalent qualification in Maths and English.
A full teaching qualification.
Strong IT skills, specifically the ability to use Google applications.
An ability to manage and work within a team.
Experience of assessment of learning and monitoring student progress.
Experience of planning, organising and teaching learning.
Experience within one of the following: Education, Training and Apprenticeships.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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