Lecturer - English
Southwark College, part of NCG, is looking to recruit a talented English lecturer to join our English staff for a September 2025 start. Due to high levels of student recruitment, we are looking to expand the size of our English teaching team. Based at the Southwark College site, in The Cut, close to Waterloo Station, the successful candidate will be part of a large team of GCSE English staff. The role involves teaching GCSE English to students aged 16-18 on Study Programme classes and a mixture of Functional Skills at level 1 and GCSE English to Adult classes. We have excellent resources and a modern suite of English classrooms.
Main Duties:
* Teach GCSE English to students aged 16-18 years old using a variety of teaching methods, including Functional Skills English at Level 1 and GCSE English to Adult Learners. For GCSE English, we teach the Pearson 2.0 Specification.
* Contribute to the review, planning, and development of the English curriculum at Southwark College.
* Work with the English team to develop Schemes of Learning, lesson plans, and new teaching materials.
* Devise and implement a range of assessment activities with the English team.
* Assess student work and provide feedback to support learners in developing their skills and achieving their potential.
* Contribute to the GCSE and Functional Skills English strategies to improve student achievement and retention.
About Southwark College:
Southwark College is a large further education college in London, offering an exciting range of work-focused courses that give our students the skills and experience they need to develop their employment potential. We provide a friendly, supportive learning environment where talent is nurtured.
We are proud of our success in achieving excellent results and producing knowledgeable and successful students, built on our staff's dedication. Helping our young people and adults fulfill their potential and often transform their lives through education requires dedication, patience, and the ability to think differently. That's why we seek to recruit staff with a genuine passion for further education and a commitment to ensuring all students achieve their potential, whatever barriers they need to overcome.
We'd love you to join the team if you want to make a real difference to the lives of students, local employers, and the wider Southwark community. In return, we'll provide you with a range of development opportunities, benefits, and support to help you fulfill your role.
Southwark College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.
At Southwark College, our values are not just about what we do, but also about how we do things. Our values underpin the culture and beliefs of our organization, and we expect all our staff to demonstrate behaviors in line with our core values:
1. Being both inclusive and diverse
2. Trusting and respecting our communities
3. Taking ownership while working collaboratively
4. Inspiring excellence and curiosity
As part of the NCG Group, Southwark College offers an excellent benefits package, including generous holiday entitlement, access to the Teachers' pension scheme (for teaching posts) or Local Government pension scheme (non-teaching posts), company sick pay, a cycle to work scheme, and much more.
NCG seeks to promote and maintain an equal, diverse, inclusive, and supportive environment for work and study that assists all members of our communities to reach their full potential. We are committed to achieving a truly representative workforce and therefore welcome applications from across the national and regional communities that we work with and serve.
To view the Job Description, Person Specification, and NCG Values Pack, please click the document attachment at the bottom of this advert. No agency applications will be accepted.
NCG reserves the right to close the vacancy early.
Employee Benefits:
* Generous Annual Leave
* Government Pension Schemes
* Competitive Salaries
* Flexible Working
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Access to Discounts
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Training and Development Opportunities
* Enhanced Sickness Policy
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