Newham College stands as Londons leading and most successful institution for vocational education, consistently recognized for excellence. For five consecutive years, the Department for Education has named Newham College the top-performing large Further Education (FE) college in the area.
As the first college to receive Ofsteds kitemark for business collaboration, Newham College is celebrated for creating a clear route from study to employment. Partnering with the government and the Mayor of London, Newham College plays a key role in delivering critical skills initiatives like the London City Institute of Technology in Canning Town, the Mayoral Sector Skills Academies, and the Health Futures partnership with Barts NHS Trust in Stratford. With over £50 million in government and Mayoral funding, the college has developed state-of-the-art facilities for its students.
Beyond accolades, Newham College prioritizes a transformative student experience. Our students value the support of dedicated, inspiring lecturers who nurture their ambitions, and enjoy a safe environment that combines study with enrichment activities like clubs, trips, and sports.
Students gain confidence in three key areas:
Our Lecturers unwavering, unconditional commitment to their success.
Consistent, uninterrupted learning without disruptions from staff strikes, unlike many colleges in London.
Strong industry partnerships, offering students valuable work experience, mentoring, career guidance, and pathways to fulfilling jobs.
At Newham College, were dedicated to supporting every student who attends and commits to their studies. Choosing Newham College is a step toward a rewarding and successful future.
The Role
We have an exciting vacancy for a full-time Lecturer in Media.
Skills and Experience
We are looking for a Media Lecturer to join our Media team. The role will require planning and delivery on a range of media courses including level 2 and 3 vocational courses. Experience in teaching design, photography and graphics units as well as experience of creating design work is essential along with proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and digital photography, moving image and digital media.
The Media team is graded as outstanding and has won awards for the innovative and stimulating range of opportunities it offers to students. The team is also well resourced with facilities including a large multimedia suite (including 4 classrooms and 13 editing suites with Apple Mac computers.
We aim to provide students with a good balance between practical production skills and a wider theoretical understanding of media in order to equip them for progression into higher education or the workplace. Our innovative curriculum planning is driven by the desire to deliver the highest calibre of stimulating and challenging projects in order to enable students to develop collaborative work with external partners as well as in cross-curricular contexts within college.
Programmes currently offered by the team include:
UAL Level 2 and Level 3 diplomas and extended diplomas in Creative Media Production
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The Colleges mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.
Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults
The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. All posts in the College are subject to a List 99 check and Disclosure and Barring Service check at Enhanced Level.
Please note that we do not accept CVs
Recruitment Process
The email account you use to apply will be used for recruitment communication. Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.
We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful.
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