Adult Learning Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Westway Trust as our Adult Learning Manager, responsible for leading the Adult learning provision within a community setting. You will work closely with the Senior Manager: Learning to ensure that the design and delivery of the Trust’s Learning Programme is innovative, creative and responsive to the creative, cultural, practical and wellbeing needs of community interest. You will be an ambitious individual who will demonstrate an entrepreneurial flair in identifying and implementing opportunities to develop unique and distinctive learning opportunities specifically oriented to the communities of North Kensington. You will also provide strategic and operational leadership to the programme team in the delivery of these objectives, and will lead and motivate a team of tutors to drive the programme’s success and meet our strategic goal of putting the community at the heart of what we do.

Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Strategic Leadership and Curriculum Development
  • Clear understanding of the national and local policy context of the Adult Education Sector with a focus on impact on funding or impact on the future curriculum.
  • Ensuring the curriculum aligns with educational standards, accreditation requirements, and community demands.
  • Leading on the servicing and management of specific regulatory and statutory inspections.
  • Develop and articulate a compelling purpose and identity for the Learning Programme to reflect the Trust’s strategic objectives, ensuring that all activities are aligned to this purpose and driving performance.
  • Contribute to RBKC self‑assessment process, including supporting the Senior Manager: Learning in analysing data and drafting appropriate sections of the Self‑Assessment Report (SAR) and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP).
  • Offer clear academic and managerial leadership to all teaching staff involved with the programme and to deploy and organise the team in a way that makes the most effective and efficient use of all team members.
  • Working with the team to foster a culture of pride and ownership, setting high expectations and supporting operational discipline and best practice.
  • Ensure the effective management of the Adult Learning budget.
  • Provide timely and impactful information to the Board of Trustees committees and in support of funding bids as required.
  • Co‑ordinate the assessment and internal verification process where appropriate, including liaison with the external verifier and preparing for the External Verifier visit.
  • To carry out internal verification as required and adhere to quality frameworks, such as the Education Inspection Framework, Internal Quality Assurance and External Quality Assurance requirements.
• Talent management and team development
  • Working to foster a culture of engagement, ownership and co‑creation in the team, cultivating high expectations of themselves and others within a peer support environment.
  • Identify and develop the skills and capabilities within the team to deliver its objectives.
• External Advocacy
  • Represent and advocate for the Trust externally to cement and raise profile and internally when collaborating to meet organisational objectives.
  • Help raise the profile of the Westway Learning programme with the wider community.

Essential Experience, Skills and Attributes

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience and up‑to‑date knowledge of policies, funding frameworks, initiatives and developments of Adult Education.
• Designing and delivering an innovative and distinctive creative/cultural practice curriculum programme in response to identified market needs and to successfully attract new students.
• Managing a diverse team in an educational setting or learning environment, proactively creating a positive working environment and effectively leading a high performing team that contributes to organisational success.
• Working with awarding and Quality Assurance bodies to ensure compliance with identified standards.
• A track record of working with external audit organisations e.g. Awarding Bodies and Ofsted.
• Knowledge of the Education Inspection Framework and funding methodologies and their impact on courses and programmes of learning.
• Knowledge of national, regional and local priorities for adult and community learning services.
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to adapt approach to engage with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Resilience and able to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Teaching qualification or relevant equivalent qualification/experience.
• Educated to degree level or can demonstrate relevant equivalent experience.
• Level 4 TAQA qualification in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes or equivalent qualification.

The application deadline is Sunday 8 March 2026 when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early. An early application is strongly recommended. Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week with occasional evening and weekend work.