Academy Director Leisure Industries and Culinary Arts
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Sheffield, S2 2RL |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 4 Sept 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Experience in programme / curriculum leadership and management at a Senior Level, including curriculum design leading to improvements in growth and outcomes
Experience of delivering change within a programme or curriculum.
Experience of using IT systems and data analysis to manage performance and bring about improvement.
Experience of building and maintaining successful employer / external relationships
Experience of managing budgets to deliver best value
Has worked in similar environments. Proven ability to succeed in this type of environment, working with similar systems and processes.
Strong track record as a teacher.
What the college offers its staff
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between£54,028 - £62,633per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.
Our benefits
• Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with SYPA
• Annual leave -42 Days (310.8 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
• Health and wellbeing, we offer -
• Employee assistance programme through Bupa
• Occupational Health through PAM
• Free eye tests for VDU users
• Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses
Further details about the role
The Sheffield College is a large, vibrant and diverse further education college and we are proud of how the college contributes to meeting local skills needs and transforms lives through learning.
We have high aspirations and standards for ourselves, and our learners and this role will be a key one in supporting the college’s mission to be consistently great and ensure our students get the qualifications and skills they need to go further in employment, careers, apprenticeships, further training and university level courses.
This role will specifically support our ambitions for growth and ensuring high quality in our technical further education and skills provision. Responsible for ensuring that all students achieve their potential and continue to develop work related skills whilst at the college and improving and maintaining the quality of provision in the Academy.
The current key objectives for the role are:
• Improving and maintaining the quality of the provision in the academy so that it is rated at least “Good” by OFSTED or self-assessed to be at least “Good” by the college.
• Improving student outcomes on all study programme aspects so that pass rates are maintained at or above National Rates.
• Ensuring that Academy growth targets are met, in line with the college’s strategy (to 2025).
• Lead the achievement of Academy KPIs, including growth and efficiency targets as set during the college’s annual Business Planning process.
If you want to find out more about the role please contactMartin Schelle-Hall, Assistant Principal Young People Delivery And Quality at Martin.Schelle-hall@sheffcol.ac.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.