Assistant Dean of Maths and English
Final date to receive applications: 31 May 2026
Department: Foundation Studies
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Liverpool
Reporting To: Dean of Foundation Studies
Compensation: £56,507 / year
Description
Job Title: Assistant Dean of Maths and English
Department: Foundation Studies
Salary: £56,507 per annum
Job Type: 1 Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week) Position Available
The Assistant Dean of Foundation Studies will support and deputise for the Dean of Foundation Studies at a specific City of Liverpool College site to ensure the successful running of FME, providing local leadership of quality cycles, performance management, attendance monitoring, performance data and supporting the development and effective development, adaptation and implementation of the school’s curriculum offer.
The Assistant Dean of Foundation Studies will work with the other Assistant Deans, Curriculum Team, Heads of Schools/Deputy Heads of Schools, Inclusion Managers, Progress Leaders, and Senior Progress Leaders to ensure high levels student satisfaction, achievement, and sustainable progression.
As this role also includes teaching responsibilities, you will lead by example in achieving excellence in teaching and learning through your own innovative and excellent professional practice and provide transformative and innovative ideas for all teaching, learning and assessment under your remit.
Responsible to: Dean of Foundation Studies
Key Responsibilities Leadership and Management
Work with Dean of Foundation Studies and curriculum team to develop and implement a curriculum offer that leads to sustainable destinations for all students.Work with the Dean of Foundation Studies, other Assistants and curriculum team to provide adaptive schemes of work with a curriculum focus.Support the Dean of Foundation Studies in the design of programmes, teaching approaches and assessments that will enable the curriculum area to achieve the highest standards and value-added.Undertake line management and appraisal of staff within the school in order to ensure the effective course management and administration of a portfolio of programmes with the curriculum area.Support the continuous improvement of teaching, learning and assessment within the school, providing developmental observations and learning walks for teaching staff and appropriate coaching and mentoring support.Work with Heads of School, Dean of Foundation Studies and other Assistant Deans to promote a positive culture in FME and be instrumental in supporting new staff with relevant training and coaching as needed.Support the Dean of Foundation Studies to ensure that students’ programmes are individually tailored to ensure progression to further learning or employment, including the development of students’ enterprise and employability skills.Support the Dean of Foundation Studies to ensure collaborative working with College business support and student services teams to deliver successfully managed exams and controlled assessments.Support the Dean of Foundation Studies in the development of the school’s self‑assessment and quality improvement plans.Work closely with Heads of School and curriculum staff to support college targets in attendance and achievement to ensure all students are offered a high‑quality learning experience and remove all barriers to learning.Be aware of national developments in further education, innovative curriculum and technology to drive progress and achievement and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and upskilling.Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Plan, prepare and deliver high quality lessons in order to achieve effective management of the learning process.Use a range of effective and appropriate teaching and learning techniques to engage and motivate students and encourage independence and student autonomy.Establish a purposeful and motivating learning environment where students feel safe, secure, confident and valued and where appropriate behaviour, communication and respect for others is promoted and maintained, while challenging discriminatory behaviour and attitudes.Set and mark work and track all…
