Vice Principal - Technical & Foundation Skills

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive and strategic leadership across the College’s technical and apprenticeship provision, ensuring delivery of a high-quality, employer-responsive curriculum that meets skills priorities and supports economic growth.
• Act as the strategic lead for foundation learning, driving a whole college approach to equity, support, and achievement for learners with additional needs, ensuring all students thrive and progress irrespective of barriers to learning they may face. 
• Act as senior lead for the delivery of personal development, the student experience and Safeguarding
• Play a central role in contributing to the overall strategic direction, performance and culture of the College and be responsible for further strengthening its reputation as a leading provider of technical education in the Liverpool City Region.
• Drive a culture in which the College is recognised as an inclusive, diverse and high-performing organisation where all learners succeed.

Essential Criteria

• A degree or equivalent 
• A Cert Ed or equivalent 
• Significant senior leadership experience within Further Education, skills or vocational sector 
• Ability to lead and motivate staff to achieve the highest level of quality and performance and proven track record in the improvement of outcomes for learners 
• Knowledge of:  - Apprenticeships and funding frameworks- Technical and vocational education policy and reform- SEND and inclusive learning provision- Safeguarding requirements   
• Experience leading strategic change and curriculum transformation  
• Demonstrable experience of leadership and people development 
• Strong stakeholder and employer engagement skills and knowledge of LSIPs and regional skills systems
• Track record of Ofsted inspection leadership 
• A strategic and forward-thinking leader 
• Resilient, decisive and outcome-driven   
• A strong advocate for inclusion and social mobility 

Benefits