Principal, Learning Education College Bexley - London, United Kingdom - London Borough of Bexley

London Borough of Bexley

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Vacancy Description

Title:

Principal, Learning Education College Bexley

Service Area/School:

Childrens Services (excl Schools)
Achievement and Inclusion

About Us:

The Learning & Enterprise College Bexley is a vibrant adult education institution responsible for delivering high quality outcomes for learners, residents, and employers, while contributing to the strategic objectives laid out in Bexley Council's corporate priorities for adult learning, employment, and wellbeing.

We were pleased to secure an OFSTED judgement of "Good" in March 2020 and since then have continued on our journey, delivering high quality education through a variety of methods during the pandemic.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fantastic college and to lead and shape the future of adult education in Bexley.

Learning and Enterprise College Bexley is the premier provider of Adult Education and Community Learning in the London Borough of Bexley.

About the Role:

As Principal you will hold responsibility for the overall leadership and management of the College and for proposing its strategic direction to the Governing Body and the Council.

This is a fantastic opportunity to realign and redesign the curriculum of the College to benefit the college's communities and learners.

To do this, you should consider the current and future employment market to inform curriculum design and generally look to expand the learning offer with higher-level courses and improved access to qualifications.

Alongside this, also maintaining the colleges traditionally offered adult learning courses that focus on practical skills, ESOL etc.

The successful incoming Principal will need to have the ability to be a strong and dynamic leader of complex College organisation and public service, including:

College services design and delivery (including effective teaching and learning strategies and curriculum design)

Human resources strategy and policy:
consulting, developing, motivating and managing staff teams to achieve demanding goals and targets (including effective employee relations strategies)

Financial strategy, management, and control
Asset and accommodation strategy and management
Quality assurance and continuous improvement strategies
We are looking for a highly experienced leader with an experience of working within an education setting.

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.

Anticipated Interview Date: Beginning of June 202
Please note that the system has a onehour time limit.

We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload.

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Additional Information

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is considered by the authority to be a customerfacing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers.
The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the jo

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