Lecturer - Business

Location: Bedford – Cauldwell Street Campus

Salary: Between £33,048 and £38,169 per annum, dependent on experience and qualifications

Hours: 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year

Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time

About The Role

We are currently seeking a Lecturer in Business to join our Business department at The Bedford College Group.

• Business Teaching & Assessment - Deliver and assess Levels 1 to 3 Business qualifications, including BTECs and T Levels in Management, Administration, Marketing, and Accounting, ensuring students meet awarding body standards.
• Student Support & Achievement - Provide high-quality teaching, tutorials, progress monitoring, and pastoral support to help students achieve their potential, meet deadlines, and successfully complete their programmes.
• Curriculum Development & Innovation - Develop engaging learning materials, review schemes of work, contribute to new course development, and promote innovative teaching practices that enhance the student learning experience.
• Quality Assurance & Professional Collaboration - Maintain accurate student records and reports, participate in verification, moderation, course reviews, team meetings, mentoring, and continuous improvement activities across the department.
• College Engagement & Compliance - Support open days, interviews, examinations, employer engagement, and cross-campus activities while promoting safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, health and safety, and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging learning materials and apply vocational experience to teaching.
• Manage student behaviour effectively and support learners to achieve their full potential.
• Maintain records, monitor and analyse data, meet deadlines, and complete student and course administration.
• Implement quality assurance processes effectively.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, uphold College values, and maintain a professional reputation.
• Commit to safeguarding, health and safety, continuous professional development, and maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
• Work flexibly across College locations as required.

Requirements

• Degree-level qualification in a business-related subject.
• Industry experience within a business environment.
• Strong English and maths skills.
• Ability to create engaging learning materials and apply vocational experience to teaching.
• Experience in maintaining records, monitoring and analysing data, and meeting deadlines.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding, health and safety, and continuous professional development.

Benefits

• 45 days annual leave plus Bank holidays.
• Teacher’s Pension.
• Retail and Leisure Discounts.
• Excellent professional and personal development opportunities.
• Accessing college courses.

About Bedford College

Bedford College has a number of sites across the town and surrounding areas, including our main Cauldwell Street campus in the heart of the town, our hair and beauty salon on the High Street, the advanced automotive centre on Brunel Road, and the gas and technology plumbing centre in Kempston.

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, including 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 Corby Sixth Form; 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.

Organisational Values

Successful candidates must demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice, and learning from others.
• Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community, and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with, and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.