COURSE LEADER – MATHS (EFYP)

JOB SPECIFICATION

£31,305 - £37,956 per annum

Salary:
37 hours per week, Permanent, All year
Working Hours: round
Land Based, Sports & Foundation Studies
Area:
Curriculum Manger
Reporting to:
Taunton Campus
Location:

Closing date: 12 midnight, Sunday 21 August 2022

Job Purpose

The post-holder will be motivated and enthusiastic and a strong team player who strives to
deliver the best possible outcomes for our learners by maximising their potential to make
positive progress towards timely success.

The ideal candidate will have experience delivering GCSE mathematics and or Functional
Skills Maths and be flexible in their approach to adapt to the various levels and needs of
learners. You will be expected to co-ordinate a highly effective teaching, learning and
assessment experience across allocated courses, programmes and subjects and lead a
successful team of staff to contribute to the college’s expectations of quality.

Job Responsibilities

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

To deliver high quality teaching and learning across a number of related Programmes in
your subject specialisms
To formally report on individual student progress through the College’s quality systems
and/or partner agreements

To produce and provide resources for students to enable more effective learning

To use and apply modern technology to enhance the learning experience for students
(e.g. ILT, VLE, specialist software/resources)
Where applicable, to set, mark, record and feedback on student work/assessment,
evidencing student progress and achievement, including internal verification as required
Ensure cohesive assessment plans are in place for all learners across your allocated
courses/programmes/subjects to ensure effective learner progress
Provide timely feedback to students to support progress

Mark work and provide effective verbal and written feedback to support progression in line
with awarding body requirements
Monitor tracking of individual learner progress across courses/programmes/subjects and
ensure action is taken to improve progress and meet individual learner needs where
possible including Initial and Diagnostic assessments
Course Leadership
To oversee the quality and development of relevant College programmes in mathematics
which will be assigned to you, identifying areas for improvement and action where
applicable
To act as the first point of contact for internal queries, issues and actions concerning the
students on programme or for other programme related matters

To act as the first point of contact for external persons such as parents and employers

To record and report on student retention and achievement and other related matters via
the College’s quality assurance processes
To oversee the effective implementation of the internal verification process on the
programme and to liaise with the external verifier over external quality checks where
applicable
To ensure that course files are complete and current

To lead and take part in regular course team meetings where applicable

To ensure all students on programme are correctly registered for qualifications and to
ensure achievements are recorded accurately

To ensure that marketing materials related to the programme are up to date and relevant

To ensure that tracking of Initial, Diagnostic and formative assessment is completed

accurately and in a timely manner.
To support the curriculum manager with moderation and standardisation and to ensure
that it is completed in an accurate and timely manner.
Prepare learner reports and contribute to parents’ evenings and provide employers with
progress updates as appropriate

Participate in learner interviews and plan and deliver taster days, ‘keep warm’ activities,
welcome days, enrolment and induction activities

Tutoring

Liaise with college curriculum teams to use the College disciplinary process as a positive
way to support student success
Prepare learner reports and contribute to parents’ evenings and provide employers and or
external stakeholders with progress updates as appropriate
Participate in learner interviews and plan and deliver taster days, ‘keep warm’ activities,
welcome days, enrolment, open evenings, induction activities and other college
Support the Curriculum Manager with work scrutiny on marked work, feedback and
feedforward and provide guidance on improvements where needed
Quality
Support students to participate in student forums and surveys and collate
course/programme/subject ‘learner voice’ feedback to support action planning for
continuous improvement
Ensure and maintain standards and quality by engaging with and using the College quality
systems
Contribute to the evaluation of TLA procedures to enhance the learner experience and
support Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Be accountable for course/programme/subject key performance indicators (KPIs)

Hold team meetings to standardise practice, share information and good practice, and
plan and implement improvements

Ensure course/programme/subject files are complete and up to date

Undertake the role of IV/IQA as required and devise and implement subsequent action
plans
Prepare for, and take a lead on, awarding organisation external quality processes with
support from the Curriculum Manager and the Area of Staff, Curriculum & Quality Services
(SCQS)
Complete a Self-Assessment Monitoring (SAM) record including a Quality Improvement
Plan for the courses/programmes/subjects allocated

Contribute to the course approval process by providing subject specialist information

Continuous Professional Development

Participate in staff development activities to support Continuous Professional
Development (CPD) and keep a Professional Development Portfolio (PDP) to evidence
personal development and impact on practice
Actively participate in the College performance management processes, including
appraisals to support personal and professional development and enhance learner
experience
Contribution to the Section and Area Team

To attend and contribute to course team meetings, section meetings, tutor and Area team
meetings where applicable
To work closely with colleagues in developing and improving the current curriculum offer
for programmes within remit
To partake in marketing and recruitment activities for the Section, including open
evenings, school tasters and visits, student profiling for publications etc. These may occur
offsite
Other

Attend Department, Area and College meetings as required

Contribute to and support delivery of the College strategic and operational plans
Supports and promotes equality and diversity at the College to ensure equality of
opportunity for all students, visitors and staff and the elimination of discriminatory
practices.
 Maintains and promote a healthy and safe environment at the College to ensure students,
visitors and staff are safe from harm.
Supports and promotes the safeguarding agenda at the College to ensure students,
visitors and staff are safeguarded.
To partake in marketing and recruitment activities for the Section, including open
eventsings, school tasters and visits, student profiling for publications etc. These may
occur offsite.
Any other duties connected with the post as are reasonably required from time to time

Qualifications/Skills/Knowledge/Qualities

The success of Bridgwater & Taunton College rests on a very strongly felt and shared set of
values which determine its strategic direction. It is absolutely crucial that the successful
candidate shares our values of student-centredness, equality of opportunity and parity of
esteem for staff and students. S/he must enjoy working within the team philosophy of the
College and working collaboratively.

