Curriculum Delivery & Quality
Curriculum Strategy & Planning
 

The Sheffield College is a large, diverse and ambitious further education college committed to transforming lives through learning and meeting local skills needs. As part of our continued strategic growth, we are recruiting two Assistant Principals to join our Senior Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Young People provision.

These roles offer a unique opportunity for experienced senior leaders to drive excellence, strengthen curriculum leadership and contribute to an ambitious, future‑focused educational offer for thousands of young people.

About the Roles

Both Assistant Principals will report to the Vice Principal Curriculum (Young People) and line-manage Academy Directors. They will play a central role in ensuring our study programme offer is high-quality, coherent and responsive to learner, employer and sector needs.

Each post leads a distinct but interconnected area of curriculum leadership:

Assistant Principal: Young People (Curriculum Delivery & Quality)

This role ensures high-quality, consistent curriculum delivery across academies, translating strategic expectations into effective, day‑to‑day practice. You will drive improvements in teaching, learning and assessment, ensure successful implementation of the Skills Guarantee, and raise outcomes, attendance and learner experience across the Young People provision.

Key Focus Areas

Leading high‑quality curriculum delivery across all Young People academies. Ensuring all study programme elements—including Skills Guarantee requirements—are fully embedded. Driving continuous improvement in teaching, learning, assessment and learner experience. Using performance data to monitor delivery and secure timely intervention. Coordinating delivery readiness: staffing, timetabling, induction and assessment planning. Leading deep dives, observations, quality reviews and performance cycles. Building leadership capacity across the Academy Director group.

Assistant Principal: Young People (Curriculum Strategy & Planning)

This role shapes a coherent, future‑focused curriculum offer by leading curriculum alignment, qualification reform and strategic planning. You will strengthen curriculum pathways and progression routes, improve curriculum mapping and planning processes, and ensure the curriculum offer aligns to sector reforms and the Skills Guarantee.

Key Focus Areas

Leading qualification reform implementation and sector‑aligned curriculum development. Coordinating curriculum planning, mapping and alignment across all academies. Ensuring clear pathways, progression routes and coherent curriculum structures. Using progression, destination and curriculum performance data to inform planning decisions. Coordinating operational readiness for new or revised qualifications. Strengthening curriculum design and planning through leadership of Academy Directors. Ensuring strong alignment between curriculum design, delivery and learner experience. Shared Leadership Responsibilities

Both roles will also:

Contribute to College strategic planning and SLT decision‑making. Support inclusive, aspirational provision that enables all learners to achieve their potential. Lead people management processes including performance, capability and line‑management of Academy Directors. Participate in cross‑college projects, committees and strategic initiatives. Support safeguarding, open days, enrolment, exams and the duty manager rota. Role-model the College’s FREDIE+ values (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement, Innovation). About You

We are looking for senior curriculum leaders who bring:

Essential Experience

Significant experience in senior curriculum leadership within FE. Proven ability to lead curriculum improvement, planning or delivery at scale. Strong track record of improving quality, outcomes and learner experience. Experience using data to analyse performance and drive improvement. Experience line‑managing and developing leaders. Strong track record as a teacher. Qualifications

Degree-level qualification (or equivalent professional experience). Teaching qualification (Cert Ed, PGCE or equivalent). Level 2 English and Maths (or equivalent). Desirable: Level 5 management qualification. Knowledge & Competencies

Strong understanding of the FE curriculum landscape, funding, qualification reform and Ofsted requirements. Knowledge of safeguarding and equality legislation. Strategic planning, problem-solving, influencing and organisational leadership capability. Why Join Us?

Shape a transformational curriculum for young people across a large FE college. Lead ambitious reform, improvement and curriculum development projects. Work as part of a collaborative, forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team. Play a direct role in improving outcomes and life chances for young people in Sheffield. Contribute to long-term strategic change with sector-wide impact.  

What we can offer you 

As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £ - £ per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role. 

Our benefits  

Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with TPS - 28.68% Annual leave - 42 Days (310.8 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period Health and wellbeing, we offer Employee assistance programme through Bupa Occupational Health through PAM Free eye tests for VDU users Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses Further information can be found on our Benefits and Career Development  pages.

Disability Confident 

We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice.  If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact [email protected] 

Armed Forces Covenant  

As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant, we’re pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country. 

Safeguarding  

We are an employer who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures.  Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here Safeguarding 

Next Steps: 

To apply: Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application. For queries regarding the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team at  [email protected] CVs are currently not accepted. 

As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.   

Closing date: 13th March 2026

Interviews will take place w/c 23rd March

If you would like to be considered for both Assistant Principal roles, please indicate this clearly in your application.