Job Description

Salary

47.4K - 56.5K

Hours

Full Time, 37 hours per week

Contract Type

Permanent

Location

Sowton, Exeter

Closing Date

23/11/2025



Experienced construction teacher and leader? Join one of the UK's best and biggest construction teams! We've just been appointed Construction Technical Excellence College (CTEC) for the South West - an exciting initiative to accelerate the development of construction skills across the region.



With our growing reputation and massive increase in apprenticeship and 16-19 provision, we're looking for a passionate, professional and experienced Deputy Head of Faculty to lead the team.

We're looking for an experienced teacher and leader who is...

passionate about exceptional teaching, learning and assessment positive, open and approachable organised and reliable able to delegate but willing to get their hands dirty keen to join a culture where we support and challenge each other determined to build on our industry-leading reputation a problem solver who brings a team with them experienced in Construction education

What you'll be doing...

working with the Head of Faculty to steer our direction, maintain outstanding results and foster exceptional industry partnerships driving forward the quality of our 16-19 and apprenticeship curriculum delivery supporting and challenging the team working with the Faculty Coordinator on teaching cover and support some teaching (it's vital to know what students are experiencing and feeling)

In return, you'll get...

an extra 28% of salary into your pension, making the overall package 57k - 67k 50 days' paid holiday Times 100 Best Company an experienced, supportive team join one of the biggest and best Colleges in the UK make a regional impact provide national and international opportunities to the people of the southwest

Interested? Take a peek at the job description for more details...


To arrange an informal chat about the role, email the Head of Faculty Eric Ayres at ericayres@exe-coll.ac.uk with details of how to contact you and when would work best.

The salary quoted includes a 2k Market Forces Supplement - an extra discretional payment to attract talented staff from industry which is reviewed every year.*

Ambition, Collaboration, Energy.

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And see what our staff have to say here.

Benefits

We'll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You'll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careerspage.

Applying for the role

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Closing date - Midnight Sunday 23rd November 2025

Interviews - Tuesday 2nd December 2025

No CVs or agencies please.


Everyone's welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.


We're totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you're successful, you'll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.

* the paid holidays quoted include at least 7 Christmas closure days and 8 bank holidays