Job Description
We are looking for a Teacher in Education and ITE to join us, starting on 17th August 2026! Calling all Education & ITE lecturers and tutors. Are you looking for your next opportunity and to improve the life chances of our trainee teachers and subsequently, their learners? We are looking for a Teacher in Education & ITE to work within our thriving HE provisions and build on the success of our recent ITE Ofsted inspection. As a teaching colleague you'll go into the Teacher Pensions scheme and enjoy some really great benefit’s, i.e., Teacher’s will have a generous leave of 45 days leave (pro-rata for P/T), plus bank holidays and any closedown periods at such as Christmas (pro-rata for P/T), Costa Coffee on site, Free on-site Gym at Beaufort Road, onsite bakery products at Tameside One, The Restaurant at Tameside One, to name but a few. Of course we offer retail discounts, a cycle to work scheme, and a savings club via Manchester Credit Union. Here’s the standard bit: You’ll be responsible for planning, delivering and developing Education and ITE teaching/learning programmes using a flexible range of inclusive strategies and adaptive teaching. You will model best practice in your teaching and provide feedback on trainee observations, setting them SMART targets to support rapid development. What you’ll need: - Enthusiasm, resilience and self-motivation, with literacy and numeracy qualifications to at least Level 2, Level 3 qualifications (or equivalent), Certificate in Education/ PGCE/PGDip, degree in Education (or related subject) and a Master's degree in Education (or related area). In addition, you must be able to evidence current Continuous Professional Development. About us: Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. We’re based in Ashton-Under-Lyne Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience. Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at Tameside College is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. Tameside College will meet the costs associated with this. Please note Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview with you. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview. Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. We believe in excellence and we back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment. Come join us on our journey to outstanding! You will be experienced and be a strong team player with excellent communication skills.
