Job Description

English Deputy Head of Department, starting on 18th August 2025

Benefits: -

As an academic colleague you'll go into the Teacher Pensions scheme including 53 days' leave allowance (this includes bank holidays) and efficiency days at Christmas (leave entitlement is pro-rata for factional contracts), Inset days, Costa Coffee on site, Onsite bakery products at Tameside One, The Restaurant at Tameside One, Retail discounts. Like health & wellbeing benefits including, Free on-site Gym at Beaufort Road, beauty treatments, health care cash plan, saving clubs via Manchester Credit Union and Cycle to work scheme.

Standard Requirements for the role:

To support the Head of Department in the coordination and delivery of teaching, learning, assessment and quality assurance of learning programmes in line with the college strategies towards the growth of high quality, learner focused provision that maximises the opportunities for learners to achieve and progress into meaningful outcomes. You'll also have a reduction in direct teaching contact.

What you'll nee

d: - We are looking for an enthusiastic, resilient and highly motivated individual with Literacy and Numeracy to at least Level 2, Literacy and Numeracy to at least Level 2, Degree in the relevant subject area (2:1 or above Desirable), PGCE or equivalent qualification and a higher degree or recognised professional qualification. You'll ideally also hold IQA/A1/V1 and evidence of current Continuous Professional Development. Please see the JD and PS for further information.

About us:

Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people's lives. We're based in Ashton-Under-Lyne Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience.


We believe in excellence and we back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside 100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.


Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at Tameside College is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. Tameside College will meet the costs associated with this.


Please note Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview with you. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview.


Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.


You will be experienced and be a strong team player with excellent communication skills.


Subject to volume of applications we may decide to close the vacancy early.


Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment Agencies:

We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any CVs forwarded for this vacancy will be treated as a gift and not subject to your terms and conditions.