Deputy Head of Digital Education

Reference: REQ
001504
Location:
Cross College
- Stroud and Bristol campuses
FTE Salary: up to £42,741.00 (Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience)
Contract Type:
Permanent, Full-Time
Working Hours: 37 hours per week

At SGS, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and communities, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme-
  Academic roles benefit significantly by their access to the teachers’ pension scheme (TPS), with a generous employer contributions of over 23%
• Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays -
  39 days academic plus additional college agreed inset development days and 6 self-elected development days (Full-Time Equivalent).
• Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.
• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
• Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Annual Eye test
• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card (formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union
• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Costa Coffee

South Gloucestershire & Stroud College has an excellent reputation for delivering further education and work-based programmes in a range of subjects – from business to sport, construction to media, GCSE’s and A Levels to Honour Degree level programmes.

Our experienced and passionate staff work hard to help students and colleagues achieve their personal challenges and career goals. We are proud of SGS and committed to making the College the best it can be. We are currently working hard to achieve “Outstanding” status after being classified as “Good” in our last inspection. For more information, please visit

We have an exciting role of Deputy Head of Digital Education within our Digital Education team!

Join our forward-thinking and sector-leading Digital Education team at SGS College as our Deputy Head of Digital Education.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Designing, delivering and evaluating Digital Education training, onboarding and mentoring activities for staff.
• Coordinating Digital Champion networks, communities of practice and designated super-user groups to promote effective digital practice.
• Delivering Digital Education contributions to teacher education programmes and other professional development activities.
• Supporting the safe, effective and ethical adoption of AI, immersive technologies and other emerging educational technologies.
• Providing specialist advice and guidance on digital teaching, learning, assessment and educational technology.
• Coordinating the monitoring, evaluation and reporting of Digital Education activities, engagement and impact.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline.
• Experience of supporting teaching, learning and assessment through digital technologies.
• Experience of designing and delivering training, workshops or professional development activities.
• Knowledge of educational technologies, AI and emerging technologies and their application within education.
• Strong communication, facilitation and relationship-building skills, with the ability to support colleagues in adopting new technologies and practices.

Monday - Thursday 08:30 - 16:30 & Friday 08:30 - 16:00