Head of English Buckinghamshire College Group is seeking a Head of English to join their Learning Innovation Team. The role involves leading a team of English teachers to deliver high-quality learning experiences and improve students' literacy skills. The ideal candidate will have a background in teaching English, a commitment to lifelong learning, and experience in fostering professional growth among educators. This student-focused role requires someone who is inclusive, motivated, and ready to contribute to the college's mission of transforming futures. If you would like to have an informal chat about the role or pop in for a tour, please contact Penny Kelley - Key knowledge, skills and experience we are looking for: Strong subject knowledge with an interest in keeping up to date with pedagogical and contextual developments in English Excellent understanding of high-quality teaching, learning and assessment Knowledge and understanding of quality assurance and quality improvement practices The drive to lead, motivate and manage staff to support strong student success The successful candidate will be required to: Deliver excellent student success by supporting ambitious, high-quality teaching and learning, every day. Lead on curriculum design, learning innovation and tracking and monitoring the progress of learners. Collaboratively develop an English provision that meets the needs of students, employers and stakeholders now and in the future. Lead and develop a high performing team of staff Travel to both Amersham Campus and Wycombe Campus, once a week. (and when required) While working at Buckinghamshire College Group you can also take advantage of a host of employee benefits including: Company Pension scheme 30 holiday entitlement & additional annual leave purchase scheme Free onsite parking A wide range of learning - access to free training & continuous professional development including leadership development A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty Salon (HAB) Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes Here at Buckinghamshire College Group, we are passionate about helping people of all ages and abilities to achieve their learning goals and life aspirations. You will find a warm welcome at all of our campuses in; Aylesbury, Amersham and High Wycombe, where we are a thriving community of over 500 Staff and 7,000 students and we are sure that whatever your aspirations and career goals, we can help you to achieve them. We will support you to develop new skills and help expand your career opportunities within the college. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible. This is an exciting time to join the College as we are about to launch our new 5-year Vision and Strategy which includes a vibrant new-build in the heart of High Wycombe which will consolidate the current Wycombe and Amersham campuses. We value our staff highly and offer a competitive reward and benefits package. We hope you will want to be part of Buckinghamshire College Group and we very much look forward to welcoming you. Commitment to Safeguarding BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks. For more information on the role please click here for the job description and click here for Terms and conditions. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. For more information on the role please contact HR directly Closing date for applications is the 19th September with interviews taking place shortly after.