Role: Faculty Lead
Location: The Bedford Sixth Form
Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £41,399 and £50,637 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 45 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, Teacher’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.
About the role:
We are currently seeking a Faculty Lead to join our Sixth Forms department at The Bedford College Group. The Faculty Lead will manage the Mathematical Sciences faculty, which is comprised of Business, Economics, Computer Science, Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Applied Science
As a Faculty Lead, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
- Faculty Leadership & Strategic Contribution – Act as a senior member of the extended leadership team, supporting SLT to lead, promote and develop The Bedford Sixth Form in line with TBCG strategy and A Level vision.
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Teaching, Learning & Student Outcomes – Drive outstanding student progress and achievement across faculty subjects through rigorous quality assurance, data‑led intervention, enrichment and a minimum 10‑hour teaching commitment.
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Curriculum Planning & Quality Improvement – Lead curriculum planning and continuous improvement, ensuring high‑quality schemes of work, effective assessment practices, strong value‑added outcomes and alignment with post‑18 destinations.
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Staff Management & Performance Culture – Line manage subject staff through clear expectations, coaching, appraisal and succession planning, fostering a high‑performing culture where staff and students thrive.
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Governance, Compliance & College Contribution – Ensure compliance with safeguarding, EDI, health & safety and College policies, manage resources effectively, support recruitment and marketing, and contribute to college‑wide duties, events and examinations.
About you:
- Qualifications & Professional Credibility – Degree‑qualified with PGCE (or equivalent), strong record of recent CPD, and deep knowledge of Post‑16 and Sixth Form education, including A Level accountability and progress measures.
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A Level Leadership & Quality Improvement – Proven experience leading and improving A Level provision, implementing effective improvement strategies that raise retention, achievement and student outcomes.
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Outstanding Teaching & Educational Values – Recent experience as an outstanding A Level practitioner, with high expectations of students and staff, strong commitment to education values and a relentless focus on improvement.
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Strategic Leadership, Data & People Management – Excellent leadership and people‑management skills, able to analyse and use data effectively, manage projects, make sound decisions and influence at all levels in a fast‑paced environment.
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Professional Practice, Safeguarding & Flexibility – High integrity, attention to detail and confidentiality, committed to Equality & Diversity, safeguarding and health & safety, with flexibility to travel across campuses and adapt working hours as required.
For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.
Interviews to be held: TBC
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
- Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
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Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
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Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
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Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
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Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
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Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
About The Bedford Sixth Form
The Bedford Sixth Form helps students to achieve their career aspirations through high academic success. We strive to offer a sixth form experience that’s different to school and one that will make our students stand out from the crowd.
Our excellent teachers are not only subject specialists but experts in teaching 16-19 year olds, so you will benefit from their focused knowledge and experience. What’s more, our beautiful period building offers you a legacy of excellent education combined with the latest facilities.
About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.
