Sport and SEND Course Lead

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you passionate about transforming lives through education, sport, and inclusive learning? We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Sport and SEND Course Lead to inspire, support and develop learners across our sport and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to lead curriculum delivery, drive learner achievement, and create an engaging learning environment where every student can thrive and reach their full potential.

As Sport and SEND Course Lead, you will be responsible for planning, delivering and coordinating high-quality teaching and learning across sport and SEND programmes. You will play a key role in curriculum development, learner progress, quality improvement, and employer engagement, ensuring students benefit from an inspiring and industry-relevant educational experience.

Working closely with curriculum colleagues, support teams and external partners, you will develop programmes that promote independence, confidence, employability and personal development alongside vocational and academic achievement.

Key needs from you and the role;

• Lead the planning, delivery and quality assurance of inclusive Sport and SEND programmes, ensuring learners achieve positive outcomes and progress towards their goals.
• Teach and assess learners using engaging, adaptive and student-centred approaches that meet a wide range of learning needs and abilities.
• Monitor learner attendance, progress and wellbeing, implementing timely interventions and providing effective pastoral support where required.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with employers, community organisations and external agencies to enhance learner experiences, enrichment and progression opportunities.
• Promote and uphold safeguarding, Prevent, equality, diversity and inclusion responsibilities, creating a safe, supportive and respectful learning environment for all learners.

What the college offers its staff

• 60 days holiday FTE (including bank holidays)
• Generous Pension - 28.68% Employer Contribution
• Free gym and swim membership
• Discounted access to campus salon and restaurant

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.