Head of Section – Business, Travel & Tourism and Esports

Salary: £42,980 - £45,232 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance

Expiry date: 31/03/2023

Details:

The School of Commercial Industries and Access currently includes students on 16-18 study programmes and T Levels, adult programmes including access and part time adult programmes, as well as a substantial HE provision.

We are now seeking a Head of Section – Business, Travel & Tourism and Esports.

The focus of the Head of Section is to ensure that current and future students receive a first-class experience that enables them to progress and attain their qualifications at high levels and to develop long-lasting learning and employability skills. Success is measured in terms of value added, meaningful progression in education and training and destination into higher education and/or employment.

You’ll become a member of the School Management Team and have collective responsibility for the implementation of the School Business and Improvement Plans, as well as contributing to College Objectives and Improvement Plans. This section has a diverse curriculum area with programmes including Business, Esports and Travel & Tourism. The teaching commitment is in the field of Travel & Tourism and Business.

We’re looking for someone who holds a degree or relevant professional qualification in an appropriate subject and who has excellent teaching skills, recognised as a good or better teacher on BTEC Travel & Tourism or Business programmes. We’d like you to have experience of leading in a BTEC Business/Travel & Tourism/Esports curriculum area and have a track record of making sustained improvements.

Hardworking and flexible, you will have current knowledge of impending curriculum changes and the implications for teaching and learning strategies. You will have a thorough understanding of quality assurance and improvement processes and how these can be used to enhance the student experience, and have experience of successfully monitoring and supporting ‘at-risk’ learners to achieve or exceed their potential.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 31st March 2023

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 7 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.