About the Role
This is a rare opportunity to shape a dynamic and diverse curriculum at scale, one that reflects the pace, creativity and evolving skills needs of both the creative industries and wider service sectors.
As Director of Creative & Performing Arts, you will lead a significant curriculum portfolio spanning creative arts, performing arts, music, media, fashion, hair and beauty. You will drive a curriculum that is innovative, industry-informed and delivers outstanding outcomes for learners, employers and the communities we serve.
You will take ownership of performance across recruitment, retention, achievement and progression, while developing and empowering high-performing teams to deliver consistently strong provision. Leading quality improvement across the directorate, you will champion excellence in teaching, learning and assessment, using data, insight and collaboration to drive continuous improvement.
Working closely with employers, industry partners and key stakeholders, you will identify opportunities for innovation and growth, ensuring the curriculum remains current, relevant and responsive to future skills needs.
You will bring substantial experience of curriculum leadership within further education, education, training or a comparable sector, together with a proven track record of improving performance and leading teams through change. Experience within vocational or industry-based settings would be advantageous but is not essential. With a recognised teaching qualification (minimum Level 5), you will be confident operating at a senior level and contributing to wider organisational priorities.
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of a large and diverse curriculum area within one of the UK's leading further education colleges. For more details, please take a look at the role description. We'll still consider applications even if you don't meet every requirement, so please don't be discouraged if your experience doesn't match perfectly.
About Us
Leicester College is one of the largest further education colleges in the UK, delivering a wide range of technical, vocational, higher education and apprenticeship programmes. We work in close partnership with employers and communities to support skills development, progression and opportunity across the region.
Our mission is developing skills, supporting businesses, engaging communities and changing lives.
For any informal queries about the role or the team, please contact
[email protected]. Please note, we may close this advert early if suitable candidates are identified, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Why Leicester College?
Joining Leicester College as a senior leader offers a competitive reward package alongside the opportunity to make a significant impact within a large and diverse FE organisation. You can expect:
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Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) membership with generous employer contributions
- 35-44 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and up to 7 concessionary days per year
- A strong commitment to professional development, leadership learning and career progression
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where role requirements allow
- Access to a wide range of staff benefits and wellbeing support, including retail discounts, travel benefits and family‑friendly policies
Further details on our full reward and benefits package can be found here.
Safe & Inclusive
Leicester College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All appointments are subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references and verification of the right to work in the UK.
Leicester College is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We operate anonymous recruitment for all roles to support fair and inclusive recruitment practices.
Applicant data will be processed in accordance with our privacy notice. Further information about our recruitment practices, safeguarding approach and policies can be found on our website.
