Lecturer - Performing Arts

Location: Tresham College – Kettering

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £31,930 and £36,878 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 45 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, People’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 Performing Arts to join our Performing Arts department at The Bedford College Group. As a Lecturer, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Teaching & Curriculum Delivery – Plan, deliver, and assess Performing Arts courses across various levels, maintaining up-to-date schemes of work and engaging lesson content.
• Student Support & Assessment – Monitor and assess student progress, provide feedback and reports, and support learners through workplace assessments and experience opportunities.
• Course Administration & Quality Assurance – Complete course-related admin tasks, participate in internal verification, and contribute to course reviews and team meetings.
• Professional Engagement & Development – Represent the College at events, maintain subject knowledge, build industry links, and contribute to curriculum development and leadership where appropriate.
• Safeguarding & Compliance – Promote student welfare, uphold health and safety, equality, and safeguarding standards, and engage in ongoing training and development.

About You

• Qualifications & Industry Experience – Degree or Level 6 qualification and professional vocational training in a relevant Performing Arts subject, with recent teaching or facilitation experience and industry background.
• Teaching Skills & Curriculum Contribution – Proven ability to teach diverse learners across levels, contribute to curriculum development, and support student progression into further education or the industry.
• Digital Literacy & Administration – Confident in using IT and multimedia tools for learning, with strong administrative skills and the ability to meet deadlines accurately.
• Inclusive Practice & Professional Values – Demonstrates understanding of equality and diversity, maintains professional boundaries, and upholds safeguarding responsibilities.
• Commitment & Flexibility – Willing to update skills continuously, work flexibly across College sites, and adhere to health and safety standards.

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: 07 July 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 Tresham College

Tresham College has three main sites in Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough, each with impressive modern buildings. Across our sites we offer a range of subjects including art & design, construction, engineering, motor vehicle, hairdressing and beauty therapy and more in support of our local communities.

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.