CAL Care and Education Industries
| Posting date: | 01 June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2026 |
| Location: | Nuneaton, Warwickshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | North Warwickshire South Leicestershire College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ0000790 |
Summary
Job description
The Position: We are looking to recruit a Curriculum Area Lead for – Care and Education Industries (incorporating the curriculum areas of health and social care childcare and teacher training)
Are you an experienced educator ready for your next challenge, or a teaching professional looking to step into a leadership role?
This is a role packed with purpose. You will lead teaching and curriculum innovation, champion staff development, and foster a positive, inclusive student culture. Your work will shape learning experiences and drive excellence across our educational community at NWSLC.
You would be working within a lively and forward-thinking team. We thrive on creativity, collaboration, empowering learners creating pathways for success for students from all backgrounds. If you thrive on making education engaging, and you’re ready to steer progress that matters, this is your moment.
What skills are we looking for:
A Multitasker – You must be able to work on various projects at the same time
A Completer – You need to be able to get the job done, on time and in budget
A Leader - Able to lead teams and drive operational and strategic improvements across teaching, assessment, and curriculum.
A Communicator – You must be able to clearly communicates across departments and maintains effective follow-up to achieve shared goals.
Responsibilities for the role:
Lead improvements in teaching, assessment, curriculum, and student experience in the curriculum areas of teacher training, childcare and health and social care.
Deliver inclusive, high impact teaching that supports learner progress
Support staff reviews, appraisals and CPD planning
Communicate team priorities and track progress effectively
Ensure quality compliance through moderation, observations, and learner monitoring
Drive self assessment and action planning for continuous improvement
Manage student conduct and implement mitigation strategies
Foster a positive learning culture in partnership with student support teams
Coordinate recruitment, progression, and enrolment activities
Contribute to course marketing and promotion
Deputise for Head of Department when required
Complete 30 hours (pro rata) of annual professional development
Champion EDI, safeguarding, and health and safety protocols
Undertake other duties aligned to role and grading
The Location: The site is based at Nuneaton
If you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact helen.nixon@nwslc.ac.uk
Why Should You Apply?
The pay range we’re offering is £42,824 - £46,793
Annual leave of 40 days, plus bank holidays and up to 5 additional closure days
Access to Teacher pension scheme with Employer Pension contribution of 28.6%
We offer great staff development opportunities
Family friendly policies and procedures
**As part of the application process, you’ll be asked to complete a series of shortlisting questions. To strengthen your application, we recommend linking your answers directly to the person specification outlined in the job description.**
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values, and they are central to our mission. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment, please contact the recruiting manager.
We aim to support our employees in achieving a healthy work-life balance. We recognise that many of our employees have responsibilities and are committed to providing support for our employees. We are working hard to support flexible and new ways of working where possible and offer a wide range of benefits.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references’.
'Please apply as soon as you can as we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable number of applications.'
Shortlisting Process -
Each question is scored by a minimum of 2 people on the interview panel. Those applicants with the highest overall score and meet the essential criteria for the role, will progress through to the interview stage and then their application form will be considered too
The Position: We are looking to recruit a Curriculum Area Lead for – Care and Education Industries (incorporating the curriculum areas of health and social care childcare and teacher training)
Are you an experienced educator ready for your next challenge, or a teaching professional looking to step into a leadership role?
This is a role packed with purpose. You will lead teaching and curriculum innovation, champion staff development, and foster a positive, inclusive student culture. Your work will shape learning experiences and drive excellence across our educational community at NWSLC.
You would be working within a lively and forward-thinking team. We thrive on creativity, collaboration, empowering learners creating pathways for success for students from all backgrounds. If you thrive on making education engaging, and you’re ready to steer progress that matters, this is your moment.
What skills are we looking for:
A Multitasker – You must be able to work on various projects at the same time
A Completer – You need to be able to get the job done, on time and in budget
A Leader - Able to lead teams and drive operational and strategic improvements across teaching, assessment, and curriculum.
A Communicator – You must be able to clearly communicates across departments and maintains effective follow-up to achieve shared goals.
Responsibilities for the role:
Lead improvements in teaching, assessment, curriculum, and student experience in the curriculum areas of teacher training, childcare and health and social care.
Deliver inclusive, high impact teaching that supports learner progress
Support staff reviews, appraisals and CPD planning
Communicate team priorities and track progress effectively
Ensure quality compliance through moderation, observations, and learner monitoring
Drive self assessment and action planning for continuous improvement
Manage student conduct and implement mitigation strategies
Foster a positive learning culture in partnership with student support teams
Coordinate recruitment, progression, and enrolment activities
Contribute to course marketing and promotion
Deputise for Head of Department when required
Complete 30 hours (pro rata) of annual professional development
Champion EDI, safeguarding, and health and safety protocols
Undertake other duties aligned to role and grading
The Location: The site is based at Nuneaton
If you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact helen.nixon@nwslc.ac.uk
Why Should You Apply?
The pay range we’re offering is £42,824 - £46,793
Annual leave of 40 days, plus bank holidays and up to 5 additional closure days
Access to Teacher pension scheme with Employer Pension contribution of 28.6%
We offer great staff development opportunities
Family friendly policies and procedures
**As part of the application process, you’ll be asked to complete a series of shortlisting questions. To strengthen your application, we recommend linking your answers directly to the person specification outlined in the job description.**
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values, and they are central to our mission. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment, please contact the recruiting manager.
We aim to support our employees in achieving a healthy work-life balance. We recognise that many of our employees have responsibilities and are committed to providing support for our employees. We are working hard to support flexible and new ways of working where possible and offer a wide range of benefits.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references’.
'Please apply as soon as you can as we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable number of applications.'
Shortlisting Process -
Each question is scored by a minimum of 2 people on the interview panel. Those applicants with the highest overall score and meet the essential criteria for the role, will progress through to the interview stage and then their application form will be considered too
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