Head of Quality & Compliance
Salary: £55,162 per annum
Contract: Permanent | Full-time | 37 hours per week
Holiday: 35 days per annum
Sector: Further Education
The Opportunity
We are recruiting for an experienced Head of Quality & Compliance to join a large and ambitious Further Education organisation.
Reporting to the Vice Principal – Quality of Education, this is a key leadership role with responsibility for shaping and delivering the organisation’s approach to quality assurance, quality improvement and compliance.
The role will work closely with curriculum leaders and senior stakeholders to drive continuous and measurable improvement across the quality of education, curriculum planning, self-assessment and performance.
This would suit an established Head of Quality, senior quality leader or experienced curriculum leader with significant quality responsibility who understands what excellent FE provision looks like and can translate data, insight and quality processes into meaningful improvement.
Key Responsibilities
You will:
- Lead the implementation of the Quality Assurance Strategy and continuous improvement across Study Programmes, Apprenticeships, Adult provision, High Needs and subcontracted provision.
- Lead the organisation-wide Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) processes.
- Develop and maintain a robust internal quality and review cycle that supports sustained improvement and inspection readiness.
- Lead analysis of in-year performance data, producing clear reports, insight and recommended actions for senior leaders.
- Support curriculum leaders with curriculum planning, design and quality improvement, ensuring decisions are firmly linked to improving the quality of education.
- Lead and support organisational readiness for Ofsted inspection, including the development of guidance and support for curriculum leaders and managers.
- Work towards undertaking the role of Shadow Nominee during an Ofsted inspection.
- Lead specific quality improvement projects and priority areas.
- Oversee quality assurance and improvement within subcontracted provision.
- Lead the implementation and embedding of robust Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) processes.
- Maintain oversight of Awarding Body regulations, EQA activity and verification, ensuring consistently high standards of compliance.
- Develop effective approaches to stakeholder and learner voice, using feedback to drive demonstrable improvements.
- Lead and develop a team responsible for quality improvement, stakeholder voice and regulatory compliance.
- Keep abreast of developments across FE quality, pedagogy, assessment, digital learning and AI, ensuring quality processes remain current and future-focused.
About You
We are looking for someone with a strong understanding of Further Education quality, curriculum and teaching & learning who can combine strategic thinking with a practical, collaborative approach.
You will bring:
- Significant experience of quality assurance and quality improvement within Further Education.
- A strong understanding of the drivers behind improving curriculum, teaching, learning, assessment and achievement.
- Experience of developing and implementing quality frameworks and improvement cycles that have delivered measurable improvement.
- Strong knowledge of Ofsted expectations and inspection readiness.
- Robust knowledge of IQA processes and Awarding Body requirements.
- Experience of using performance data and insight to identify priorities and drive improvement.
- Experience of leading and influencing organisational change.
- Strong leadership experience, with the ability to develop and manage diverse teams.
- Excellent written communication and report-writing skills.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn complex information into clear actions.
- The credibility to work collaboratively with curriculum leaders, senior leaders and wider stakeholders.
- A strong understanding of inclusive practice and contemporary approaches to pedagogy, digital learning and AI.
Experience of quality assurance within subcontracted provision and stakeholder/learner voice would also be valuable.
Qualifications
Essential:
- PGCE or equivalent teaching qualification.
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent academic ability in a relevant discipline.
- Assessor and IQA qualifications.
- Minimum Level 2 Maths and English.
Desirable:
- Master’s degree in Education or a related discipline.
- Leadership and Management qualification above Level 3.
- Experience as an Ofsted Inspector.
- Experience of working with Awarding Bodies.
- Project leadership experience.
Why Consider This Role?
This is an opportunity to take on a genuinely influential quality leadership position within a substantial FE environment.
You will have the scope to shape quality processes, work closely with curriculum teams and senior leaders, and influence how quality improvement is embedded across a broad and diverse range of provision.
For an experienced FE quality professional looking for their next challenge, this offers the opportunity to combine strategic influence with hands-on quality improvement and make a visible impact across the organisation.
Interested?
For a confidential conversation about the role, or to request further information, please get in touch with Stefanie Tomlinson at Morgan Hunt.
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