Full-Time Lecturer

Job Description

Full-Time Lecturer

Department: Academic

Reports to: Programme Lead

Location: Tower Hill, Brentford, Croydon.

Contract Type: Full-Time

Salary: To be decided depending on experience and qualifications

Closing date: 28 th Nov 2025

Job Purpose

To deliver high-quality teaching, learning, assessment, and academic support across our Business Management programmes, helping students develop analytical, critical-thinking, and entrepreneurial skills. You will act as a Module Lead for designated modules and contribute to curriculum quality, programme enhancement, and student success. The role includes structured training and mentoring to support your progression toward Cohort/Level Lead responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Teaching & Learning
- Deliver engaging, inclusive, and innovative teaching across Levels 4–6 (with Level 3 & 7 desirable).
- Lead and develop business modules, ensuring high-quality learning experiences.
- Produce lesson plans, schemes of work, and teaching materials aligned with curriculum and awarding-body requirements.
- Use a range of teaching strategies, technologies, and pedagogical approaches to maximise engagement and outcomes.
- Deliver classes in-person and/or online as required.
- Provide academic and pastoral support through tutorials, guidance, and drop-in sessions.

2. Assessment & Examination
- Design and set coursework, assignments, and assessments.
- Mark formative and summative work with constructive feedback aligned to internal and external criteria.
- Maintain accurate assessment records and meet all submission deadlines.
- Participate in standardisation, internal verification, moderation, and examination boards.
- Prepare students for internal and external examinations and support with invigilation when required.

3. Student Support & Progress Monitoring
- Provide structured academic support to help students progress and achieve.
- Monitor attendance, engagement, and academic performance.
- Participate in student reviews, progress boards, and related academic processes.
- Maintain a supportive, inclusive learning environment.

4. Programme Development & Quality Assurance
- Contribute to curriculum development, review cycles, and enhancements.
- Ensure teaching and assessment practices meet sector standards and internal quality requirements.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of subject-area developments, pedagogy, and industry practice.
- Engage in research, scholarly activity, enterprise, or external partnership initiatives as appropriate.

5. Leadership Development (Progression to Level Lead)
- Undertake structured training and mentoring toward programme-level responsibilities.
- Support curriculum planning, student progression monitoring, and quality reporting.
- Assist with timetabling, tutor coordination, and responding to student and stakeholder queries.
- Shadow Programme/Cohort Lead duties and attend relevant management meetings and CPD sessions.

6. General Duties

- Participate in team meetings, staff development activities, and quality improvement initiatives.

- Uphold safeguarding, equality, diversity, health & safety, and institutional policies.

- Maintain professionalism and act as a role model for students and colleagues.

Requirements

Essential Criteria

- Bachelor’s degree and postgraduate qualification in Business or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

- Experience teaching in Higher or Further Education, including developing course materials.

- Evidence of innovative, inclusive pedagogy.

- Strong organisational, communication, and teamwork skills.

- Commitment to student achievement and continuous improvement.

Desirable Criteria

- Fellowship of the HEA (or working toward it).

- PhD or equivalent professional/research standing.

- Experience teaching at Level 3 and/or Level 7.

- Experience with assessment, verification, or quality assurance processes.

- Experience in leadership, coordination, enterprise, research, or external partnerships.

- Familiarity with virtual learning environments (e.g., Moodle, Teams).

Benefits

Benefits:

• CPD and leadership development opportunities
  
• Access to staff wellbeing programmes
  
• Pension scheme
  
• Flexible working/annual leave arrangements