Head of Quality Assurance

About The Role

We are currently seeking a Head of Quality Assurance to join our Quality department at The Bedford College Group. As a Head of Quality Assurance, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Quality Assurance Leadership - Lead and manage the Group's Quality Assurance function, ensuring consistent implementation of processes that drive compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement across all provision.
• Quality Monitoring & Improvement - Oversee audits, curriculum health checks, and quality reviews, identifying risks, monitoring performance, and driving improvement actions to enhance learner outcomes.
• Compliance & Awarding Body Management - Ensure robust qualification approval processes, maintain strong relationships with awarding organisations, and oversee IQA and EQA activities to meet regulatory standards.
• Risk, Investigations & Performance Management - Lead on malpractice and maladministration processes, manage investigations, identify trends, and implement corrective actions to reduce organisational risk.
• Strategic Development & Inspection Readiness - Support quality strategy, maintain inspection readiness, produce reports for senior leaders, and continuously improve quality systems in line with regulatory requirements.

About You

• Qualifications & Professional Knowledge - Degree and teaching qualification (PGCE/CertEd), with strong understanding of FE quality systems, Ofsted frameworks, assessment, and awarding organisation requirements.
• Quality Assurance Experience - Extensive experience in FE or awarding organisations, including audits, curriculum health checks, self-assessment, and driving measurable quality improvement outcomes.
• Leadership & Influencing Skills - Proven ability to lead, motivate, and coach teams, influence stakeholders at all levels, and drive a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
• Analytical & Communication Skills - Strong data-driven approach, report writing, problem solving, and ability to communicate effectively while providing constructive feedback and recommendations.
• Professionalism & Compliance - Commitment to safeguarding, health & safety, and organisational values, with flexibility to travel, work under pressure, and continuously develop skills.

Benefits

• 35 days annual leave plus Bank holidays
• Teacher's pension / Local Government Pension Scheme
• Retail and Leisure Discounts
• Excellent professional and personal development opportunities
• Accessing college courses

Pay & Schedule

• Salary: Between £47,972 and £62,099 per annum DOE and Qualifications
• 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year
• Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
• Location: Bedford College – Cauldwell Street Campus

About The Bedford College Group

The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year. Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.