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Lecturer in English

If you are looking to further your career at a groundbreaking and award-winning College, we’d love to hear from you!

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference to young people at a crucial point in their educational journey.

Our post-16 resit provision is an integral part of the college, focused on high expectations, strong relationships, and purposeful teaching that rebuilds confidence and secures success. You will be joining a supportive, experienced team who are passionate about transforming outcomes for students who may not yet have achieved their potential. The successful candidate will have a passion for teaching, be skilled at motivating, engaging and building confidence in students with varied prior experiences and be able to deliver well structured, accessible lessons. 

We offer an outstanding English department with a strong culture of support, shared expertise and well-established systems and resources. The College also offers wraparound support and excellent professional development opportunities alongside supportive teaching teams and a student-centred approach to delivery.

This role is suitable for both ECTs and experienced teachers with an interest in post-16 education. If you are committed to helping students overcome barriers and achieve a vital qualification, we would be delighted to receive your application.

New College Durham offer a wide range of benefits to enhance your professional development, take care of your health and well-being and help you maintain a healthy work-life balance. On top of this, our flexible benefits scheme lets you choose from a comprehensive selection of benefits and rewards to meet your individual needs.

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About us:
New College Durham is a great place to work. It is a high performing and financially outstanding college. We are continually investing in new facilities and resources to benefit our students, such as our new development, T.H.E HUB.

New College Durham is one of the leading Further Education colleges in the North East and continues to be at the forefront of new initiatives, being one of the few colleges in the North East to offer all the new T-Level programmes.

We focus on providing training and education that creates the best outcomes for our students, giving them the edge in their chosen industry.

New College Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to be suitable to work with these groups and share this commitment.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive and diverse community. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

As an inclusive employer awarded the following recognitions demonstrate our commitment to our workforce/the community we serve:We pride ourselves on our dedication to safeguarding all students; to do so we follow a strict vetting process whereby any offer of employment will be subject to the appropriate checks.

Before applying for a role with New College Durham it is important to note that it is an offence to do so if you believe you are a persons whom is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

To read more information in relation to the DBS Code of Practice please see below; DBS code of practice - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Please note that Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) will not be accepted.