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Lecturer in English
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,023 to £35,976 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 June 2025 |
| Location: | Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Blackpool and The Fylde College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3123 |
Summary
The Role:
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is currently seeking a passionate and innovative Lecturer in English to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the next generation of learners while contributing to a vibrant academic community.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
As a Lecturer in English, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality teaching and support to our students. Your main duties will involve:
Delivering and managing inclusive teaching, learning, and assessment across a range of English programmes to a high standard.
Assisting in curriculum design, development, and quality improvement to enhance student experience and outcomes.
Supporting student recruitment, retention, achievement, and progression, offering targeted guidance and support.
Effectively using digital and face-to-face teaching tools (e.g., VLE, progress tracking systems) to drive student success.
Contributing to the academic community through scholarship, research, and professional practice.
Why Join Us?
At B&FC, you will be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team committed to educational excellence. This role offers the chance to inspire and shape future professionals while furthering your own development in a collaborative environment.
Interested? Apply Early!
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If this role excites you, submit your application today!
Rewards and Benefits
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified™
Enhanced leave allowance of 50 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Competitive pension scheme:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 15.4% employer contribution
Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
Agile working opportunities
Enhanced Family friendly policies
Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
Occupational Health
FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
FREE eye tests
Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
FREE healthy breakfast
Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
Health and beauty salon
Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
FREE car parking
Car lease scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Check whether your conviction or caution is spent by visiting Disclosure Calculator
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is currently seeking a passionate and innovative Lecturer in English to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the next generation of learners while contributing to a vibrant academic community.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
As a Lecturer in English, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality teaching and support to our students. Your main duties will involve:
Delivering and managing inclusive teaching, learning, and assessment across a range of English programmes to a high standard.
Assisting in curriculum design, development, and quality improvement to enhance student experience and outcomes.
Supporting student recruitment, retention, achievement, and progression, offering targeted guidance and support.
Effectively using digital and face-to-face teaching tools (e.g., VLE, progress tracking systems) to drive student success.
Contributing to the academic community through scholarship, research, and professional practice.
Why Join Us?
At B&FC, you will be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team committed to educational excellence. This role offers the chance to inspire and shape future professionals while furthering your own development in a collaborative environment.
Interested? Apply Early!
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If this role excites you, submit your application today!
Rewards and Benefits
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified™
Enhanced leave allowance of 50 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Competitive pension scheme:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 15.4% employer contribution
Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
Agile working opportunities
Enhanced Family friendly policies
Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
Occupational Health
FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
FREE eye tests
Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
FREE healthy breakfast
Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
Health and beauty salon
Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
FREE car parking
Car lease scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Check whether your conviction or caution is spent by visiting Disclosure Calculator
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