Curriculum Leader in London

Ealing Council have an exciting new opportunity as Curriculum Leader available on a full-time basis.

About Ealing: Ealing is a world class borough within a world class city. On the doorstep of Heathrow, home to the UK’s largest regeneration programme at Old Oak and Park Royal and hosting five new Elizabeth Line stations, the borough has unrivalled connectivity. This means the borough has huge potential for good growth, job creation, and investment at a scale of regional and national significance. Ealing’s seven towns, each with their own unique identity, support a genuine community-led approach to regeneration, and accommodating London’s largest reservoir of industrial land puts Ealing at the forefront of growing and attracting multiple high growth sectors to help transform West London’s economy and create tens of thousands of new jobs. This combined with award winning parks linked by the Grand Union canal network, and one of the country’s most diverse and skilled populations, makes Ealing a great place to work, live and play.

The Curriculum Leader role: This is a newly created post within a new cross-cutting Economy & Sustainability Directorate under fresh and ambitious leadership. You would have an excellent opportunity to expand and consolidate your career by operating across an extensive peer group and diverse range of services within a newly created Regeneration, Economy & Skills department. Ealing Adult Learning and Skills is committed to providing high-quality education that meets the diverse needs of Ealing’s residents, employers, and communities. We are looking for an exceptional Curriculum Leader to spearhead our curriculum development efforts, drive continuous improvement, and capitalise on funding and commercialisation opportunities.

As the Curriculum Leader, you will:

• Strategic Leadership: Lead the development of our curriculum, driving improvements, and maximizing funding and commercialisation opportunities to elevate our service to new heights.
• Community Engagement: Strive to deliver high-quality provision that meets the needs of Ealing’s residents, employers, and communities. Ensure residents can access programs that empower them to improve their work and life prospects.
• Best Practice Leadership: Be a model of best practice for tutors, inspiring commitment to achieving the highest standards. Foster a culture of quality improvement through collaborative planning, sharing innovative approaches to teaching, including e-learning, and developing and providing resources.
• Quality Assurance: Implement and monitor robust quality mechanisms to validate achievement and standards associated with teaching and learning. Enable continuous improvement within the subject areas you are responsible for.
• Educational Excellence: Drive significant improvements in the quality of teaching, learning, and assessment within the subject areas you oversee. Ensure that all learners achieve their full potential.

Our ideal Curriculum Leader will have the below skills and experience:

• Relevant educational leadership qualification (e.g., PGCE, QTS, or equivalent)
• Proven experience in curriculum development and leadership roles
• Strong understanding of e-learning and innovative teaching approaches
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ealing Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Ealing Council follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. The post holder will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This post is subject to Ealing Council's enhanced vetting process. This role is deemed customer facing and as such you must have a command of spoken English which is sufficient to enable you to effectively perform the role. This requirement relates to Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016. You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.

It is an exciting time to join us, here at Ealing Council. If you would like to make a positive difference to our residents and borough, then we are looking forward to hearing from you. Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive. We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing’s workforce. Please note all applications will be determined on merit. Please note that CVs are not accepted. Applicants must complete the application form and clearly address the criteria outlined in the person specification within the role profile, providing relevant examples to demonstrate how they meet each requirement.

Closing date: 23 November 2026