Job Description

Truro and Penwith College

Cornwall
Expiring soon

Salary:

45,018 - 47,706 pro rata (pa)

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Apply by:

30 June 2025

Job overview

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Shape the Future of Automotive Education in Cornwall

Do you have the passion, leadership, and drive to inspire the next generation of automotive engineers and technicians?

Truro and Penwith College is seeking an outstanding Deputy Head of Faculty to support the strategic growth and daily operations of our high-performing Occupational Automotive Department. This is your chance to lead in one of the UK's most dynamic educational environments--an institution that has been repeatedly recognised for innovation, employer engagement, and exceptional outcomes for learners.

Why Truro & Penwith College?

National Awards and Recognition

Winner: Apprenticeship Provider of the Year (March 2025) at the National Apprenticeships and Training Awards. Top 3 GFE College for Apprenticeship Achievement nationally. Highest-performing College in the Southwest for apprenticeship success rates. One of the only expert apprenticeship providers nationally.

Ofsted 2024 Inspection Highlights


Outstanding for Apprenticeships, Behaviour and Attitudes, and Education Programmes for Young People

"Exceptional teaching and training" "Strong employer collaboration" "Teachers skilfully design well-sequenced curriculums aligned with industry" "Inspirational leadership that raises learners' aspirations."


Strong Industry Connections & Sector Leadership


As one of the region's only expert apprenticeship providers, our partnerships span the automotive, construction, renewables, and engineering sectors. Our curriculum is crafted in alignment with Cornwall's Local Skills Improvement Plan, ensuring responsiveness to employer and regional economic priorities


Automotive at Truro & Penwith: Where Innovation Meets Excellence

You will join a thriving department delivering:

Full-time courses from Level 1 to Level 3 at both Truro and Penwith campuses. Apprenticeships at Level 2 and 3, with strong employer links across the region. A cutting-edge EV Centre and MOT Training Centre. Expanding adult training and Skills Bootcamps tailored to current and future industry needs.

Our learners benefit from high-quality, dynamic teaching that equips them with the skills needed to transition into high-value, high-demand roles in vehicle maintenance, diagnostics, hybrid technologies, and more.


Your Role: Driving Quality and Innovation


Reporting to the Head of Faculty, you will:

Drive curriculum innovation and delivery aligned with national standards and emerging industry trends. Supporting high-quality curriculum design and delivery. Championing dynamic, responsive learning that aligns with current and emerging industry trends. Embed a culture of quality assurance and continuous improvement across teaching, learning, and assessment. Champion learner outcomes, behaviour, and attendance, ensuring positive destinations. Lead on staff development, mentoring, and performance management. Engaging with employers to develop meaningful work placement and apprenticeship opportunities. Collaborate with local employers to shape curriculum relevance and ensure robust, future-focused provision. Support strategic planning, faculty budgeting, resourcing, and data-informed decision making. Model exceptional classroom practice through a partial teaching load.

We offer a generous package with benefits including 40 days annual leave plus bank holidays and College closure days, teacher pension scheme, relocation package, free on-site parking and a variety of on-site benefits and discounts.

Go Further with Us

We're not just offering a job--we're inviting you to play a central role in shaping the region's skills pipeline and securing a sustainable future for the automotive sector. Cornwall's economic ambitions and clean energy priorities will demand a skilled, adaptable workforce--and Truro and Penwith College is at the forefront of that transformation. At Truro and Penwith College, we believe in aspiration without limits. Our core values are at the heart of everything we do. Our students progress to prestigious universities, gain meaningful employment, and contribute to the growth of industries across Cornwall and beyond.


Our mission: Look Further. Reach Further. Go Further.


Our values: Wellbeing, Engagement, Aspiration, Respect

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 30 June 2025.

Curriculum Vitae are not accepted, Application Forms only.

Successful candidates will be notified within four weeks of the closing date.

Truro and Penwith College is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants must be willing to undergo a Criminal Record (DBS) check and past employment checks.

About

Truro and Penwith College

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Truro and Penwith College

College Road, Truro
Cornwall
TR1 3XX
United Kingdom

+44 1872 305000

Truro and Penwith College is one of the best tertiary colleges in the country for education and training. This further education college offers a diverse range of opportunities in Cornwall and achieved Grade 1 in every key category in a January 2007 Ofsted inspection report. Outstanding learner achievement on work based learning and employer facing provision was recognised through the re-accreditation of the Training Quality Standard in 2011.


The College has two main sites one in Truro and one in Penzance. The facilities and resources are second to none. Building on the best individual traditions of both centres, the merged Truro & Penwith College has a local and national reputation as an institution which is lively, innovative, demands high standards of its learners, but is also caring and supportive of individuals.

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