Job description
We are seeking a driven Curriculum and Performance Manager to lead high-quality delivery across our Technical and Trades provision. You will manage and develop a team of Learning Coaches, ensuring an outstanding learner journey from enrolment through to achievement and progression. The role focuses on curriculum innovation, performance management, and maintaining high standards in teaching, learning and assessment. You will monitor learner retention, drive quality improvement, and ensure compliance with funding and awarding body requirements. Working closely with senior leaders, you’ll play a key role in shaping curriculum strategy and delivering excellent outcomes. This is a dynamic role requiring strong leadership, organisation, and a passion for improving learner experience. Travel across the Northwest will be required.
This role is offered on a permanent, full time basis, working 37 hours per week.
Location: Northwest – predominately Crewe and Northwich
Key Responsibilities include:
- Line management of learning coaches, ensuring caseloads / cohorts are in line with learner to staff ratio
- Conducting monthly performance management reviews based on learner experience and quality outcomes
- Ensuring effective CIAG, initial assessment and induction for all learners, to ensure learners are on the right programme and level, and where relevant have the range within the job role to achieve their chosen programme
- Closely scrutinise and monitor retention of learners, taking action in line with the retention strategy where learners are identified as at risk of leaving programme
- Develop and embed an innovative curriculum with supporting schemes of work and learning resources, ensuring these are evaluated continually and adjusted based on feedback that lead to achievement rates
- Hold quarterly standardisation meetings to ensure the intent, implementation and impact of the learner journey processes is consistent across the curriculum, and learning coaches have an opportunity to share good practice
- Co-ordinate and plan assessments, exams and EPA across the curriculum ensuring invigilation is organised and exams are conducted in line with the awarding organisations requirements
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Essential
- Hold or be willing to work towards Leadership, Management or Team Leading qualification
- Hold or be willing to work towards Maths and English at L2 or equivalent
Desirable
- PGCE or teaching qualification
- Assessor award
- Vocational experience in one curriculum area of responsibility (L3)
Benefits:
- 34 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, plus birthday day off
- Auto enrolment to a workplace pension scheme
- Retail Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
Total People is one of the largest providers of apprenticeships and work-based learning in the Northwest. For more information on what we do please visit us at www.totalpeople.co.uk. If you feel you could make a difference in this rewarding sector
Safeguarding
The LTE Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to undergo an appropriate DBS check via the Criminal Records Bureau and may be subject to additional online checks as part of our pre-screening process. Some roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and would require an Enhanced DBS check.
Equal Opportunities Statement
Total People is an equal opportunities employer. Applicants must demonstrate in their application their ability to meet the key responsibilities, key result areas and Qualifications/Skills and Experience detailed within the job description.
The closing date for this job advert is 30/04/2026. However sometimes the job advert may close early if we receive a good response so we recommend you apply at your earliest opportunity.
