Buckinghamshire College Group is seeking an enthusiastic and committed Lecturer in English to join our team on a fixed-term basis to cover a period of maternity leave. This is a part-time role (20.25 hrs per week/all year round) based at our Aylesbury Campus. This is an exciting opportunity to inspire and support students aged 16–18 and adult learners (19+) to develop their English skills and achieve qualifications essential for their future careers.
Whether you are an experienced English teacher, a newly qualified teacher, or looking to move into teaching from industry, this role offers a supportive and forward-thinking environment where you can make a genuine difference to learners’ lives.
Working within our dedicated English department you will be promoting high levels of student ambition leading to positive progression and excellent employer satisfaction.
You will play a key role in inspiring and supporting a diverse cohort of students to build confidence and succeed in English, developing essential literacy, communication and employability skills needed for further study and the workplace. With a strong emphasis on inclusive teaching, high standards of student achievement, and continuous improvement, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact while benefiting from the flexibility of a variable hours role within a collaborative and forward-thinking college environment.
The successful candidate will be required to:
- Have the ability to plan and prepare innovative schemes of work, lesson plans and assessment schedules which motivate students to achieve.
- Plan and deliver highly effective learning programmes for diverse groups or individuals in a safe and inclusive environment, whilst also ensuring students are stretched and challenged to reach their full potential.
- Address the English needs of students and work creatively to overcome individual barriers to learning, both within and outside of the classroom
We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the college. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.
Why join Buckinghamshire College Group?
We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.
Employee benefits include:
- Pension scheme – TPS (Teacher Pension Scheme)
- Generous annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays & additional leave purchase scheme
- Access to free training & continuous professional development
- A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
- Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
- Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon)
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes
Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5,000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.
As a member of our team, you will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting students and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible – while being innovative and comfortable with experimentation of new ideas and approaches including use of digital tools to enhance student engagement - we call this the Bucks College Factor!
If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you’d like to be part of, then we’d love to hear from you.
Taking Teaching Further
The College actively engages with the Education & Training Foundation’s Taking Teaching Further scheme to recruit industry professionals to teach within Further Education.
As industry professionals offer our students industry experience and insight we support our unqualified teachers to learn ‘on the job’. You will be given full support throughout your development to fully qualified teacher status. Whilst in employment you would be enrolled onto the Level 3 Award in Education and Training. After completion you can choose to move be onto our Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training qualification. This is a great way for experienced professionals to achieve a recognised teaching qualification whilst in employment.
Commitment to Safeguarding
BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.
For more information about the role, please refer to the Job Description and Terms and Conditions following the link below:
https://ce0335li.webitrent.com/ce0335li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=612290007I&VACANCY_ID=84639956eh
The closing date for applications is 23/07/2026. Interviews are scheduled to take place on 31/07/2026; however, please note that these dates may be subject to change.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Pay: £18,051.00-£20,759.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
