TBCG - Group Director of Learning Excellence

TBCG is one of the largest FE providers in England and has grown rapidly in the last few years. Whilst each of our colleges have their own unique environment, we are all united by a common purpose: to help individuals, communities and society flourish through education by raising aspirations and reducing inequality to create a sustainable future.

We are looking for an outstanding senior leader to complement our senior leadership team. Someone with an ambitious vision and dedication to the relentless pursuit of innovative pedagogy, educational excellence and the improvement of student outcomes. The role requires an experienced senior leader with a proven and consistent track record of outstanding teaching and exceptional leadership, together with a history of driving and achieving significant, sustainable and lasting improvements in the quality of education throughout their professional journey.

We have appointed FE Associates to support us with this important appointment. Prior to submitting an application, interested parties are advised to arrange an initial conversation with our recruitment partner, by emailing Jo.Johnston@fea.co.uk, to discuss the role before the closing date.

Dear colleague,

Thank you for your interest in the role of Group Director of Learning Excellence at The Bedford College Group (TBCG). The group is the 7th largest further education college group in the sector by income and comprises 7 distinct colleges with 3 further educational colleges, 2 sixth form colleges and 1 national college for motorsport.

Our values are extremely important to us and keep the student at the heart of everything we do but none more so than those of quality of education and continuous improvement, and this role will drive up the quality of teaching excellence, student outcomes and the overall student experience.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record as an outstanding teacher and inspirational leader who can demonstrate their achievement and commitment to improve quality of education throughout their career to date. The successful candidate will be part of the group’s senior leadership team and will provide a clear vision and strategies to improve the educational excellence working at pace.

To succeed in this role, you will come to us as an expert senior leader with a strong record of driving sustained improvements in learning and teaching, through innovative pedagogy and providing excellent and highly ambitious leadership.

You will be coming to TBCG at an extremely exciting period of change, with our new CEO having commenced in January this year with a clear vision and passionate commitment to excellence that will take us forward in the next stage of TBCG’s evolution.

Interested parties are strongly encouraged to contact our FE Associates recruitment partner, Jo.Johnston@fea.co.uk, to arrange an initial discussion prior to submitting an application.

With best wishes,

Yiannis Koursis OBE Em Lowe
Chief Executive Officer Deputy CEO - Education

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 are advised to arrange an initial conversation with our FE Associates lead consultant, by emailing Jo.Johnston@fea.co.uk to discuss the role before the closing date.

Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 28 May 2024

Interview date: week commencing Monday 17 June 2024

Stage 1 of 2: Complete the form below

Stage 2 of 2: Submitting Your Application

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

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

Please read the 'Submitting Your Application' Section in the Candidate Information Pack for full instructions on how to submit your application.

Your application must include the following 2 documents:

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

Key Dates for Submitting Your Application:

Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 28 May 2024

Interview date: week commencing Monday 17 June 2024

Group Director of Learning Excellence

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