Salary: £38,220 - £42,839
Grade: J/K
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 per Week
Location: County Wide
Inspire Learning. Lead Excellence. Change Lives
Are you an outstanding educator with a passion for inclusive learning, curriculum development and supporting colleagues to achieve excellence? This is an exciting opportunity to combine your expertise as a teacher with curriculum leadership responsibilities, influencing the quality of teaching, learning and assessment across our county-wide provision.
About us
Adult Learning and Skills Service (ALSS) North Yorkshire are seeking an ambitious and inspirational Curriculum Lead to join our growing leadership team. You will be a subject specialist in Maths to help shape and deliver exceptional learning opportunities for 19+ Adult Learners living in North Yorkshire.
ALSS provides specialist post-19 education and support for learners who are 19 plus on 31st August.
We are committed to delivering high-quality, inclusive learning that recognises individual strengths, aspirations and support needs. Through a combination of classroom learning, community engagement, inspirational experiences and personalised support, we help learners develop the skills and confidence needed for adult life.
North Yorkshire Council's Adult Learning and Skills Service is growing and continuing to develop innovative approaches to supporting learners across North Yorkshire.
About the Role
As a Curriculum Lead, you will provide specialist leadership within your curriculum area whilst continuing to teach and work directly with learners.
You will play a key role in ensuring teaching, learning and assessment are consistently of a high standard, supporting staff development, driving quality improvement and helping learners achieve successful outcomes.
Working closely with Curriculum Heads, Quality Managers, Data Compliance and teaching teams, you will contribute to curriculum planning, quality assurance, inspection readiness and service development across the Adult Learning North Yorkshire.
What You'll Be Doing
- Delivering high-quality teaching and learning to learners.
- Line managing a team of teachers
- Leading curriculum development within your specialist subject area.
- Providing coaching, mentoring and professional support to teachers and tutors.
- Supporting quality assurance activities including lesson observations, moderation and course reviews.
- Using learner progress, achievement and destination data to drive continuous improvement.
- Ensuring programmes meet funding, awarding body and quality requirements.
- Promoting inclusive practice and high expectations for all learners.
- Supporting the development and deployment of teaching staff across North Yorkshire.
- Contributing to inspection readiness and quality improvement planning.
About You
We are looking for experienced professionals who are passionate about improving outcomes for adult learners and who can inspire both learners and colleagues.
You will have:
- Significant teaching experience within post- 19, Adult Skills Fund provision.
- Strong subject knowledge within your curriculum specialism.
- Experience of supporting, mentoring or leading teaching staff.
- Knowledge of quality assurance, curriculum planning and learner achievement.
- A commitment to inclusive practice and raising aspirations for learners with SEND.
- Excellent communication, organisation and leadership skills.
- A passion for helping learners achieve greater confidence and achieve positive outcomesand progression destinations.
Join a service that is ambitious about the difference education can make. As a Curriculum Lead, you will have the opportunity to influence curriculum direction, develop exceptional teaching teams and help adult learners achieve their full potential.
If you are passionate about high-quality Adult education and ready to take the next step into curriculum leadership, we would love to hear from you.
Note – There are a number of ALSS bases across the county and your location will be discussed at interview.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ann Featherstone at [email protected]
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Key dates
Closing Date: 30th August 2026
Interview date: w/c 7th September 2026
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Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.
