Deputy Head of School - Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom - South Thames Colleges Group

South Thames Colleges Group

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Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Across the School of Commercial Industries & Access, the curriculum currently includes students on 16-18 study programmes, adult part time programmes, Access to HE programmes and a number of Degree programmes.

The focus is on ensuring that current and future students receive a first class experience that enables them to progress and attain their qualifications at high levels and to develop long-lasting learning and employability skills.

We are also very excited to be developing a £1.5m Health suite incorporating a medical ward, care home suite and dispensary as well a virtual reality suite, which is all set to be open in September 2024.

The Deputy Head of School will combine leadership and management with their Section with being a member of the School Management Group (SMG) and a wider operational role for the College.

You will join the College Management Group (CMG) that consists of one Deputy Head of School from each School and Managers from other areas of the college support services.

The group will work together with the Director of Curriculum to ensure that we deliver on our key priorities.

The Deputy Head will assist the Head of School and other members of the School Management Group in communicating the policies and procedures we agree and adopt including by way of target-setting, progress review calendars, Attendance, Behaviour & Conduct (ABC) policy, and then ensuring that all staff deliver them to a high quality and comply with the expectations set.

Critically, this post will have a focus on improving the outcomes of the programmes across the School, with a clear emphasis on securing high grades, improving the teaching learning and assessment, monitoring and supporting the teaching team, ensuring all students have the opportunity to develop their employability skills through a period of work experience and other work related learning and activities and supporting them with progression to Higher Education.

We'd also like you to have proven experience of effective teamwork, both as the leader of a team of staff and as part of a team, and have a track record of leading and managing change.

You will be qualified to work for awarding bodies (EV's), Ofsted, QAA and the like, and have a record of effective partnership working with other organisations including schools, universities, other colleges and employers.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees' physical and mental health.

There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017.

South Thames Colleges Group is one of London's largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities.

We aim to put students' success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.