Programme Leader & Lecturer of A-Level Mathematics and Physics Sunderland Sixth Form
Location: Sunderland
Post Type: Part Time
Hoursper Week: 22.2
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Tuesday 15 July 2025
Reference: 0453-25
About the College
Sunderland College has been delivering highly successful courses for more than 20 years and is one of the largest providers of post-16 education in the North East with approximately 14,300 students.
The College has two campuses across the city of Sunderland, offering a wide range of academic and vocational provision for school leavers and adults. The College aims to develop and positively shape lives, communities, and the economy through teaching, learning and development of skills. Our students consistently achieve outstanding results and Sunderland College has been ranked in the top 25% in the country for student achievement rates.
In October 2024, we were ranked as Ofsted outstanding, and we are proud of our diverse student and staff community that provide our students with bespoke education pathways to help them achieve their future career goals.
Please see the following link to our 2024 Ofsted Report, in which we were graded as being Outstanding across all areas -Ofsted-Report-Outstanding
Our Journey & Values
As an employer, we prioritize cultivating a supportive and inclusive workplace culture, where our staff can thrive and grow. We recognize that our employees are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to investing in their professional development and overall wellbeing.
About the Candidate
Candidates should possess a degree in (or relating to) Mathematics/Physics, preferably have fully qualified lecturer or teacher status and experience of teaching these subjects. Please refer to the person specification for additional detail.
About the Role
To support the ongoing curriculum development and academic excellence in Sunderland Sixth Form, we are seeking to appoint a subject-specialist who can teach A-Level Mathematics and Physics, who demonstrates innovative and outstanding teaching, learning and assessment practices to ensure positive outcomes for learners. Please refer to the job description for additional detail.
This position is suitable for both experienced and newly-qualified teachers, and so we welcome all applications from across a wide-range of experience levels.
Please note that this is not a people-management position; you will contribute to leading the planning, preparation and development of A-Level Mathematics and Physics within the Sixth Form.
Role Responsibilities
- Work with the curriculum manager take an active role in the review and development of the curriculum intent, to ensure planning and preparation of high-quality, sequenced learning through career-focused schemes of learning, session planning and resources
- Take ownership for the timely maintenance of accurate data at programme/course level to ensure excellence and continual improvement.
- Take an active role in the ongoing development of new programmes of study.
- Take responsibility for ensuring high quality advice and guidance to ensure positive recruitment, retention, achievement, success and progression of individual students, with robust tracking and monitoring.
- Lead on the delivery of exemplary teaching and learning and high standards of assessment.
- Take responsibility for following up issues or concerns, for example attendance or well-being, and lead on the required interventions to address these in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Qualifications
- Appropriate degree in or closely related to Mathematics/Physics
- Minimum Level 2 Maths and English qualifications
- Development, delivery & assessment of Mathematics and Physics
- Working collaboratively with students and colleagues to review student progress, supporting achievement of learning and personal development goals
- Planning and delivering sessions that are safe, inclusive, stretching, and relevant to learners
- Developing students’ confidence, autonomy and thinking skills, using effective assessment processes and student-owned SMART targets
- Developing appropriate and fair methods of assessment and…