Curriculum Manager - Basic Skills

Start Date – ASAP
The School of Adult Education at South Thames College is looking for a Curriculum Manager to lead and manage the delivery, development, and quality assurance of Basic Skills provision (English, maths, and digital literacy) for adult learners. You will ensure high standards of teaching, learning and assessment, and contribute to strategic planning and continuous improvement across the curriculum area.
As a member of the School Management Team, you will support colleagues in the curriculum team to raise the quality of education for all provision. The focus is on ensuring that current and future students receive a first-class experience that enables them to progress and attain their qualifications and to develop long-lasting learning and employability skills. An English specialist, you will provide academic leadership within the Basic Skills team and act as a role model for excellence in teaching and learning.
As our Curriculum Manager - Basic Skills, we would like you to hold a degree or relevant professional qualification in an appropriate subject area (e.g., English, Literacy, Education), hold a recognised teaching qualification and have excellent current teaching skills, with a strong understanding of adult learning principles. With evidence of recent and relevant continuous professional development, you will have experience of working with Awarding Bodies, including understanding of assessment standards, compliance, and curriculum alignment.
You will have experience of performance management, staff development and of implementing quality assurance and improvement processes to enhance teaching, learning and assessment. With demonstrable experience of supporting “at-risk” learners to achieve or exceed their potential, you will have strong planning, preparation, organisational and administrative skills, with a keen eye for detail ensuring accurate exam entries, effective internal verification, and the achievement of high key performance indicators (KPIs).
Closing date for the return of completed applications is 12th April 2026
The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to achieve and progress