As a pivotal member of our Group Executive Team at Inspire Education Group our Vice Principal – Curriculum & Innovation will provide transformative strategic leadership for the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of a high-quality, responsive Further Education Curriculum.
Salary: £89,169 per annum
Location: Peterborough
Hours: 37 hours per week, all year round
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date Monday 3 August 2026
This is an exciting opportunity to drive IEG’s curriculum evolution, ensuring our provision is innovative, financially sustainable, and aligned with regional economic needs.
About the role
Reporting to the Chief Learning Officer, you will collaborate with the wider Executive Team and key stakeholders across the group to deliver our strategy.
You will contribute to the development and delivery of the Group’s Vision, Mission, Values and Strategic Priorities by promoting a culture of ambition and aspiration for students and colleagues across the Group. You will actively demonstrate our shared values, ethos and Group culture to create an inclusive and supportive environment for both learning and working.
The job holder will provide strategic oversight of post-16 progression pathways, ensuring alignment with national education strategies and inspection frameworks, whilst raising standards to improve student outcomes, ensuring curriculum delivery directly correlates with high rates of positive career destinations and long-term employability.
Through driving the curriculum reform by anticipating national policy shifts and ensuring our portfolio remains agile, resilient and industry aligned as the strategic lead you will ensure the strategy responds effectively to internal and external stakeholders strictly reflecting educational policy and evolving funding regulations.
Working closely with the Vice Principal – Quality & Student experience as well as external partners you will ensure rigorous quality assurance of partner provision whilst embedding these standards into all College processes
About you
As a postgraduate (or equivalent) with a professional management and teaching qualification (or equivalent) you will demonstrate your ability to raise standards through innovative curriculum transformation and excellence.
You will have substantial experience when leading/preparing for external inspections and regulatory reviews, along with the excellent ability to analyse management information demonstrating your data led decision making skills.
Your excellent leadership and influencing skills will show through your ability to manage complex issues, lead high performing teams, make difficult decisions and delegate effectively to ensure outstanding management of your business area.
You are dynamic and responsive with the ability to react to changing agendas, ensuring risks are managed appropriately.
You have significant experience of budgetary management at a significant level, including forecasting and bid writing, and have demonstrable experience of identifying and securing new revenue streams, capital funding and bid opportunities.
What we offer
- 35 days holiday entitlement, plus bank holidays and discretionary days
- Teacher pension scheme
- A culture committed to professional development, innovation and continuous improvement
- 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme
- Access to a variety of lifestyle savings including blue light card, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and many more
Inspire Education Group (IEG) is a dynamic and ambitious education provider operating across the historic market town of Stamford and the vibrant city of Peterborough. Formed in August 2020 following the merger of Peterborough Regional College and New College Stamford, the Group also includes University Centre Peterborough and a suite of award-winning commercial training enterprises.
With around 1,200 dedicated colleagues supporting approximately 11,000 students each year, our provision spans:
- Full-time study programmes for school leavers
- Apprenticeships at all levels
- Adult and community learning
- Higher education delivered through University Centre Peterborough
Across all provisions, our focus is on delivering excellent learner experiences, strong outcomes and meaningful progression into employment or further study.