The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
No candidate will meet every single desired qualification / criteria. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Salary: £52,018 - £53,399 per annum
Hours per week: 37
Weeks per Annum: 52
Working pattern: Monday - Thursday 7.5 hours, Friday 7 hours
Location: Witney Campus
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: August2026
Are you an experienced educational leader ready to make a real difference to learners, staff and industry?
We are looking for an ambitious and inspirational Curriculum Manager to lead and develop our Construction Trades provision. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of the curriculum, develop talented teams and ensure learners achieve excellent outcomes that prepare them for successful careers within the construction Industry.
Working closely with the Head of Faculty, employers and industry partners, you will drive curriculum innovation, support high-quality teaching and learning and create an environment where both staff and students can thrive.
You will play a key role in strengthening our industry-focused curriculum vocational pathways, ensuring our offer remains responsive to local and regional skills needs and gives learners the best possible start in the construction sector.
About the Role:
As Curriculum Manager, you will lead curriculum delivery across your area, ensuring programmes are ambitious, inclusive, well organised and closely aligned to the needs of learners, employers and the wider community.
You will support and develop teaching teams, use performance information to drive improvement, and build strong relationships with employers, schools and external stakeholders. Your leadership will help ensure excellent teaching, learning, assessment and student experience across the provision.
What you will be doing
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Lead and develop a successful curriculum area with a clear focus on quality, achievement and progression.
- Support, motivate and develop teaching teams to deliver engaging, inclusive and industry-relevant learning.
- Drive continuous improvement through effective quality assurance, performance monitoring and action planning.
- Build strong partnerships with employers, schools and external organisations to enhance opportunities for learners.
- Identify opportunities for curriculum growth, including new programmes that respond to local and regional skills needs.
- Use data and performance measures to improve learner outcomes and close achievement gaps.
- Champion excellence in teaching, learning, assessment, student experience and staff development.
- Promote a culture of inclusion, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
About You:
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Qualified relevant degree, HND, professional qualification, or equivalent qualification.
- Must have a recognised teaching qualification.
- Experience leading curriculum delivery, quality improvement, or educational teams.
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to student success and achievement.
- Understands current educational developments, curriculum innovation and industry trends.
- Is an exceptional communicator with strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Can build effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Proactive, organised, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Passionate about creating outstanding opportunities for learners and staff.
Why this role matters
This is a chance to help shape the next generation of skilled construction professionals. You will be joining a faculty with strong employer links, a clear focus on high-quality technical education and a commitment to giving learners the skills, confidence and experience they need to progress into work, apprenticeships and further study.
Why Work with us:
Excellent benefits for our employees including generous pension and holiday schemes (with potential Christmas closure days), continued professional development, flexible working options, corporate gym membership, cycle/tech scheme and much more.
Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date.
Any successful candidates will be required to complete a structured training pathway, unless they already hold the relevant qualifications. This includes a two-week teacher induction (must be completed within probation), followed by the Award in Education and Training (AET) including Assessor is required, and then the Level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher (LST) apprenticeship. Completion of this structured learning programme is expected within 3 years. Furthermore, there is the option to pursue Qualified Teacher Learning Status (QTLS).
AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks.
Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre-employment checks, we will conduct an online search. This includes checking Google main results feed as well as the ‘News’ and ‘Images’ tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College’s reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse.
