Teaching & Learning Manager - Foundation Art and Fashion [Ref: BRTN9981] Reference: JUL20254266 Expiry date: 17:59, Mon, 15th Sep 2025 Location: Brighton Central Salary: £42,913.00 - £46,898.00 Per Annum Benefits: Teachers' Pension Scheme, Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, Family Friendly benefits, Discount Schemes and much more. Attachments: TeachingandLearningManager-JobDescriptionBRTN9981.docx Brighton Met College, part of the Chichester College Group Teaching & Learning Manager - Foundation Art and Fashion [Ref: BRTN9981] £42,913 - £46,898 per annum 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year Are you a passionate and experienced creative educator with a love of fashion, visual arts, and design? Do you want to shape the next generation of visual storytellers, stylists, and designers? We are seeking a dynamic Teaching and Learning Manager to lead and inspire within our UAL Level 3 Art Foundation Diplomas; this is one of our largest provisions with over 250+ students studying specialist pathways in 3D design, Photography, Graphic Communication, Fine Art, Illustration & Animation and Fashion & Textiles. Alongside this you will lead and inspire our Level 3 Fashion Design & Business and Visual Merchandising & Styling curriculum provision at Brighton MET - part of the Chichester College Group. About the role As a key member of the Creative Industries team, you'll play a pivotal role in the design, delivery, and development of exciting, future-facing courses for 16-18 and 19+ learners. You will: Inspire students through exceptional teaching and innovative learning experiences. Coach and support a team of passionate educators, helping them to thrive. Collaborate with employers, communities, and creative partners to keep our offer fresh, relevant, and inclusive. Play a vital part in embedding sustainability, digital innovation, and industry relevance into every element of the learner journey. Lead curriculum development in Art, Fashion, Styling, and Visual Merchandising. We're looking for a creative industry professional who is: Experienced in teaching and curriculum leadership in a creative subject (e.g., Fashion, Art, Visual Merchandising & Styling). Confident in managing people, projects and processes; a champion of inclusive learning and student success. Skilled at engaging with industry trends, employer needs and digital innovation. Eager to contribute to wider college priorities like sustainability and community engagement. Experience of delivering the UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design and Level 3 Creative Practice Diploma is advantageous. As the Teaching and Learning Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring outstanding teaching, learning, and assessment practices across our Art Foundation pathways and our Fashion, Styling, and Visual Merchandising courses. You will work closely with curriculum teams to drive innovation, improve student outcomes, and foster a culture of excellence. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced educator with a passion for creative arts. Although primarily a management position, the Teaching and Learning Manager role requires you to teach 3 hours per week, which will enable you to lead by example and ensure you are able to continue your teaching directly with students that inspired you to start your teaching career in the first place Our Teaching and Learning Manager will hold a full teaching qualification and a Level 3 or higher qualification in a relevant creative subject. You will bring a wealth of teaching experience from the post-16 education sector and be able to demonstrate up-to-date teaching methodologies. Key Responsibilities: Deliver and oversee outstanding teaching, learning and assessment. Support recruitment, retention and coaching of academic staff. Manage curriculum planning, timetabling and data monitoring. Lead quality assurance, course reviews, and internal verification. Strengthen partnerships with employers, schools and creative communities. Our Staff Benefits: We have a fantastic range of staff benefits, highly competitive against what is offered by the private sector and other organisations, including: Teachers Pension Scheme - the Group contributes 28.68% of your actual pensionable pay. 40 days annual leave , plus bank holidays and college closure days over the Christmas period which are not deducted from annual leave entitlement and a wellbeing day. Plus, the opportunity to purchase up to 5 days additional leave. Discount schemes - including discounts on shopping, restaurants, travel and onsite facilities such as our gym and First Steps Childcare nurseries (specific campuses only). Family friendly policies - including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave (dependant on continuous service). Continuous professional development opportunities - including ‘back to industry’ days, the Learning & Skills Teacher Apprenticeship for unqualified teaching staff and access to a range of other courses and activities. And much more - check out the Staff Benefits booklet attached to this advert for more information about our fantastic range of benefits available to staff. Working in a vibrant and inclusive further education college is an inspiring experience. Our staff have a relentless focus on delivering outstanding teaching, learning and support, where you'll encounter a diverse student body, a positive atmosphere, ample support services, innovative teaching methods, community engagement and a celebration of individual differences. It's an environment that fosters personal growth and collaboration, to change lives through learning. We actively encourage applications from those seeking job shares, or other flexible working arrangements. Whether you're balancing caring responsibilities, pursuing personal goals, or simply seeking a healthier rhythm between life and work, we’re here to support you. Our roles are designed with adaptability in mind and at the heart of our people strategy is a commitment to an inclusive environment where different ways of working are not only accommodated but celebrated. If flexibility matters to you, you'll find a welcoming home here at CCG. Our Brighton MET site has recently benefited from a 16-million-pound reinvestment, and we are proud to offer our school leavers, apprentices and adult learners cutting edge facilities in the heart of the City. For further information about this exciting opportunity, please email Martha.Killick@gbmc.ac.uk Closing date: 15th September 2025 Interview date: 24th September 2025 You will be asked to upload a CV before starting an application form for this role. The system will take information such as education and employment history from your CV and auto-populate the relevant parts of the application form to save you time. For the best results, we recommend your CV is formatted without columns or tables. Please check the auto-populated information for accuracy. Please note that your CV will not be seen by Recruiting Managers so please ensure your application form is fully completed. Suitable candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. The Chichester College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks. We vigorously pursue all references and safeguarding checks to ensure applicants are suitable to work with young people. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. We are an equal opportunities employer.. Location : Brighton, England