Job Description and Person Specification
Why are most prisoners male? Did that question spark a surge of enthusiasm and a flurry of ideas for lesson plans? If so, we'd love to hear from you. You don't need a teaching qualification to apply - if you're hardworking, brilliant with young people and bring a can do attitude, we'll pay for you to become a qualified teacher, with loads of support. We're an Ofsted Outstanding college, consistently ranked among the top 10 FE colleges in the UK by NICDEX.
With over 600 students studying A level Sociology, you'll join an experienced team of subject specialists. There are excellent opportunities to collaborate, share best practice and contribute your own ideas and strengths to a highly successful department.
In addition to teaching, you'll play a key role as a personal tutor, providing pastoral support and guidance to students throughout their college journey.
Why join Exeter College?
- teach your subject at A Level only
- extra 28% of salary into your pension
- bright, curious, motivated and engaged students
- great benefits, including discounted shopping, bikes, electric cars and water sports
- a focus on staff wellbeing and professional development
- based a few minutes from Exeter St David's and Exeter Central train stations
Applications from ECTs will be welcomed - you'll access a supportive training programme as a newly qualified teacher.
Applying for the role
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Monday 8th June 2026 at midnight.
Interviews will be held in Exeter on w/c 15th June 2026.
No CVs or agencies please.
Everyone's welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.
We're totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you're successful, you'll be required to complete thorough pre employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020 mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.
The paid holidays quoted include at least 7 Christmas closure days and 8 bank holidays
