The Sandwell Colleges – Head of Adult & Community Learning & Campus Lead – Cradley Heath Skills Campus

Salary

£60,000 to £65,000 per annum

Closing date

01/07/2025 at 9.00am

Interview date

Thursday 10 or Friday 11 July 2025

Lead Consultant

Claire.Gehlig@fea.co.uk
FE Associates

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Introduction

The Sandwell Colleges are seeking an outstanding Head of Adult & Community Learning & Campus Lead to drive the success of our brand-new, £9 million Cradley Heath Skills Campus. This flagship site is a centre for construction, digital, engineering and health & social care, delivering the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

You will lead the development, management and growth of adult and community learning, ensuring high-quality teaching, impactful outcomes and strong employer engagement. Working closely with regional partners, you will build programmes that meet industry needs, support the community and open doors to high-level skills and lifelong learning.

You will have proven teaching experience with demonstrable impact, significant leadership experience in Adult Learning and higher-level skills and proven experience in employer and stakeholder engagement.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of skills education in the Black Country and make a real difference in people’s lives.

We have appointed FE Associates to support us with this important appointment. Prior to submitting an application, interested parties are advised to download the candidate information pack by registering their details below and contacting Claire.Gehlig@fea.co.uk to discuss the role.

Supporting documents.

Quality Improvement Strategy 2024-2025

Annual Accountability Agreement 2024 to 2025

Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023 to 2024

Ofsted Report - October 2022

How to apply

If you have the very special qualities and the passion to make a real a difference to the future of our students and business, then we would like to hear from you.

Please complete the registration form below to access the candidate information pack, application form and the equality and diversity form.

NB: Please ensure you complete all fields and click on both the Terms and Conditions check box as well as the Consent check box to enable access to the documents.

We have appointed FE Associates to help us find the right person. Prior to submitting an application, interested parties should arrange an initial conversation with our FE Associates lead consultant to discuss the role before the closing date.

Thank you for registering your interest. You can now download the information relating to this vacancy.

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Candidate Information.

Candidate Information Pack

Application Documents.

Application Form

Equality and Diversity Form

Step 2: Submitting your application.

Prior to submitting an application, interested parties should arrange an initial conversation with our FE Associates lead consultant, by emailing Claire.Gehlig@fea.co.uk, to discuss the role before the closing date.

Once you have obtained the full information and had an informal discussion with the lead consultant, you must email your application to recruitment@fea.co.uk by the closing date deadline. Applications received after this time will not be considered.

Your application must include the following 2 documents:

  1. A fully completed Application Form (located above). Please do not include your CV as part of, or substitute for, the application form.
  2. The Equality and Diversity Form (located above).

PLEASE NOTE THESE FORMS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH IOS/MAC (PAGES) 

Key Dates for Submitting Your Application:

  • Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 1 July 2025
  • Interview date: Thursday 10 or Friday 11 July 2025