Programme Leader (Adult Education)
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £44,672.02 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Havant, Hampshire - PO7 8AA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | HSDC |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HSDC193973 |
Summary
Job Details
Job Title: Programme Leader (Adults)
Department: Adult Learning
Campus: Havant
Salary: Grade 6 Spine Point 27 - £44,672.02
Contract Type: Perm / 52 weeks / 37 hours
About the Role
HSDC is seeking a dynamic and experienced Programme Leader – Adults to support the Head of Faculty in delivering outstanding adult education provision. In this key leadership role, you will manage course teams, drive quality improvement, and ensure strong student outcomes across des-ignated programmes. You’ll play a hands-on role in shaping curriculum delivery, supporting staff development, and leading on key quality assurance processes—all while maintaining your own teaching commitment (0.4 FTE). If you are passionate about adult learning, highly organised, and ready to lead by example, this is a fantastic opportunity to help shape inclusive and impactful adult education.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
• To support the Head of Faculty in delivering high quality teaching, learning and assessment throughout designated areas of provision which meet the needs of the community, em-ployers, develops students’ employability skills and enables progression.
• To lead on the management of course teams, outcomes and value added throughout des-ignated areas of provision.
• To support the Head of Faculty in conducting performance development reviews for teach-ing and support staff throughout designated areas of provision.
• To lead on developing advanced pedagogy with course teams and to support these teams in developing inspirational and effective learning environments and resources.
• To work with MIS, exams and the delivery team to ensure they have accurate information regarding the programme of study to facilitate registration of learners and entering them for exams.
• To support the Head of Faculty in conducting observations of teaching staff and lead im-provements or dissemination of good teaching, learning and assessment practices.
Requirements
You will need:
• Qualified to degree level or equivalent professional qualification or holding significant rele-vant industry experience
• Teaching qualification such as CertEd, PGCE, BA (hons) in Education
• Leadership and Management Training
• Strong knowledge of the characteristics of outstanding teaching, learning and assessment and how this can be achieved
• Experience of using and analysing management information to drive improvements
Benefits
In return, you will receive:
• Invest in Your Growth: Access a wide range of training, in-house coaching, workshops, and funding for qualifications. Opportunities for funded research, with potential international travel.
• Generous Pension Plans: Benefit from either the Local Government Pension Scheme or Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
• Ample Time Off: Enjoy a generous annual leave package to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Exclusive Discounts: Get an NUS TOTUM card, offering discounts with hundreds of retailers.
Visit our website to learn more!
Application
How to apply
We strive in offering an inclusive and accessible recruitment and interview process to all candi-dates. Should you have any questions at all, or require any support with reasonable adjustments, please contact recruitment@hsdc.ac.uk and a member of our team will respond as soon as possi-ble.
For more information on the position itself, please connect with Aaron Butson at aa-ron.butson@hsdc.ac.uk for any queries. Please note, we appreciate the value of each applicant but kindly ask that you complete an application form as we do not accept CV’s.
Job Title: Programme Leader (Adults)
Department: Adult Learning
Campus: Havant
Salary: Grade 6 Spine Point 27 - £44,672.02
Contract Type: Perm / 52 weeks / 37 hours
About the Role
HSDC is seeking a dynamic and experienced Programme Leader – Adults to support the Head of Faculty in delivering outstanding adult education provision. In this key leadership role, you will manage course teams, drive quality improvement, and ensure strong student outcomes across des-ignated programmes. You’ll play a hands-on role in shaping curriculum delivery, supporting staff development, and leading on key quality assurance processes—all while maintaining your own teaching commitment (0.4 FTE). If you are passionate about adult learning, highly organised, and ready to lead by example, this is a fantastic opportunity to help shape inclusive and impactful adult education.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
• To support the Head of Faculty in delivering high quality teaching, learning and assessment throughout designated areas of provision which meet the needs of the community, em-ployers, develops students’ employability skills and enables progression.
• To lead on the management of course teams, outcomes and value added throughout des-ignated areas of provision.
• To support the Head of Faculty in conducting performance development reviews for teach-ing and support staff throughout designated areas of provision.
• To lead on developing advanced pedagogy with course teams and to support these teams in developing inspirational and effective learning environments and resources.
• To work with MIS, exams and the delivery team to ensure they have accurate information regarding the programme of study to facilitate registration of learners and entering them for exams.
• To support the Head of Faculty in conducting observations of teaching staff and lead im-provements or dissemination of good teaching, learning and assessment practices.
Requirements
You will need:
• Qualified to degree level or equivalent professional qualification or holding significant rele-vant industry experience
• Teaching qualification such as CertEd, PGCE, BA (hons) in Education
• Leadership and Management Training
• Strong knowledge of the characteristics of outstanding teaching, learning and assessment and how this can be achieved
• Experience of using and analysing management information to drive improvements
Benefits
In return, you will receive:
• Invest in Your Growth: Access a wide range of training, in-house coaching, workshops, and funding for qualifications. Opportunities for funded research, with potential international travel.
• Generous Pension Plans: Benefit from either the Local Government Pension Scheme or Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
• Ample Time Off: Enjoy a generous annual leave package to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Exclusive Discounts: Get an NUS TOTUM card, offering discounts with hundreds of retailers.
Visit our website to learn more!
Application
How to apply
We strive in offering an inclusive and accessible recruitment and interview process to all candi-dates. Should you have any questions at all, or require any support with reasonable adjustments, please contact recruitment@hsdc.ac.uk and a member of our team will respond as soon as possi-ble.
For more information on the position itself, please connect with Aaron Butson at aa-ron.butson@hsdc.ac.uk for any queries. Please note, we appreciate the value of each applicant but kindly ask that you complete an application form as we do not accept CV’s.
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