ABOUT US

The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.
About the role
Reporting to the Assistant Principal – Quality, Teaching, Learning & Innovation, this post will contribute to the College’s common goals of ensuring a high-quality student experience which leads to outstanding achievement, progression and employability outcomes for all students as well as supporting the development, planning, delivery and monitoring of the College’s curriculum.
The postholder will focus on ensuring that learner outcomes exceed college targets and will contribute to the strategic aims of being a great place to learn. The Head of Quality Improvement will also play a critical role in any college preparation for external assessment/inspection.

To achieve these specific duties, the main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support the development of quality practice and curriculum implementation within an assigned provision type, providing support to other departments as required.
• Work with the relevant Vice or Assistant Principal to plan and deliver quality assurance and improvement activity that supports improved student or apprentice outcomes.
• Lead and manage quality assurance, review and improvement activities within an assigned number of curriculum academy areas. Use the outcomes of these to inform intervention and improvement actions.
• Deliver bespoke support, training and improvement programmes to Academy or curriculum areas in need of improvement.
• Develop managers by building their skills, confidence and capacity to manage and improve the quality of their own provision to include the use of data and systems to improve attendance, retention, achievement, progress and progression.
• Oversee and develop the quality of teaching, learning and assessment practice within an assigned number of curriculum academy areas to include leading on staff development planning and mechanisms for sharing best practice.
• Be an active member of the Quality and Learning Team, responsible for improving provision, promoting awareness of the requirements of the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework and ensuring that the College is ready for external review including inspection.
• Maintain currency as a practitioner through teaching of 204 hours per year ensuring an outstanding experience and outcomes for those that you teach.

If you want to find out more about the role please contact Steven Spence, Assistant Principal QTLA - Steven.Spence@sheffcol.ac.uk