Lecturer in Art and Design

About Us:

Newham College London, now merged with NewVIc Sixth Form College, is the largest post-16 education provider in Newham. With campuses in East Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, and the London City Institute of Technology (LCIoT) in Canning Town, we serve over 11,000 students across a range of pathways – including 16–18 study, adult education, apprenticeships, and higher education.

With over 600 staff, four main campuses, and an annual turnover of £60 million, Newham College is one of the borough’s largest employers and plays a key role in driving local economic and community development.

The Role:

The candidate appointed will join an innovated and dynamic team involved in the delivery through a range a of 16-18 full-time study programmes within the faculty of Creative Industries. This includes the provision in Art and Design within the college. They will prepare and deliver teaching for a range of topics, provide advice and support students, acting as a Personal Tutor, participate in Internal Quality Assurance activities as well as related teacher administration duties

Key responsibilities:

Design, plan and implement effective and inclusive teaching and supporting learning activities.

To provide high quality teaching, learning, assessment and internal moderation across a range of courses.

Teach across a range of modules/units or within a subject area using appropriate teaching, learning support and assessment methods and technologies.

Assess the work and progress of students and provide them with constructive feedback

Contribute to the delivery, tracking and monitoring of key skill performance amongst cohorts of students in Art and Design.

Seek ways of improving performance by reflecting on teaching design and delivery and obtaining and analysing feedback.

Contribute to outreach and/or widening participation activities within the school.

Tutorship of students, giving appropriate support to enable students to achieve their academic, personal and vocational targets.

Interviewing and giving guidance to potential students.

Assisting students in their progression to either Higher Education or employment.

Contribute to the development and continual improvement of courses, coordinating effectively with both staff and student.

 Our Ideal candidate should have the following qualifications, skills and experience.

Essential qualifications/training:

Degree in Art and Design

Comprehensive understanding of the curriculum with subject specialism to at least Level 3

Strong experience of delivering to 16+ age group with varied abilities in an educational setting

GCSE or Level 2 in Maths and English

 Desirable qualifications/training:

Comprehensive knowledge of Fashion and Textiles

A recognised teaching qualification e. PCET, PGCE or QCF Level 5 Diploma in Education

Internal Verifier Qualification

Current training and CPD taken in the past 2-years relevant to the role and vocational area

 Experience:

Experience of planning and delivering in line with Ofsted requirements to at least “good”

Ability to plan learning in line with Ofsted requirements

Experience in teaching/assessing courses at a range of levels and providing high quality feedback and assessment

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience meeting targets, KPI’s or deadlines

Familiar with safeguarding and relevant procedures

Working with parents, families and external partners

 Knowledge and Skills:

Able to motivate and inspire people to achieve

Passionate about the learning and skills agenda

Excellent communication and written skills

Comprehensive IT skills and E-Learning

Excellent communications skills with people at all levels

A team player who is hardworking and capable of working on own initiative

Must have good organisational and time management skills

Commitment to the College aims and ethos

Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure

Ability to prioritise work to deadlines

Ability to work flexibly as a member of the team

Accurate record keeping

Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education All employment offers are subject employment checks. These include (some of which are dependent on the role and the individual): Enhanced DBS including Children’s Barred List check, DfE teaching/management Barred List check, on-line searches, overseas criminal record check, evidence of identity and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, confirmation of medical fitness, evidence of relevant qualifications and a check of previous employment history.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. You will be required to become familiar with the College's policies, and comply with the requirements to safeguard and protect the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are asked to complete mandatory training in relation to KCSIE and other key areas, and to read the relevant policies.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The College’s mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.

Recruitment Process

The email account you use to apply will be used for all recruitment communication. Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor.

All application forms must be fully completed, including a full record of education and employment history. Incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting.

The salary for this position is inclusive of London weighting.Please note that we advertise our salaries on a range to indicate the trajectory of progression that can be made. Appointments are usually made at the start of the salary range. The salary structure includes progression within the published grades, subject to service, funding, and performance.

 We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

**Please note that we do not accept CVs**

Closing Date : 23rd November 2025

Interview Date: TBC