About the Role
Keighley College are seeking a Programme Manager of Maths and English Improvement who will be responsible for leading the continuous improvement, consistency, and overall performance of Maths and English provision across Study Programmes. The role focuses on raising standards in teaching, learning, assessment, attendance, progress, and learner outcomes.
You will lead quality assurance and standardisation activities to ensure that delivery, assessment practice, learner feedback, and curriculum implementation are consistent, compliant, and effective across all teams.
The postholder will play a key role in sharing best practice, and ensuring Maths and English provision meets awarding body, funding, and inspection expectations. You will also work collaboratively with vocational and support teams to promote the importance of Maths and English and improve learner success across programmes.
What You Will Do
- Lead the improvement of Maths and English performance across all provision areas.
- Lead quality assurance processes for Maths and English delivery, assessment, and learner outcomes.
- Plan and manage internal quality reviews, audits, and compliance checks.
- Coordinate standardisation meetings to ensure consistent teaching, assessment, and marking practices.
- Lead the moderate process across GCSE and Functional Skills provision.
- Monitor consistency in learner feedback, progress tracking, and evidence standards.
About You
- You will be an experienced and motivated leader with a strong background in Maths and/or English education, quality assurance, and performance improvement.
- You will have a proven track record of raising standards, improving learner outcomes, and supporting staff to deliver high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment.
- With excellent communication and organisational skills, you will be able to build positive relationships with managers, teachers, and support teams to drive consistency and continuous improvement.
- You will have a strong understanding of GCSE and Functional Skills requirements, curriculum planning, assessment practice, and inspection expectations.
- You will be highly organised, outcome-focused, and committed to ensuring all learners achieve their full potential in Maths and English.
- A proactive and resilient approach, alongside the ability to challenge and support others constructively, will be essential to success in this role.
Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About Us
Keighley College has excellent modern facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. Our core purpose is to improve the life chances of our learners. We are passionate about helping our students to achieve their goals. We have state-of-the-art facilities in a central location, close to public transport links and great industry connections.
Choosing to work for Keighley College means that you will be part of an enterprising, inclusive, inspiring, collaborative, empowering, and dynamic environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Keighley College.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 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. 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 do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.
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