Head of A level Humanities & Languages
| Posting date: | 30 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £61,400 to £67,900 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 October 2025 |
| Location: | Exeter, Devon |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Exeter College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Join one of the biggest and best colleges in the UK to lead a team of 30 teachers, delivering around 8 A level subjects to over 2,000 students. The faculty currently has outstanding achievement rates, value added scores and progression. This is a big opportunity to make a big impact.
You’ll need to be…
-an outstanding leader and people manager
-passionate about exceptional teaching and learning
-positive, proactive and solution-focussed
-determined to build on our sector-leading reputation
-organised and reliable
-happy in a culture where we support and challenge each other
-able to delegate but willing to muck in
-someone with a track record of outstanding A level teaching
You’ll be accountable for…
-creating a culture where teaching, learning and student outcomes are always outstanding
-the delivery and development of a dynamic A level offering
-steering our direction and fostering exceptional industry partnerships
-leading, supporting and challenging a team of around 30 excellent teachers
-contributing to the College Leadership Team
-quality assurance of curriculum delivery
-working with the Faculty Coordinator on teaching cover and support
-a very small teaching workload (it’s vital to know what students are experiencing and feeling)
With over 1,300 staff and more than 10,000 students, we’re one of the UK’s biggest and best colleges, leading the way in our sector. We’ve been Ofsted-outstanding for many years, but we want to go way beyond that. We want to be truly exceptional. To apply, you’ll need to be an experienced teacher and manager with an impressive track record of leading A level delivery.
For exceptional candidates needing to relocate, we’ll consider a relocation package of up to £8,000. Exeter is a well-regarded, growing city, situated near beautiful beaches, thriving market towns and picturesque Dartmoor. With an international airport, excellent road and rail links, it’s a great place to live and work.
Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values. Watch this short video to learn more.
And see what our staff have to say here.
Benefits
We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.
Applying for the role
If you’re reading this on our website, click on the apply button, below.
If you’re reading this advert on another site, visit our vacancies page.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 13th October 2025
Interviews will take place on 23rd October 2025
No CVs or agencies please.
Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.
We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.
*the paid holidays quoted include at least 7 Christmas closure days and 8 bank holidays
You’ll need to be…
-an outstanding leader and people manager
-passionate about exceptional teaching and learning
-positive, proactive and solution-focussed
-determined to build on our sector-leading reputation
-organised and reliable
-happy in a culture where we support and challenge each other
-able to delegate but willing to muck in
-someone with a track record of outstanding A level teaching
You’ll be accountable for…
-creating a culture where teaching, learning and student outcomes are always outstanding
-the delivery and development of a dynamic A level offering
-steering our direction and fostering exceptional industry partnerships
-leading, supporting and challenging a team of around 30 excellent teachers
-contributing to the College Leadership Team
-quality assurance of curriculum delivery
-working with the Faculty Coordinator on teaching cover and support
-a very small teaching workload (it’s vital to know what students are experiencing and feeling)
With over 1,300 staff and more than 10,000 students, we’re one of the UK’s biggest and best colleges, leading the way in our sector. We’ve been Ofsted-outstanding for many years, but we want to go way beyond that. We want to be truly exceptional. To apply, you’ll need to be an experienced teacher and manager with an impressive track record of leading A level delivery.
For exceptional candidates needing to relocate, we’ll consider a relocation package of up to £8,000. Exeter is a well-regarded, growing city, situated near beautiful beaches, thriving market towns and picturesque Dartmoor. With an international airport, excellent road and rail links, it’s a great place to live and work.
Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values. Watch this short video to learn more.
And see what our staff have to say here.
Benefits
We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.
Applying for the role
If you’re reading this on our website, click on the apply button, below.
If you’re reading this advert on another site, visit our vacancies page.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 13th October 2025
Interviews will take place on 23rd October 2025
No CVs or agencies please.
Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.
We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.
*the paid holidays quoted include at least 7 Christmas closure days and 8 bank holidays