Assistant Principal Health, Wellbeing & Care

£ 72,246.00 per annum (including London Weighting Allowance)

Paddington Green Campus, Paddington Green, London

Closing on 05/10/2026 at 23:59

Yes DBS Check

Permanent | Full Time

35 hours per week.

£ 72,246.00 per annum (including London Weighting Allowance)

We are seeking an ambitious and outstanding candidate to join our teaching staff at United Colleges Group. We are a forward-thinking education provider, and our mission is to deliver outstanding, world-class education and skills.

UCG provides education to over 11,000 learners a year, including 16-18-year-olds, adults, apprentices and students with high needs.

With an annual turnover of over £50m, we are one of the top 20 largest college groups in the UK. We offer education and training across almost all vocational areas, at a variety of levels, for a wide range of learners of all ages and starting points.

Our students come from a diverse range of backgrounds. In the academic year 2022-23, we enrolled more than 3,500 full-time 16-18 students, 8,000 adult learners and over 450 apprentices across our Group. UCG currently enrols 250+ HE students per year across four campuses, offering programmes across a range of STEM, vocational, professional and academic subject areas.

We have around 1,000 dedicated, skilled and enthusiastic staff who always put the needs of our students first. We are now looking for an Assistant Principal for Health, Wellbeing & Care to join our cohort of dedicated staff.

Our mission is to provide all our learners with the very best knowledge and to break down any barriers to learning. We pride ourselves on enabling our learners to meet their individual needs and aspirations, delivering a learning experience that is unique, enjoyable and rewarding.

The Assistant Principal for Health, Wellbeing & Care will contribute to the strategic and operational management, development and performance of all aspects of college operations.

The role will mainly be based at Paddington with a requirement to travel to all sites as necessary.

You will deliver the implementation of the College Group's quality improvement strategies for elements of the Education Inspection Framework and maintain a culture of continuous improvement through self‑assessment and other quality initiatives. You will work with the SLT, CLT and College Manager to develop the College's strategic and operational objectives into approved strategic plans and annual performance targets.

A key element of this role will be responsibility for the high‑quality delivery of a diverse Health, Wellbeing & Care curriculum portfolio, encompassing Health & Social Care, Sport, Public Services, and Travel & Tourism. The role will ensure a coherent and ambitious curriculum offer across the relevant levels and programmes, with a strong focus on high‑quality teaching, learning and assessment.

The role will hold responsibility for the Health, Wellbeing & Care curriculum offer, ensuring consistently excellent teaching, learning and assessment across all programme areas. You will ensure that curriculum development is responsive to learner needs, industry and employer requirements, and the changing skills demands across the health, care, sport, public services, travel, and tourism sectors.

You will also review the Curriculum Delivery Plan (CDP) and associated processes and drive improvements across achievement, attendance, retention, progression, and overall student outcomes, ensuring performance targets are met and exceeded.

The successful applicant will lead, manage, and develop a team of staff, with direct line management responsibility for Curriculum Managers, as agreed with the Group or Deputy Principal. You…