Curriculum Manager for Social Science & Finance

About Us:

Newham College London, now merged with NewVIc Sixth Form College, is the largest post-16 education provider in Newham. With campuses in East Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, and the London City Institute of Technology (LCIoT) in Canning Town, we serve over 11,000 students across a range of pathways – including 16–18 study, adult education, apprenticeships, and higher education.

With over 600 staff, four main campuses, and an annual turnover of £60 million, Newham College is one of the borough’s largest employers and plays a key role in driving local economic and community development.

The Role

We are seeking an ambitious and forward-thinking Curriculum Manager to lead our Social Science and Finance provision across multiple campuses. The successful candidate will oversee A Level Business, Economics and Criminology, the T Level in Finance, and Access to HE programmes in Criminology and Law, ensuring consistently high standards of teaching, learning, and student achievement.

You will play a central role in supporting and developing staff, driving innovation in teaching and learning, and using data to strengthen student outcomes, including achievement, attendance, and progression. We are looking for a collaborative and proactive leader who is committed to delivering an excellent learner experience and maintaining high standards across social science education.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Director to ensure that the curriculum meets agreed strategic and operational targets and objectives, aligning with the college's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and five-year strategic plan. Use labour market information (LMI) and relevant research and data sources to maintain an awareness of trends and local market needs to inform the current and future curriculum offer. Work with employers and stakeholders, to design and develop the curriculum and ensure that teaching and learning develops the real-world application of learners’ knowledge and skills. Ensure that financial and human resources are allocated appropriately to support curriculum delivery and promote high learner outcomes. This includes effective course planning and timetabling that ensures efficient use of staff and their utilisation, accommodation, and other resources. Ensure that challenging targets are set at course level and achieved for recruitment, retention, achievement and progress, through monitoring and follow up of key performance indicators (KPIs). Ensure high quality and effective management of courses and programmes including timetabling and arrangements for admissions and induction, assessment, learner support, work related experience and matters of learner discipline according to college policy. Work closely with management information and funding colleagues to ensure that all curriculum information is accurate and up to date in line with relevant policies (registers, timetables, staff utilisation and course information) Ensure that course handbooks and resources are kept up to date and accessible to learners and staff, liaising with the marketing team to produce high quality online and published materials.
• Ensure that relevant and high-quality information, advice and guidance is provided to learners and robust initial assessment undertaken, to promote high retention on courses. Ensure that learners with special educational needs and/or disabilities are identified and benefit from effective teaching strategies and support, so that they achieve in line with their peers.

Our Ideal candidate should have the following qualifications, skills and experience

• A degree in the related field of expertise A full teaching qualification A management qualification – Desirable GCSE English and maths grade C/4 or above or level 2 Functional Skills qualification Experience of working successfully as part of a team to effect change in an academic or A-level learning environment. Experience in academic or A-level teaching that has had a positive impact on learners’ outcomes. Experience of planning and delivering an effective, and stretching experience, for academic or A-level cohorts of students. Experience of effective curriculum planning and developing schemes of learning Experience of leading a team and/or managing staff Demonstrable impact in improving quality of provision Demonstrable impact in improving student outcomes, as measured through high grades and value-added

Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education All employment offers are subject employment checks. These include (some of which are dependent on the role and the individual): Enhanced DBS including Children’s Barred List check, DfE teaching/management Barred List check, on-line searches, overseas criminal record check, evidence of identity and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, confirmation of medical fitness, evidence of relevant qualifications and a check of previous employment history.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. You will be required to become familiar with the College's policies and comply with the requirements to safeguard and protect the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are asked to complete mandatory training in relation to KCSIE and other key areas, and to read the relevant policies.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The College’s mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.

Recruitment Process
The email account you use to apply will be used for all recruitment communication. Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor.

All application forms must be fully completed, including a full record of education and employment history. Incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting.

The salary for this position is inclusive of London weighting. Please note that we advertise our salaries on a range to indicate the trajectory of progression that can be made. Appointments are usually made at the start of the salary range.

We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.