Job Description

Truro and Penwith College

Cornwall
Expiring soon

Salary:

51,752 - 53,388 pa

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Apply by:

30 June 2025

Job overview

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Are you an ambitious and inspiring leader ready to shape the future of education?


Truro and Penwith College is seeking an exceptional Head of Faculty to lead one of our thriving curriculum areas.


This is an exciting opportunity to play a key strategic role in delivering outstanding academic outcomes, driving innovation, and championing an exceptional learner experience.


As a member of the College Management Team, you will lead with vision and integrity--supporting staff, developing a dynamic and inclusive curriculum, and ensuring high performance across all aspects of teaching, learning, and assessment.


As the Head of Faculty, you will be responsible for driving continuous quality improvement, whilst ensuring that the curriculum and resource planning is highly efficient and in line with College procedures. The successful candidate will foster employer engagement to create meaningful work experience opportunities for students and promote professional behaviours, high attendance, and a culture of care and aspiration throughout the faculty.


Ideal candidates will have proven leadership experience in education, preferably in Further or Higher Education, with a strong record of improving student outcomes and developing inclusive curriculum. The successful candidate will also have excellent financial acumen, advanced strategic planning capabilities, and inspirational people management skills that demonstrate the ability to lead and develop high-performance teams. Above all, a genuine passion for transforming lives through education is key.


Joining Truro and Penwith College means becoming part of a forward-thinking, award-winning institution dedicated to excellence.


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.

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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