Job Description

Strode College

Somerset
55,520 - 61,211 per year

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 October 2025

Apply by:

7 August 2025

Job overview

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Salary: 55,520 - 61,211 per annum

Applicants will:Hold a First Degree of Equivalent Evidence of DSL Training Evidence of ongoing professional development
This role is an essential part of the newly formed University Centre Somerset College Group (UCS College Group) Leadership Team based at Strode College.


The new College Group will bring together two high performing colleges, to build an exciting future and deliver positive transformation for our students and community.

The Group's Vision is "Transforming lives & communities through learning and partnerships". This will be underpinned by a high-quality student-centred culture and values.

The overall strategic direction and performance of the Group will be led by a Group Board formed from the current BTC and Strode College Boards. The new Group Senior Leadership Team will lead the Group, establishing the culture and deliver the vision and strategic plan. Each of the four Colleges (Bridgwater, Taunton, Cannington and Strode) will be led by a College Principal who will be a member of the Senior Management Team. Each of the four Colleges will benefit from a College Board focused on maintaining strong links with community stakeholders, overseeing the student experience and delivering the college operational plan.

Reporting to The College Principal on a daily basis this role will oversee and take responsibility for the student experience at The College, working within the group leadership team. Strategic oversight and implementation of the group expectations for student experience will be provided by the Group Vice Principal Student Experience.

The merger and establishment of a new Group will enable us to work together to unlock the full potential of both colleges, further enhance the delivery of an inspirational student experience, and build broader benefits for the communities we serve. Delivery of an outstanding college student experience leading to high-quality outcomes and destinations for all students, giving strong confidence the Group will deliver the capacity to achieve an outstanding Ofsted grade in future inspections.

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Strode College

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Strode College

Church Road, Street
Somerset
BA16 0AB
United Kingdom

+44 1458 844400

Welcome to Strode College and thank you for taking an interest in our College.

We believe that every individual, no matter what their starting point, has the potential to achieve great things. We encourage all our students to be ambitious and believe they can succeed. We help them to realise their potential, maximise results and achieve success. This ethos runs through everything we do.

Highest quality further education

We are an Ofsted Good College located in Street, Somerset, offering a wide range of high quality education and training to the local community. Our Sixth Form has an outstanding reputation nationally for the exceptional progress that our students make. This means they are well prepared for future success, and we are incredibly proud of what our students go on to do after Strode College. In fact, we are one of the best performing colleges nationally for delivering outstanding student progress.

Highest quality university level education

We also offer high quality, local and affordable Higher Education. This quality has been recently externally validated by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education with a Silver Award in Teaching Excellence Framework, and we achieved the highest possible rating in our recent external quality review.

Adult courses for career development and leisure

As a local College, focused on supporting its community, we also provide a wide range of Adult courses. These include professional programmes for people looking to upskill within their current place of work or seek new skills for future careers and job opportunities. In addition, we offer leisure courses which you may want to take as a stepping stone onto a professional programme or just because it's something you're interested in!

Specialist work-based training

And finally, the College provides specialist work based training in the form of Apprenticeships and work related professional qualifications. Our dedicated Employer Engagement team works closely with local businesses to support them to meet their workforce development needs, translating this into a comprehensive training programme and also helping source new apprentices.

Enjoy an exceptional education

To sum up Strode College, it's an amazing place to learn, with exceptional staff who are 100% committed to ensuring you achieve fantastic results, with an outstanding reputation locally and nationally; validated by our students' achievements.



I'd like to invite you to come and see for yourself, so do please get in touch, we'll be happy to show you around our fantastic college.



John Revill, Principal

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