Lecturer​/Trainee Lecturer - Early Years and Childcare

Role: Lecturer / Trainee Lecturer – Early Years and Childcare

Location: Bedford College – Cauldwell Street Campus

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £33,048 and £38,169 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 45 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, Teacher’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Note – Salary and annual leave entitlement is for that of a Qualified Lecturer - salary for a Trainee Lecturer is between £26,651 and £31,982 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 35 days annual leave plus Bank holidays.

Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year –
part time applicants will be considered

Contract Type: Permanent – Full / Part Time

This is a UK based contract
, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK
. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

We are currently seeking a Lecturer in Early Years and Childcare to join our Health, Social Care and Childcare department at The Bedford College Group.

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

• Teaching & Learner Experience – Deliver high‑quality teaching, assessment and verification across Early Years, Primary Education and Health & Social Care programmes, ensuring an inclusive and engaging student experience.
• Curriculum Design & Innovation – Develop up‑to‑date schemes of work and learning materials that meet awarding body requirements, support innovation and reflect strong curriculum intent and implementation.
• Assessment, Progress & Quality – Assess learner work to required standards, track and report progress, contribute to internal quality assurance and continuous improvement, and support departmental KPIs.
• Employer Engagement & Vocational Learning – Work collaboratively with employers to secure and enhance meaningful industry placements, enrichment activities and vocationally relevant learning experiences.
• Professional Practice & Compliance – Maintain current sector knowledge through CPD, promote positive behaviour, complete administrative duties accurately, and uphold safeguarding, EDI, health & safety and college‑wide responsibilities.

• Qualifications & Sector Experience – Level 4+ qualification in Early Years or Primary Education, GCSE English and maths (or willingness to achieve Level
  2), with current or recent professional sector experience and strong performance history.
• Teaching Excellence & Learner Progress – Demonstrated effective teaching across a wide range of ages, abilities and levels, with the ability to plan high‑quality schemes of work, manage behaviour and track learner progress.
• Professional Practice & Organisation – Highly organised, reliable and resilient, able to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines, work calmly under pressure and use Microsoft Office and Teams confidently.
• Communication, Relationships & Collaboration – Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to engage learners, colleagues and employers, contribute positively to teams and enhance vocational relevance.
• Values, Safeguarding & Flexibility – Student‑centred and inclusive, committed to College values, safeguarding and health & safety, reflective in practice, open to continuous development and flexible to work across sites.

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

If you do not hold a recognised, qualified teaching qualification, please see attached PGCE Cert Ed information.

Interviews to be held: TBC

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing…