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Job Title: Head of Curriculum
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £64,231 per annum (Fixed)
Job type: Permanent, Full time
UCB is an equal opportunities employer. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating.
The Role:
Are you looking for a unique and exciting educational adventure working in our Sixth Form leadership team?
Are you looking for a place where you can share your passion for learning with students and staff who are keen to learn?
University College Birmingham opened its Sixth Form Centre in September 2024. We are now in our third year and are looking for and experienced leader to become a member of the Sixth Form's SLT
You will be responsible for implementing key areas of the teaching and learning framework across the Sixth Form, with a focus on STEM, and supporting continuous improvement across key OFSTED areas so students belong, achieve and flourish. You will also oversee UCAS and early applicant pathways, supporting students to access highly competitive destinations.
Teaching within a University environment and our £5.5 million Sixth Form Centre facilities will provide you with a truly unique opportunity to rethink education; to create a beautiful, knowledge-rich curriculum which transforms academic learning through exemplary pedagogy and research-informed practice.
We are unashamedly ambitious and strive for the best academic outcomes for our students, alongside explicitly teaching character education, empowering students to live purposeful, flourishing lives.
Preparing for University within a University means our students (and teachers) benefit from the extensive award-winning support services at UCB, including a library with online access to over 60 million digital resources containing published research papers as well as course textbooks, a dedicated academic support service available for all students, a Health and wellbeing service with a Nurse, mental health support and counsellors, and a dedicated careers team to help secure student work experience and volunteering roles.
We recognise that you will be our greatest asset and we will fully support you to excel in your craft; our professional development programme includes instructional coaching and there is the opportunity to undertake a Master's or other professional qualification.
Benefits:
* Generous allocation of annual leave
* 38 days' paid leave per year
* 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
* Excellent Teachers' Pension Scheme
* Employer Contributions
* Teachers' Pension Scheme - 28.6%
* Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
* Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
* Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
* Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
* A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including technology and cycle.
* Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
* Free on-site gym membership
Extra Information:
All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.
Closing Date - Thursday 8th October 2026.
Interview Date - Tuesday 20th October 2026.
Please click APPLY to be redirected to our website to complete an application form.
Candidates with experience of; Sixth Form Leader, Sixth Form Senior Leader, Sixth Form Leadership Team Member, Assistant Head of Sixth Form, Deputy Head of Sixth Form, Head of Sixth Form, Assistant Principal, Deputy Principal, Senior Leader, Senior Leadership Team Leader, Teaching and Learning Lead, Teaching and Learning Manager, Teaching and Learning Director, Director of Teaching and Learning, Curriculum Leader, may also be considered for this role