Programme Lead – Plumbing & Gas


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Slough, SL3 8BY
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Oct 2026
Closing date:	20 Nov 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Windsor Forest Colleges Group is seeking an experienced Plumbing & Gas professional with proven team leadership experience to lead and develop our Plumbing & Gas apprenticeship provision within the Apprenticeships Department. This is an excellent opportunity for an established industry professional, experienced assessor or team leader looking to take ownership of a specialist training provision and drive high standards of delivery, quality and learner achievement.

Based at our Slough & Langley College campus, this full time, permanent position offers a salary between £47,456 (M38) and £50,701 (M41) on the Support Staff pay scale, depending on your experience and qualifications.

In this key leadership role, reporting to the Head of Apprenticeships, you will take operational responsibility for the quality, performance and continuous improvement of our Plumbing & Gas apprenticeship provision, leading and developing your team to ensure high standards of training and learner achievement.

Your responsibilities will span team management, curriculum planning, and standardisation, alongside monitoring learner progress to drive overall retention and achievement. You will also oversee quality assurance across the department by leading EQA visits, managing IQA processes, liaising with awarding bodies, and contributing to Self Assessment Reviews and Quality Improvement Plans.

Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will train, coach and assess a caseload of apprentices against industry standards, conducting progress reviews, identifying at-risk learners and implementing timely interventions to support their success at End Point Assessment. You will also build strong relationships with local and national employers to ensure our curriculum meets industry needs.

We are seeking an experienced Plumbing & Gas professional with an appropriate vocational qualification or degree in Plumbing, Domestic Heating & Gas, alongside a recognised Assessor qualification (e.g. A1, TAQA, CAVA). You will have proven team leadership or coaching experience, a sound understanding of apprenticeship quality assurance, and experience using digital platforms for teaching, assessment and learner progress tracking. A Level 5 Teaching Qualification, or willingness to work towards one, is desirable.

Please pay particular attention to the supporting statement of the application, making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.

What the college offers its staff

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and college closure days

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), currently offering 24.3% employer contribution

• Free onsite parking at all sites

• Career progression opportunities for ambitious staff

• Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Family friendly policies supporting work life balance

• Onsite coffee shop and cafeteria

• Health and wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at our Langley College site

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance and offers of employment may be subject to these checks: - Childcare disqualification - Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) - Medical - Online & social media - Prohibition from teaching - Right to work - Satisfactory references - Suitability to work with children You must declare any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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