We’re looking for a dynamic and values-driven leader to join our senior team as Assistant Principal: Curriculum & Skills.
At Gateshead College, we’re known for delivering Education with an Employment Edge - industry-inspired learning that equips our learners with the skills, behaviours and confidence to succeed in work and life. As Assistant Principal, you’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering this ambition.
You’ll lead curriculum teams to deliver high-quality teaching, learning and assessment, ensuring strong outcomes for learners and apprentices. You’ll work closely with employers and partners to design ambitious, industry-driven curriculum that responds to local and regional skills priorities.
You will also take strategic leadership for adult education across the College—ensuring our offer is aligned with national and regional skills priorities, and consistently delivers high-quality outcomes for learners, employers and communities.
In addition, you will have direct responsibility for our Digital, Engineering and Automotive provision, leading the development of high-quality, future-focused curriculum in sectors critical to regional growth.
What you’ll do
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Provide strategic leadership and management of curriculum teams, driving high performance and continuous improvement
- Develop and implement an employer-informed curriculum aligned to labour market needs and progression opportunities
- Ensure excellent standards of teaching, learning and assessment, leading to strong learner outcomes
- Use data, performance measures and insight to drive improvement, target setting and intervention
- Work collaboratively with the Senior Management Team to deliver the College’s curriculum and quality strategies
- Build and nurture strong external partnerships with employers, stakeholders and sector networks
- Lead on cross-college strategic priorities, including adult education and key growth sectors
- Create an environment where people feel valued, motivated and empowered to succeed
About you
You’ll be an experienced and credible leader with a track record of delivering impact in further education or a related sector.
We’re looking for someone who:
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Has proven leadership experience at a senior level within FE or skills
- Can demonstrate a clear vision for curriculum design and innovation
- Has strong understanding of quality, performance and improvement
- Uses data confidently to drive outcomes and decision-making
- Builds effective relationships with employers and external partners
- Leads with integrity, inclusivity and ambition
About Gateshead College
At Gateshead College we’re famous for education with Employment Edge, industry inspired education that combines high quality learning with real world skills. This means giving our students the knowledge and skills to be successful in work and life and supporting them to be the best they can be.
This means putting everything we’ve got into making sure our students are the most employable and this is what makes our college such an exciting place to work.
From bringing industry expertise into the classroom and working hand in hand with businesses, to delivering the highest quality teaching and learning and supporting students to develop personally as well as professionally, we’re all about creating experiences that will set learners up for life
If you share our ambition, we’d love to hear from you.
In return we can offer a values-driven organisation and the chance to work with brilliant people who put students first. You’ll be listened to and will have opportunities to make an impact. We prioritise health and wellbeing and your work life balance will be respected.
Our inclusive culture means you’re valued for being yourself and diversity is celebrated, and our commitment to being a sustainable organisation means we always try to do business the right way to make our community better for everyone.
At Gateshead College we all have the opportunity to help our learners succeed and it’s this clear purpose and shared effort that makes us such a great place to work; we hope you think about joining.
Our Benefits:
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Generous holiday allowance of 46 days including bank holidays
- Mental health and wellbeing support, with 24/7 access to an employee assistance programme and counselling services.
- Career average pension with the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Travel support including subsidised on site parking, discounted public transport scheme and cycle to work scheme.
- Retail and travel discounts.
Interviews will be held on either 18th or 19th June 2026.
