Lead a team that transforms lives
We’re looking for a motivated and experienced Assistant Manager to support the delivery of high-quality education within a prison environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a leadership role where you will help drive performance, support your team, and ensure learners receive an outstanding education that supports rehabilitation and future employability.
Working as part of the senior management team, you’ll support the Education Manager and play a key role in shaping curriculum delivery, improving outcomes, and maintaining high standards across the provision.
What you’ll be doing
Leadership & Operational Management
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Support the Education Manager in overseeing day-to-day operations of the education department
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Lead on curriculum delivery, learner management, and departmental performance
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Deputise for the Education Manager when required
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Manage learner induction, allocation, and conduct within education settings
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Build strong internal and external partnerships to support learner success
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Working across various curriculum areas such as Motor Mechanics, Art, P&D, Music, Media, PSD etc
Curriculum & Performance
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Drive improvements in recruitment, retention, achievement, and satisfaction
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Set and monitor staff targets in line with KPIs and contractual requirements
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Support development of a standardised curriculum aligned to learner and employer needs
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Work with awarding bodies to ensure qualifications meet quality standards
Quality Assurance & Improvement
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Lead on quality assurance and continuous improvement within your curriculum area
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Manage IQA/EQA processes, observations, learning walks, and deep dives
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Contribute to the Self-Assessment Report (SAR), Quality Improvement Plan (QIP), and budget planning
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Use data (including MoJ MI systems) to review performance and drive improvements
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Coach and support staff to improve teaching and learning practice
People Management & Development
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Manage and support teaching and support staff through appraisal, probation, and CPD
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Mentor and induct new staff, promoting a positive and high-performing culture
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Coordinate CPD opportunities based on quality reviews and performance outcomes
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Support recruitment activity to ensure roles are filled efficiently
Compliance & Delivery
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Ensure all delivery meets Ofsted, MoJ, and organisational standards
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Promote safeguarding, equality, and inclusion
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Comply with all prison security requirements
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Deliver teaching sessions where required
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Support wider operational needs, including class cover
What we’re looking for
Essential
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Teaching qualification (Level 5 or above)
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Maths and English Level 3
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Internal Quality Assurance qualification (or willingness to achieve)
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Significant teaching experience
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Experience managing staff, curriculum delivery, and performance improvement
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Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills
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Knowledge of OFSTED EIF framework
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Commitment to reducing reoffending through education
Desirable
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Level 5 Operations/Departmental Manager qualification
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Experience in prison or adult education settings
Why join us?
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Play a key leadership role in delivering education that supports rehabilitation and life change
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Develop your career within a supportive and ambitious management team
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Help shape high-quality provision that improves learner outcomes
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Access ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities
Our values
We’re looking for leaders who demonstrate:
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Customer First – improving lives through education
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True North – acting with integrity
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Own It – taking accountability
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Improve to be the best – striving for excellence
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Think big and take risks – driving innovation
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Deliver Results – achieving high standards every day
Apply now
If you’re ready to take the next step in your leadership career and make a meaningful difference through education, we’d love to hear from you.
Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people’s lives – every single day.
We use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year. Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow.
To put it simply, we:
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Support people to find and keep jobs
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Help people to set up their own businesses
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Deliver skills training to further people’s careers
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Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce
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Rehabilitate people with convictions
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Tackle the root causes of offending
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Support carers
We are extremely proud to be a Gold accredited Investors in People organisation. This demonstrates our commitment to creating the very best environment and culture for our colleagues to succeed and thrive.
We are committed to transforming the lives of people with convictions through our work in prisons.
Our services have been designed to tackle the underlying causes of offending behaviour so people can make positive changes to their lives.
With more than 500 people working to support people with convictions in custody and in the community, we bring passion, experience and innovation to public sector rehabilitation services.
We also work with specialist partner organisations to help people move away from their past and look forward to a brighter future.
All of our services are designed in partnership with the people who we’re trying to help and away from our direct work with people serving their sentences, we’re working hard to change attitudes towards people who can often be tarnished unfairly following criminal convictions. Our Social Recruitment Framework brings together organisations to tackle any pre-conceived ideas about hiring people who have previously been involved in crime.
We also work with employers on the Ban the Box initiative to support fair and equal recruitment processes and have engaged industry to influence our employer-led curriculum delivered to our learners.
