Head of Curriculum, Education & Quality

Job Title: Head of Curriculum, Education & Quality

Salary: £50k - £70k Dependant on experience

Location: Staffordshire office-based, with travel across the UK (Full UK Licence required)

Our client creates engaging learning experiences. Working in partnership with schools, colleges and leading national and international organisations.

You are an inspiring and commercially aware education professional who combines a strong understanding of teaching and learning with the confidence to influence at senior leadership level.

You understand the challenges facing schools and young people, recognise the importance of high-quality careers education and are passionate about creating learning experiences that prepare learners for life beyond the classroom.

You are equally comfortable evaluating curriculum content, coaching delivery teams, advising senior colleagues and contributing to strategic business decisions. Proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused, you bring the vision to drive improvement and the practical expertise to turn ideas into action.

This is a senior leadership role for an education professional who wants to make a meaningful impact beyond the traditional classroom.

As Head of Curriculum, Education & Quality, you will be the organisation's educational lead, bringing expertise, vision and strategic direction to everything they do. You will ensure their programmes remain educationally robust, engaging and relevant to the needs of schools, employers and young people.

From shaping curriculum and digital learning content to overseeing quality assurance, strengthening safeguarding and supporting business growth, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and raising standards across the organisation.

Working closely with the Company Directors and colleagues across Sales, Delivery, Content and Marketing, you will help translate their educational vision into high-quality learning experiences that make a real difference.

• Provide strategic educational advice and expertise to the Company Directors and Senior Management Team.
• Monitor developments in UK education, curriculum priorities, careers guidance and emerging skills needs.
• Ensure programmes reflect relevant educational frameworks and best practice.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with schools, employers, corporate partners and key educational stakeholders as well as represent confidently at meetings, events and external engagements.

• Lead the ongoing development and quality of their enterprise, careers and employability programmes.
• Collaborate with internal teams to create innovative, engaging and age-appropriate learning experiences.
• Ensure curriculum content, learning objectives and intended outcomes are relevant, purposeful and aligned with learners' needs.
• Use feedback from schools, learners and delivery teams, alongside changes in educational policy and practice, to drive continuous improvement.
• Support the development of new programmes that respond to the evolving needs of education and industry.

• Help shape the educational strategy and continued growth of their online learning platform.
• Work with Content and Marketing teams to develop engaging digital lessons, activities and learning resources.
• Ensure all published educational content is accurate, age-appropriate, engaging and of a consistently high standard.
• Identify opportunities to expand the platform, enhance the learner experience and explore new approaches to digital education.

• Lead quality assurance across in-school programmes and wider educational delivery.
• Conduct school visits, observe programme delivery and evaluate facilitator performance against agreed standards.
• Develop and support facilitator training, coaching and professional development to ensure consistently excellent delivery.
• Analyse feedback from schools, learners and facilitators to identify strengths, address challenges and implement improvements.
• Take responsibility for the company's safeguarding leadership, including acting as Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), subject to appropriate appointment, training and competence.

• Contribute actively to strategic planning, business development and operational decision-making as a member of the Senior Management Team.
• Bring educational insight to new commercial opportunities, tenders,…