Learning Practitioner: Childcare and Early Years

Learning Practitioner:
Childcare and Early Years

Education, Children & Families

Location: Sunderland Salary: £25,949 to £30,468 per annum pro rata Post Type: Part Time Hours per Week: 22.2 Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Wednesday 05 August 2026 Reference: 0516-26-R

Sunderland College has been delivering highly successful courses for more than 20 years and is one of the largest providers of post-16 education in the North East with approximately 14,300 students.

The College has two campuses across the city of Sunderland, offering a wide range of academic and vocational provision for school leavers and adults. The College aims to develop and positively shape lives, communities, and the economy through teaching, learning and development of skills. Our students consistently achieve outstanding results and Sunderland College has been ranked in the top 25% in the country for student achievement rates.

In October 2024, we were ranked as Ofsted outstanding, and we are proud of our diverse student and staff community that provide our students with bespoke education pathways to help them achieve their future career goals.

Please see the following link to our 2024 Ofsted Report, in which we were graded as being Outstanding across all areas
- Ofsted-Report-Outstanding

As an employer, we prioritise cultivating a supportive and inclusive workplace culture, where our staff can thrive and grow. We recognize that our employees are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to investing in their professional development and overall wellbeing.

If you’re making the move into further education teaching, you may be eligible for the Taking Teaching Further (TTF) programme a funded route to help industry professionals retrain as FE teachers.

In addition, for roles in high-need subjects or regions you may also benefit from the government’s targeted retention incentive (formerly “levelling-up premium”) payments, worth up to £6,000 for eligible teachers in their first five years and teaching certain shortage subjects.

Please note eligibility for both TTF and the Targeted Retention Incentive varies by role, subject area and provider, they do not apply to every vacancy.

Find out more about both initiatives through the links below.

• Taking Teaching Further
  - Taking Teaching Further
• Targeted Retention Incentive
  - Targeted Retention Incentive

Please write a short statement highlighting the qualities we’re looking for in this person (soft skills), linking this to our company values where possible.

• How will this person be a Change maker?

• This candidate will be a change maker in using their expertise around Education and Early Years to support our students in achieving their Level 3 T-Level Qualifications which will in turn, give them a licence to practice. The candidate will showcase an understanding of barriers to learning, they will teach our students to be their authentic selves but ensure to be respectful of others.
  
  This person must have a genuine desire to positively impact generations of learners to come, and instil in our learners, how to be courageous and strive to become high quality practitioners. They will promote an inclusive learning environment and support our learners in working with stakeholders, setting consistently set expectations of excellence.

• Plan and prepare of high-quality, sequenced learning through career-focused schemes of learning, session planning and resources.
• To provide an excellent experience to students through exemplary learning, teaching and standards of assessment, including effective formative and summative assessments to meet awarding organisation standards and student needs.
• Teach students to high standards using appropriate and varied student-centred approaches, embracing learning technologies to enhance the student experience.
• Develop and share subject pedagogy within and across teams to maintain currency and accuracy.
• Actively engage in reflective practice and contributing to the wider Professional Development programme.

• Minim…