Lecturer - English

Location: Central Bedfordshire College – Dunstable Campus

Salary/Benefits: Salary up to £36,878 per annum (Pro-Rata) DOE and Qualifications with a market supplement of up to £3,000, Teacher’s pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time

About The Role

We are currently seeking a Lecturer in English to join our Maths and English department at The Bedford College Group. As a Lecturer, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Overall Responsibilities: Prepare, deliver, and assess English courses; support and guide students; manage learning; contribute to curriculum development; participate in marketing activities.
• Teaching Duties: Teach effectively across programmes; prepare schemes of work; develop and implement learning materials; assess students' work; monitor and record progress; conduct tutorials; prepare reports; extend learning through vocational opportunities.
• Student Management: Ensure engaging learning environments; uphold Student Code of Conduct; oversee tutors and assistants; complete administrative tasks; participate in course team meetings; implement quality processes.
• Marketing & Development: Participate in marketing activities; interview potential students; contribute to curriculum development; develop new courses; promote and safeguard welfare; carry out additional duties as requested.
• Statutory Duties: Promote safeguarding, equality and diversity, health and safety; participate in training and development.

About You

• Qualifications: Relevant degree or level 5 qualification in English; Certificate in Education/PGCE or willingness to achieve; GCSE Maths and English (grades A-C).
• Experience: Recent teaching and assessing GCSE English; knowledge of current developments; working with diverse backgrounds; promoting equality and diversity; high performance in previous roles; achieving team objectives.
• Skills: Excellent classroom management; organisational skills; working in line with values (Student Focus, High Performance, Respect, Openness, Honesty); positive working relationships; strong interpersonal and influencing skills; promoting College's reputation; effective communication.
• Commitment: Supporting high-quality learning; using Microsoft Office confidently; completing administrative tasks; continuous skill and knowledge updates; awareness of health and safety requirements.
• Personal Qualities: Flexible approach; safeguarding responsibilities; forming appropriate relationships and personal boundaries; willingness to work at all locations; current driving licence and access to a vehicle.

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held: 02 June 2025

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational 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.

About Central Bedfordshire College

Central Bedfordshire College (CBC) operates campuses across Central Bedfordshire. Offering a wide range of modern and professional facilities to prepare students for their chosen career pathway. CBC benefits from excellent transport links and town centre locations, enabling students to experience a high standard of education and training, alongside a thriving social experience.

About The Bedford College Group

The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students

The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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