As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, Weston College is excited to be opening the brand-new Aerospace Skills Academy, which will welcome its first learners in September 2026. The Academy will be a cutting-edge training hub, designed to power the next generation of aerospace and advanced engineering professionals.
We are now seeking an inspiring Operations Manager – Apprenticeships - Teaching, Learning and Assessment (TLA) to play a pivotal role in ensuring exceptional quality across our FE and HE apprenticeship provision at this new campus.
This role will be based at the Aerospace Skills Academy in Filton.
Why Join us?
This is a rare opportunity to help shape an innovative new centre from the ground up, ensuring standards of teaching, assessment and learner experience that set the benchmark for the sector. If you want a role where you can genuinely influence educational excellence, lead highly skilled teaching teams, and collaborate with industry-leading employers in the aerospace sector, this is the perfect next step.
Weston College will support you with outstanding professional development, strong employer partnerships and the opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking organisation that values innovation, inclusivity and ambition.
About the role
In this role, you will:
- Lead the operational delivery, quality and consistency of teaching, learning and assessment across FE and HE apprenticeship programmes delivered at the Aerospace Skills Academy.
- Ensure teaching practice is high-quality, industry-informed and aligned with apprenticeship standards, assessment plans and employer expectations.
- Line manage, coach and develop lecturers, promoting an ambitious, inclusive and professional culture focused on learner progress and achievement.
- Oversee quality processes such as lesson observation, standardisation, moderation and learner work sampling.
This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week.
Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.
About you
We are looking for someone who will bring:
- A strong understanding of quality assurance, teaching, learning and assessment strategies.
- Experience working collaboratively with employers / industry partners.
- Broad knowledge and experience of apprenticeship delivery, including regulatory requirements, funding and end point assessment.
- Effective leadership skills, with the ability to motivate teams and challenge underperformance.
- A Teaching Qualification at Level 4 or above.
Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants who require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact grouprecruitment@weston.ac.ukor 01934 411441.
Please note: this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early applications.
