Lecturer and Programme Leader GCSE English

Lecturer and Programme Leader GCSE English City HICSA English & Maths

Location: Sunderland

Post Type: Part Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Tuesday 25 August 2026

Reference: 0463-26-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.

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.

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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.

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We are seeking full and part time GCSE English lecturers who are passionate about unlocking students’ potential, unafraid to innovate in their teaching, and driven to provide the best possible teaching and learning experiences for our GCSE resit students. The ideal candidates will inspire confidence and foster a growth mindset orientated learning environment.

The successful candidates will join our existing team and deliver GCSE English to our 16-18 study programme students, preparing them for their November and Summer GCSE exams and supporting them to make positive progress from their varying starting points.

Although experience of delivering GCSE English is desirable, we would also welcome applications from those who may have recently graduated and/or those who have industry or teaching experience in related disciplines.

You will have the rewarding task of delivering English Language to vocational students who have not yet achieve a grade 4 within a school setting improving the life chances and opportunities of those young people. This is a great opportunity to work in an Ofsted rated Outstanding college, with state of the art facilities, including an immersive room to really enhance the learner experience

• Embrace and promote teaching and learning technologies and implement to enhance the student experience
• Review course content and resources to ensure accuracy and relevance with both qualification and future industry trends.
• To provide an excellent experience to students through exemplary learning, teaching and standards of assessment.
• Develop and share subject pedagogy within and across teams to maintain currency and accuracy.
• Preparation of effective formative and summative assessments including feedback to…