Deputy Education Manager

Deputy Education Manager

Academics are looking for an experienced and motivated Deputy Education Manager (English) to support the leadership and delivery of high-quality academic provision within a prison education setting
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This role is ideal for a strong educational leader with a passion for English and a commitment to transforming lives through learning.

Working closely with the Education Manager, you will help oversee curriculum quality, staff performance, and learner outcomes, with a particular focus on English and functional/academic literacy provision
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• Support the Education Manager in the day-to-day leadership of the education department
• Lead on the English curriculum
  , ensuring high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment
• Monitor learner progress, achievement, and quality of outcomes in English
• Coach, mentor, and support teaching staff to raise standards and share best practice
• Contribute to quality assurance processes
  , including lesson observations, audits, and action planning
• Support curriculum development aligned with Ofsted, awarding body, and prison service requirements

• Happy to comply with a Prison Clearance
• Strong subject specialism in English (GCSE, Functional Skills, or equivalent)
• Experience teaching English in FE, adult education, or secure environments
• Proven experience in a leadership or management role (or readiness to step into one)
• Strong understanding of quality frameworks, curriculum design, and performance management
• Ability to work effectively within the secure and regulated prison environment