Curriculum Performance Lead

Curriculum Performance Lead – Animal Care and Plant Sciences/Horticulture

Hours; Full time (37 hours each week, all year-round)

Duration; Permanent

Salary; £43,672 a year + benefits

Location; Dearne Valley College, Rotherham

About the Role

Are you an experienced, high-performing lecturer or course leader ready to take your first step into operational leadership? Do you have a passion for driving academic excellence and inspiring both staff and students to reach their full potential?

RNN Group is seeking a dynamic, passionate, and proactive Curriculum Performance Lead (CPL) to join our team. As a first-line leader, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our inclusive curriculum, ensuring our provision aligns with local, regional, and national skills needs for a sustainable future.

The Curriculum Performance Lead is a dual-element role combining operational leadership with a small teaching commitment (approximately 12 hours per week). You will lead a dedicated team of lecturers, assessors, and technicians across a variety of provisions—including Study Programmes (EPYP), Adult Learners, Higher Level Skills, Commercial, and Apprenticeships.

This position is ideal for someone with a robust understanding of quality assurance and curriculum planning who is eager to improve performance through coaching, clear accountability, and collaborative practice.

 You will…

• You will be an experienced lecturer, or course leader within the area of Animal Care and Land Based provision, with a proven track record of excellent educational outcomes with strong knowledge of curriculum intent, quality assurance processes, and data tracking within Further Education, Adult and Apprentices.
• You will be an empathetic, coaching-focused leader capable of motivating staff and building confident, independent learners.
• You will be a collaborative professional ready to work cross-campus and participate in cross-college project working groups.
• You will hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths (or be willing to undertake), hold a recognised teaching qualification at Level 5 or higher, and a professionally relevant qualification within animal care, veterinary sciences or animal welfare or plant sciences. An assessor’s award (A1/CAVA) will be advantageous.

We understand that no candidate will perfectly match every qualification or criterion listed. If your experience differs from what we've outlined but you believe you can contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply!

Department Info

Reporting to the Curriculum Manager, you will work alongside colleagues within the curriculum area and wider college departments. You will provide supervisory/first line management for lecturers, assessors and teaching assistants as directed by the Curriculum Manager.

Our excellent benefits and rewards package:

• Access to teachers pensions scheme (with employer contributions to 23.68%)
• Up to 50 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period
• Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
• Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
• Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
• Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
• Free Parking available at all of our sites
• Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
• New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative
• Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for RNN Group, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.