At Bridgwater & Taunton College we are:

 Passionate and excited about learning

 Inclusive and supportive
 Responsive to student, employer and community needs
 Always aspiring to the highest standards
 Professional and enterprising
 Innovative and creative
 Friendly and welcoming

The following criteria are used to shortlist applicants and assess candidates. Please show
evidence of how you meet these criteria in your application.

Essential Criteria How Measured

Hold a relevant degree or professional qualification Attainment certificates

Attainment certificates / personal
Hold a teaching qualification
statement / interview
Have an ability to lead the development of teaching,
Personal statement / microteach
learning and assessment across relevant
session / interview
programmes, courses and subjects
Knowledge of KPI’s and success measures within
Personal statement / interview
Further Education
Have up-to-date subject/sector knowledge and/or
evidence of specialist subject knowledge in key Personal statement / interview
areas
Have a strong desire to be part of a high performing
Personal statement / interview
team and work collaboratively across the College
Have a strong desire to see all learners succeed and
progress, and have a clear understanding of their Personal statement / interview
needs and how these may be met
Have a proactive and progressive attitude towards Microteach session / interview
course development and a vision and enthusiasm to
 further develop maths provision
Willing and able to develop curriculum, teaching and
learning materials in subject specialisms as part of Microteach session / interview
continuous development
Be an excellent communicator with highly developed
Interview
interpersonal skills
Possess strong and effective problem solving and IT
Interview
skills
Desirable Criteria How Measured

Hold a management qualification Application

Demonstrable experience of managing and/or
Application
leading a successful team
Have the ability to demonstrate experience of
Application / interview
managing and/or leading a successful team
Demonstrate effective skills in leading management
Application / interview
of change
Experience in monitoring and/or course leading
Personal statement / interview
learner groups
Have a commitment and enthusiastic approach to
Personal statement / interview
continuous self-development

Application Forms

Expressions of interest should be sent to jobs@btc.ac.uk by Sunday 21 August In your

personal statement please ensure that you detail why you are applying for the role and how
you meet the essential criteria.

Interviews

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted shortly after the closing date for Interview on the
Tuesday 30 August 2022.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Working Hours

Normal full-time working hours are from 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, and 8.30am to
4.30pm on Friday but some flexibility may be required to meet the needs of the business.
This is an all year round post. Teaching may be scheduled to take place on up to 2
evenings per week. Part-time hours are dependent on student timetables.

Teaching Hours

This is a teaching post, and the total teaching hours will be 792 hours a year (based on the
notional 22 hours per week × 36 teaching weeks). Depending on the programme(s) taught
on, the number of teaching weeks may be higher or lower.

Annual leave

The holiday year runs from 1 September - 31 August each year. The annual leave
entitlement for this role is 35 working days, plus 8 bank holidays. Annual leave is scheduled
for non-term time weeks e.g. October half term, Christmas, February half term, Easter break,
May half term, July and August.

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Staff are entitled to 10 days off-site CPD for industrial updating, personal and professional
development. All days should be booked, planned and agreed with your manager.

Pre-employment Checks

Any offer of employment will be subject to employment references, medical clearance and a
satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance (see below for further details of
the disclosure procedure).

Salary

The College’s usual policy is to appoint new staff at the starting point of the scale, however
the College will consider matching an existing salary (within the scale for the job) subject to
proof of current earnings.

Christmas Closure

It has been custom and practice for the College to close for a two week period at Christmas
each year, with the exception of some functions due to business requirements. This practice
will continue, subject to any future changes in the organisation of College terms/curriculum
programmes. 

Benefits

The candidate appointed to the post will automatically become a member of the Teachers’
Pension Scheme and pay contributions as determined by annual salary levels. The pension
scheme is a defined benefit salary scheme and includes life assurance cover, and the
College will also pay a contribution towards your pension.

Equality & Diversity

Bridgwater & Taunton College is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and is
dedicated to pursuing non-discriminatory policies and practices and to eliminate unfair
discrimination on any basis. This means that we are striving to ensure that no job applicant
will receive less favourable treatment than another on grounds of gender, marital status,
age, racial origin, disability, sexual orientation or political or religious beliefs.

Criminal Record Check via the Disclosure Procedure

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 gives individuals the right not to disclose details of
certain old offences when asked about their criminal record as they may be defined as
‘spent’.  There are exemptions to this if the individual is offered a post which involves contact
with children or regular work at an establishment exclusively or mainly for children.

The post you have applied for falls into this category and, therefore, requires a criminal
background check.

If a job offer is made you will be asked to apply for a DBS Disclosure Certificate.  The
Disclosure Certificate will contain details of current and “spent” convictions, cautions,
reprimands or warnings held on the Police National Computer. The amendments to the
Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are
‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers , and cannot be taken into
account.

The DBS Disclosure will also indicate whether information is held on government department
lists of those individuals who are barred from working with children or vulnerable adults (if
applicable).

The information provided on the Disclosure certificate will be considered by the College to
ensure that children and vulnerable adults remain adequately protected.  Bridgwater &
Taunton College wants to reassure candidates that a criminal record is not necessarily a bar
on obtaining a position.

Further information about Disclosure can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/dbs.