FE Site Lead

Come to work at SCL, have fun, feel inspired and be inspiring! Every single person who works at SCL is making a difference in our local communities and having a huge impact on children and young people’s lives. Founded in 1999, SCL is the UK’s largest provider of education and skills training within the sports and active childcare sector working with grassroots Academies through to Premiership Football Clubs such as West Ham Foundation.

SCL have developed and grown a well-established Creative Arts Division since 2024 having some if the leading vocational schools as college campuses within the industry as well as an array of high profile, industry recognised staff to support. When you join us, you will see that working for us is more than just a job - you will be part of a team who have built a highly successful, fast-growing business.

Working closely with SCLs Curriculum Managers, Site Leads are responsible for the management of the Study Programme as well as the SCL Teachers positioned at their site. The Site Lead will have an active role in supporting the consistent delivery of exceptional teaching, learning and assessment which maximises learner progress and enhances each learner’s opportunity for achieving a positive and sustained destination.

They will be responsible for effectively supporting all Teaching staff within their site to ensure that everyone is working together to achieve the best outcome for SCL and our learners. This will include ensuring quality is managed, safeguarding is effective, service delivery supports the business strategy, goals, and objectives and the site is Health & Safety compliant.

• Consistently deliver SCL’s unique ‘Curriculum Intent’, playing a vital role in achieving the following for each individual learner:

We use the ‘Power’ and ‘Principles’ of Creative and Performing Arts to engage individuals into education so that they can:

• Rapidly improve their academic skills, emotional wellbeing, mental toughness, and physical health (‘stand out from the crowd’).
• Enhance their preparation for higher level study and/or work.
• Inspire them to make positive decisions for life.
• Focus on improving Teaching staff’s knowledge and skills to enhance the delivery of the Study Programme.
• Ensure that all learners, including those with SEND and high needs, and disadvantaged learners, get the information, advice, guidance, and support to achieve their next steps and progress to positive destinations.
• Engage effectively with their community, including, where relevant, with parents/carers, employers, local services, and organisations responsible for local and regional economic planning.
• Support in forging relationships within the community/region with organisations to provide meaningful work experience.
• Protect staff and learners from harassment, bullying and discrimination.
• Fulfil the role of Safeguarding Ambassador to ensure an effective culture of safeguarding that enables staff to: identify, help and protect learners who may need early help or who are at risk of neglect, abuse, grooming, exploitation, radicalisation or extremism; help learners to reduce their risk of harm by securing the support they need, or referring in a timely way to those who have the expertise to help;
  
  and manage safe recruitment and allegations about adults and learners who may be a risk to other learners and vulnerable adults.
• Effectively lead and manage the team to ensure all Teaching staff achieve and exceed Quality of Education KPI’s.
• Supporting and contributing to the high-quality delivery of each learners’ English and Maths development as well as each learners’ Personal Development Programme, ensuring attendance, participation and progress within these key study programme areas is high.
• Effectively manage any agreed activity or events in line with SCL expectations.
• Ensure learners have up to date information regarding E&M exam dates & venues and are aware of JCQ regulations.
• Manage the health and safety of the site and activities.
• Deliver high quality main aim/ enrichment/ tutorial lessons to learners as part of the Study Programme to actively be part of the learner…