Education Lead

The Grimsby Town Foundation Shadow Scholarship is a joint education and football development programme which runs in partnership with Franklin College. The post holder will be responsible for the planning, development, assessment, coaching and successful delivery of teaching and learning within the Department.

Main Roles & Responsibilities

Teaching Responsibility

• To develop and deliver high quality teaching, learning and assessment to meet student needs effectively and efficiently and thereby raise student achievement, retention and progression. This includes supporting learners with UCAS applications, career pathways, and work experience placements.
• Planning and preparation of courses and lessons within the course scheme of work, and making a positive contribution to curriculum and course planning and development within the Department
• The monitoring and reporting of student performance, including reporting and follow-up of student attendance and progress.
• Making a positive contribution to schools and community liaison, resource development and management, and active participation in quality assurance across the College.

Course Leadership Responsibility

• All teachers will be allocated full or part course leadership, as appropriate to support the effective management of learning across the College. Course leadership may involve the following:

  Course Development

• Development planning, assessment of accreditation options, resourcing, schemes of work, student course guides, student assessment plan, key skills development and assessment (as appropriate).

  Schools and Community Liaison

• Course promotion materials; open evenings; workshops for partner schools and student induction/ enrolment.

  Resource Development and Management

• Timetabling, resource bidding, developing teaching and learning resources (and the care and use of other physical resources), and health and safety in the learning environment.

  Quality Assurance and Monitoring of Student Performance

• Annual Departmental self-assessment report (including assessment of student achievement and value added, analysis of student perception and annual review of recruitment, retention and achievement including the development and monitoring of annual quality improvement plans).
• Liaison with the examinations team with examination entries and assessment materials and information, e.g., project assessment, estimated grades for students.
• Student performance indicators, assessment grading, and student reviews.
• Direct liaison with parents / guardians when appropriate.
• Contribute to internal and external inspections, audits and reporting (e.g. Ofsted, Exam Boards, Standards Verifying, CEFA, awarding bodies etc).

Other responsibilities

• The post holder will contribute to Safeguarding and Child Protection at all times to ensure the safety and security of and identifying all young people and vulnerable adults who are in contact with the College, with a commitment to safeguarding the welfare of these individuals and protecting them from any potential harm
• Work to promote and contribute to GTF and Franklin College’s Prevent policy and procedures and are expected to assure that the Foundation and College meets and exceeds its statutory responsibilities.
• Work to promote and contribute to Equal Diversity and Inclusion Policy’s and are expected to uphold both Foundation and the College’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Such other tasks as may be necessary to ensure the continuing development of quality assurance, and to ensure the continuing development of systems and service.
• Will be required to support match days for the football development programme.
• May be required to work evenings or weekends to support the football development programme.
• The post holder will have to support the football development programme in any other duties required.
• If required, the post holder will attend management meetings and contribute to the development of Grimsby Town Foundation as a wider entity.
• Will be required to attend CPD and obtain relevant football qualifications.

• Teaching experience, either in post or as a trainee/student teacher

Safeguarding Statement

Grimsby Town Foundation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers, student and volunteers to endorse this commitment. This post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) as such it is exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). Therefore, all convictions including spent convictions that have not been subject to filtering by the DBS should be declared. Relevant information and / or documents will be distributed as part of the recruitment process.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Grimsby Town Foundation’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is to confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership, nationality, ethnicity (race), religion or belief, ability or disability, pregnancy or maternity and to encourage equal opportunities (Protected Characteristics, Equality Act 2010).

Employees, workers, students and volunteers of Grimsby Town Foundation must ensure a positive commitment towards equality, diversity and inclusion by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.

Disability Confident Committed Employer