Overview
Job Title: Principal
Salary: £84,505 to £92,328 depending on experience
About the Role
What You Will Do
- Lead the provision and learner experience across Leeds Sixth Form College and Pudsey Sixth Form College, including the 14–16 education offer, establishing coherent and ambitious curricula appropriate to each cohort, with clear progression routes and high-quality delivery.
- Provide dynamic and visible leadership to staff, developing highly effective teams, coaching and managing leaders, and establishing clear accountability for performance and improvement.
- Lead effective business planning, resource allocation and budget management, securing financial sustainability, efficient deployment of resources and value for money while protecting quality and learner experience.
- Develop and sustain a culture of excellence, high aspirations and belonging in which all learners are supported and challenged to achieve their full potential.
- Ensure the effective operation of both campuses maintaining high standards of communication, administration, learner support and the physical learning environment.
About You
- Successful senior leadership experience of sixth-form education, with substantial responsibility for curriculum quality, performance, learner outcomes and improvement, and evidence of securing positive and sustained impact.
- Strong knowledge of post16 and 14–16 policy, funding, curriculum priorities and the challenges and opportunities facing colleges.
- Demonstrable experience of leading and sustaining high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across curriculum areas, developing staff expertise and a culture of reflective, innovative and evidence-informed practice, with measurable impact on learners’ experiences and outcomes. .
- Successful management of resources, budgets and people, including business planning and financial accountability.
- Track record of building and sustaining effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of using learner performance, experience and destination data to identify variation and deliver improvement.
Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About Us
Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.
We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.
We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
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