Deputy Head of Hair & Beauty; FTE

Deputy Head of Hair & Beauty (1

FTE with Saturdays)

Location:

3-5 Fashion Street, London, E1 6PX

Contract:

Permanent, Full-Time (1

FTE, 40 hours per week)

Working Pattern: 5 days per week, including Saturdays (Tuesday to Saturday, 8:30am – 5:30pm)

The London College of Beauty Therapy is seeking a Deputy Head of Hair and Beauty to lead its Hair and Beauty curriculum within Further Education. This key leadership role involves driving excellence in teaching, learning, and student outcomes, ensuring provision is innovative and inclusive, and aligning to industry standards and workforce needs. The role reports to the Head of Hair and Beauty and the Director of Further Education, providing academic and operational leadership across Hair and Beauty programmes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and develop a team of Programme Managers and Lecturers, promoting high‑quality teaching practice and continuous improvement.
• Ensure curriculum quality, development, and impact, contributing to curriculum design and quality frameworks.
• Strengthen employer partnerships to enhance student experience, progression, and employability.

• Teaching qualification and/or experience in educational leadership.
• Degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject area.

• Significant senior leadership experience in education, ideally within FE, HE, or Apprenticeships.
• Proven track record of improving curriculum quality and learner outcomes, with experience contributing to SARs, QIPs, inspections, or validations.
• Knowledge of Ofsted, OfS, and ESFA requirements (desirable).

• Strong understanding of pedagogy, curriculum design, and quality frameworks, with the ability to use data to drive improvement.
• Experience in vocational education and employer engagement.

• Strong leadership and people‑management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire teams.
• Excellent communication skills and up‑to‑date subject expertise and post‑16 education knowledge.

Committed to inclusive, industry‑aligned education and raising learner aspirations.

• Funded professional qualifications and personal growth allowance of £400 annually.
• Linked In Learning access and annual CPD.
• Generous and flexible leave options, including birthday and celebration leave.
• Market‑leading family‑friendly pay with six months of fully paid maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave.
• Monthly wellbeing allowance of £50 and funded counselling/CBT through the Education Support Employee Assistant Programme.
• 5% employer pension contribution.

£48,150 to £52,150 per annum, subject to qualifications and experience.

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The EFI is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. Candidates offered positions will be required to undergo thorough safeguarding background checks as a condition of the offer. The EFI is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.