Job Description

Role:

Programme Manager - Business and Computing

Location:

Central Bedfordshire College - Dunstable Kingsway Campus

Salary/Benefits:

Salary is between 40,000 and 46,349 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 35 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, Teacher's pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks:

37 hours per week - 52 weeks per year

Contract Type:

Permanent - Full Time

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Programme Manager in Business and Computing to join our Business department at The Bedford College Group

.

As a Programme Manager, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

Curriculum Leadership

- Lead the operation and development of curriculum within a defined programme area, ensuring high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment across all programmes.

Strategic Representation

- Represent the Directorate at both local and Group levels, ensuring departmental strategies are effectively communicated and implemented.

Curriculum Development & Growth

- Deliver an exciting and relevant curriculum that enhances employability, supports strategic growth, meets KPI targets, and responds to local employer and community needs.

Quality & Student Outcomes

- Maximise student success rates and ensure progress is tracked across key metrics including attendance, retention, achievement, progression, and destinations using agreed college systems.

Statutory Duties & Compliance

- Uphold responsibilities in safeguarding, equality and diversity, health and safety, and engage in ongoing training and development in line with TBCG policies and procedures.

About you:

Qualifications & Experience

- Holds a degree in a specialist subject or equivalent industry experience, with a recognised teaching qualification and GCSEs (A-C) in English and Maths or equivalent.

Leadership & Sector Knowledge

- Demonstrates successful leadership in Further Education, with relevant sector experience, strong subject credibility, and a track record of high performance in previous roles

Teaching & Quality Assurance

- Experienced in teaching across various levels and using quality assurance systems and data to monitor, manage, and improve learning standards.

Strategic & Operational Skills

- Capable of setting and achieving team and personal goals, responding to challenges with innovative solutions, and considering wider strategic issues affecting the department and college.

Professionalism & Communication

- Communicates effectively, uses IT confidently, maintains confidentiality, and works well independently and in teams under pressure, while promoting a high-quality, inclusive learning environment.


For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held:

19 August 2025



Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational

VISION

values:

Valuing Teamwork

- We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.

Improving Continuously

- We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.

Student Centred

- At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.

Inclusive

- We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.

Open and Caring

- We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.

Nurturing Education Excellence

- We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford College Group

The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.




Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students

The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.



This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.



Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.