Course Leader - Access to HE (Health Science)
Luminate Education Group, Leeds City College, Quarry Hill Campus, Leeds, LS2 7BS16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours, 5 days a week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Commencing at £34,869 with progression to £40,410 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the Role
Leeds City College are seeking a dedicated Course Leader of Health Science to join our Access to HE team, based at our Quarry Hill campus.
In this full-time role, you will oversee the management, delivery, and academic quality of our Access to Higher Education (HE) Health Science Level 3 Programme, currently comprising 5 classes. Working in close partnership with the Programme Manager and subject specialist tutors, you will drive curriculum planning, resource development, and progress tracking to maximize student achievement.
Your leadership will champion an outstanding student experience and uphold exceptional standards of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (TLA), empowering adult learners to succeed on their pathways to university and health sector careers in an inclusive, supportive environment.
What You Will Do
- Deliver inspiring, engaging sessions (classroom and laboratory) across the curriculum using a wide range of teaching methods for identified academic units of study in biology, anatomy, physiology, and study skills.
- Deliver tutorial topics e.g. Safeguarding, British values, Prevent, Personal Development, and Wellbeing.
- Collaborate with the course team to drive high-quality, efficient curriculum delivery while continuously adapting and developing new units to align with HEI and employer needs
- Plan, prepare and develop schemes of work, session plans, teaching and assessment materials to ensure high-quality learning resources are in place
- Support rigorous quality assurance across course assessments through marking practice, internal moderation and standardisation activity
- Adapt teaching approaches to meet the diverse learning needs of adult learners and foster an inclusive environment
- Be responsible for recording and tracking student progress to support retention
- Motivate and inspire students to achieve targets and develop their skills to enable progression to higher education (HE) degree/apprenticeship programmes
- Work with stakeholders i.e. Higher Education Institutes (HEIs), Outreach Officers/Academics, Award Validating Agency (AVA).
About You
- You will hold a Degree in a Biological Science subject / Vocational discipline e.g. Nursing
- Have relevant experience in teaching in FE at level 3, preferably adult learners on Access to HE courses
- You will hold a recognised teaching qualification.
- Be highly organised, motivated and able to use your own initiative to respond to challenges as well as being able to work effectively within a team.
- Dedicated to continued professional development (CPD) and keeping your knowledge up to date within your subject specialism.
- Enthusiastic and committed to the development and growth of the department.
- You will be able to apply restorative practice to your communications with students and colleagues.
What the college offers its staff
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
- Curriculum and Management:44 days plus bank holidays
- Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
- Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
- Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives:
- Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting:
- Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for a job with us if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)About Luminate Education Group
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 14 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 14 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- careers@luminate.ac.uk
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people's lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We are a group of seven organisations, based in the Leeds City Region: Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Conservatoire, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College and University Centre Leeds.
Together, we are inspiring a whole generation of people and new leaders who will go on to make their own impact on the region and beyond.
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