About the Role
*Come teach at our brand new Sixth Form College opening in Pudsey, Leeds!*
We are recruiting for roles commencing from August 2025.
We are looking for an A Level Lecturer - Government and Politics to join us at Pudsey Sixth Form College.
We seek enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about teaching and learning and can inspire and motivate students to reach their full potential in our brand new sixth form college opening in Pudsey, Leeds.
There may be scope for this role to be classified as a T4 Curriculum and Quality Specialist Teacher – this will be discussed with candidates at interview.
What You Will Do
- Deliver and assess essential knowledge and understanding to learners.
- Be responsible for recording student progress, motivate and inspire students to achieve targets and develop their skills to enable progression.
- Reflect on what works best in teaching and learning to meet the diverse needs of students.
- Adapt curriculum delivery methods to maximise their effectiveness, including through the use of technology.
- Plan, prepare and develop effective schemes of work, lesson plans, teaching and learning resources including the development of online learning resources for identified modules.
- Deliver inspiring sessions across the curriculum using a wide range of teaching methods for identified modules.
- Develop and employ effective assessment activities for identified modules.
- Assess student work, provide constructive and timely feedback to motivate and inspire the learner to improve and record learners’ progress for identified modules.
About You
- You will be focused, passionate and ready to deliver an inspiring curriculum preparing students for their future, ensuring they leave confident, resilient and ready to succeed in their next steps.
- You will be either a qualified or a newly qualified teacher
- You will have experience and demonstrable success teaching students up to Level 3.
- You will hold a relevant teaching qualification
- You have success in positively managing student progression, advice and guidance in a school or Further Education setting.
- You have a demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development
- You have experience developing creative learning materials for groups of learners
Benefits
There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:
- Generous Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
- Support Staff 39 days
- Academic 44 days
- Senior Management 44 days
- Excellent Pension schemes
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
- Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
- Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements
About Us
Here at Pudsey Sixth Form college we raise student aspirations and build their confidence so they can go beyond the expected. We do this through our shared passion for teaching, learning and broadening horizons.
By joining Pudsey Sixth Form College you join a brand new campus and community dedicated to improving and inspiring the lives of young people through education. We empower students to strive for excellence so whether you’re inspiring the next generation with your dynamic teaching or supporting the work of those who do, you know you will be making a positive impact every day.
Choosing to work for Pudsey Sixth Form College means that you will be part of creating something new and be able to leave your own mark all whilst delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. We have a sense of belonging and are proud of our local community, so if t his sounds like something you want to be a part of, we look forward to welcoming you to Pudsey Sixth Form College.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.
- We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
- We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.