Quality Manager - Apprenticeships in Dunstable

Location: The Bedford College Group – Multi-Site

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £41,086 and £47,971 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 35 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

Right to Work: UK based contract, must have Right to Work in the UK. No sponsorship available.

About The Role

We are currently seeking a Quality Manager in Apprenticeships to join our Learning Excellence department at The Bedford College Group. As a Quality Manager, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Apprenticeship Quality Leadership – Lead quality assurance and continuous improvement across all apprenticeship provision, embedding high standards and sustainable improvement aligned to regulatory and awarding organisation requirements.
• IQA, Compliance & Risk Management – Own and embed the apprenticeship IQA framework, ensuring robust processes, timely completion of EQA actions, risk identification and compliance with statutory and TBCG policies.
• Quality Audits & Improvement Planning – Undertake curriculum health checks, audits and progress reviews, producing clear, evidence‑based reports and targeted recommendations to drive improvement at departmental and college‑wide level.
• Stakeholder & Awarding Body Engagement – Act as lead contact for Awarding Organisations and EQAs, coordinating monitoring visits, external sampling and collaborative quality enhancement with curriculum and senior leadership teams.
• College‑Wide Contribution & Compliance – Support wider Quality Manager responsibilities, cross‑college collaboration and events, while upholding safeguarding, EDI, health & safety and ongoing professional development requirements.

About You

• Qualifications & Professional Credibility – Hold a CertEd/PGCE, degree or equivalent professional qualification, with strong literacy and numeracy and proven high‑impact performance in quality‑focused roles.
• Apprenticeship Quality & Compliance Expertise – In‑depth knowledge of apprenticeship standards, KSBs, EPA plans, DfE funding rules, Ofsted requirements and awarding organisation expectations.
• Quality Assurance, Data & Improvement – Experienced in IQA, monitoring outcomes, self‑assessment, auditing and report writing, using data insight to drive targeted action plans and sustained improvement.
• Leadership, Influence & Collaboration – Strong coaching, mentoring and influencing skills, able to work across teams and stakeholders, provide constructive feedback, and support Heads of Apprenticeships effectively.
• Professional Values, Resilience & Safeguarding – Passionate about quality and high standards, resilient under pressure, flexible in approach, committed to safeguarding, professional boundaries, health & safety and continuous development.

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.
• Improving Continuously – We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• 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.
• Inclusive – We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• 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.
• Nurturing Education Excellence – We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

Equality, Safeguarding and Off‑enders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 provide 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.