Curriculum Performance Lead

Curriculum Performance Lead – Animal Care, Plant Sciences & Horticulture

Location:

Dearne Valley College, Rotherham

Salary: £43,672 per year + benefits

Vacancy Type:
Permanent, Full time (37 hours each week, all year round)

RNN Group is seeking a dynamic, passionate and proactive Curriculum Performance Lead (CPL) to join our team. As a first-line leader, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our inclusive curriculum, ensuring our provision aligns with local, regional and national skills needs for a sustainable future.

The Curriculum Performance Lead is a dual-element role combining operational leadership with a small teaching commitment (approximately 12 hours per week). You will lead a dedicated team of lecturers, assessors and technicians across a variety of provisions:
Study Programmes (EPYP), Adult Learners, Higher Level Skills, Commercial and Apprenticeships.

• Line Management:
  Provide clear direction, support and professional challenge to lecturers, assessors and technicians to drive high standards of performance and conduct.
• Performance and Development:
  Lead the Performance Development Review (PDR) process for your team, setting clear targets and identifying continuing professional development (CPD) needs.
• Staff Induction and Support:
  Provide personalised, structured induction and mentoring for new and developing staff to build team capability and confidence.
• Resource Planning:
  Efficiently manage staffing allocation, contribute to timetable development and oversee delegated physical resources and budgets.

• Academic Rigour:
  Lead the local self-assessment process (SAR), manage Internal Quality Assessment/Moderation (IQA/EQA) and ensure absolute compliance with external awarding bodies.
• Quality Improvement:
  Conduct learning walks in collaboration with the Quality Team to continuously improve the classroom and training experience.

• Teaching and Tutoring:
  Deliver high quality teaching, planning and assessment across a range of programmes tailored to your qualifications, while acting as a group tutor.
• Early Intervention:
  Constantly track student attendance, punctuality and progress, implementing early intervention strategies to tackle underperformance.
• Inclusive Curriculum:
  Work collaboratively to eliminate barriers to education, ensuring students with Educational Health and Care Plans (EHCP) or those facing social exclusion receive preventative, tailored support.

• Foster a department-wide culture of high expectations, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Use empowering coaching techniques to support the mental health, wellbeing, life skills and self-reliance of both staff and students.
• Ensure full institutional compliance with regulatory bodies, with a strong focus on Keeping Children Safe in Education and the Prevent Duty.
• Meet or exceed departmental KPIs, reporting progress to the Curriculum Manager regarding student recruitment, retention and achievement.

• Being a Role Model:
  Remaining positive and solution-focused at all times, helping teaching and support staff overcome daily obstacles.
• Supporting Every Learner:
  Helping students achieve their absolute best, regardless of the personal or educational challenges they face.

You will be an experienced lecturer or course leader within the area of Animal Care and Land Based provision, with a proven track record of excellent educational outcomes with strong knowledge of curriculum intent, quality assurance processes and data tracking within Further Education, Adult and Apprenticeship provision.

You will be an empathetic, coaching-focused leader capable of motivating staff and building confident, independent learners.

You will hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths (or higher).