Access Creative College
Course Leader Music
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Course Leader Music
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced Course Leader to lead and manage all curriculum activity across a defined subject pathway. This is a management-first role, responsible for high-quality teaching, learning, student outcomes, and leadership of teaching and support staff.
You will be accountable for:
- Student achievement, retention, and attendance
- Internal verification and overall pathway quality
Working closely with the Head of Campus, you will support:
- Continuous improvement
- Risk management
- Delivery of organisational targets (strategic planning, recruitment, enrichment, staff development, employer engagement).
Key Responsibilities
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Leadership & Delivery:
- Drive academic and operational delivery across the pathway, ensuring high standards in teaching, learning, and student experience.
- Manage and develop teaching and support staff through performance management, coaching, and mentoring.
- Conduct staff, course, and programme reviews, ensuring standardisation, target setting, and monitoring.
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Teaching & Learning Oversight:
- Conduct peer, graded, and joint teaching observations.
- Use management information systems (including Guru) to track learner data, monitor progress, and report performance.
- Lead internal verification processes while ensuring awarding-body compliance.
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Student Success & Welfare:
- Monitor student achievement, retention, and attendance, identifying trends and implementing improvement strategies.
- Address learning risks (e.g., intervention strategies) with support from the Head of Campus and welfare teams.
- Oversee tutorials, Personal and Professional Development (PPD) activity, report writing, registers, and Individual Learning Plans (ILPs).
- Support progression (e.g., UCAS applications, references, careers guidance).
- Connect with parents/guardians to discuss student progress and welfare.
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Curriculum & Quality:
- Embed safeguarding, Prevent, equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across teaching and support activities.
- Work towards achieving a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) qualification as part of the campus safeguarding team.
- Collaborate on timetabling, staffing, quality improvement, and training.
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External Engagement:
- Represent the campus at internal and external stakeholder events.
- Engage with employers and industry for linked learning opportunities.
- Contribute to recruitment, marketing, open events, and enrichment activities.
Requirements & Qualifications
- ** Qualifying Teaching Level**:
- Minimum Level 4 (e.g., CET, PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS) – Level 5 is desirable.
- Subject Expertise:
- Relevant degree or Level 3+ qualification in the subject pathway.
- Management Experience in education or the creative industries, including:
- Leading teams and managing programmes/courses.
- Handling student administration (enrolment, tutorials, disciplinary processes).
- Data & Compliance:
- Experience using data systems (e.g., Guru) to track progress and outcomes.
- Internal verification and awarding-body compliance.
- Knowledge of quality assurance and FE/training improvement processes.
- Personal Attributes:
- Strong teaching ability within your subject specialism.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and prioritisation skills.
- Ability to analyse data and produce reports for improvements.
- Capacity to motivate teams and enhance performance.
- Commitment to EDI, safeguarding, and ongoing professional development.
- Desirable:
- Experience in staff development and employer engagement.
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About Us
Access Creative College (ACC) was founded in 1992 and is an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider with 7 campuses and 2,500+ students across the UK. We are part of the Access Education Group, which includes:
- dBs Institute (Higher Education)
- Access Sport
- 32 campuses nationwide
- 5,000+ students & apprentices
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Wellbeing benefits:
- Health Cash Plan, Doctorline GP Service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to counselling & Cycle to Work schemes
- Staff discounts:
- Perks via Accolade, our benefits platform (over 800 retailers).
- Paid leave:
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Sick pay
- Full job description and full benefits booklet available.
Our Commitment
Diversity and inclusivity are core to our ethos. We foster open expression and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
⚠️ DBS Checks: Enhanced DBS clearance is required.
How to Apply
Early applications are encouraged due to potential early closure when sufficient candidates are received.
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