Lecturer in Travel & Aviation
Windsor Forest Colleges Group, Station Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 8BY26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Tourism
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £33,215 to £47,609
Pay scale
- Academic pay scale T01 to T11
What skills and experience we're looking for
Windsor Forest Colleges group is looking for a Lecturer in Travel and Aviation to join our Slough and Langley College team on a permanent, full-time basis.
This is an exciting full-time opportunity to join our industry leading Travel and Aviation Department at Slough and Langley College as a Lecturer working 37 hours per week developing the next generation of cabin crew, setting them on a path to success. This role offers a salary on the academic pay scale between T01 £33,215 and T11 £47,609 depending on qualifications and experience.
As a Lecturer in Travel and Aviation at Slough and Langley College, you will play a vital role in preparing students for dynamic careers in a thriving global industry. Benefiting from the college's strategic location near Heathrow Airport, you will deliver classes across a range of programmes including Level 1 Working at the Airport, Level 2 Airline Cabin Crew, and the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Travel, Tourism and Aviation. Equipping learners with essential vocational competencies such as customer service, safety and security procedures, reservation systems, and geographical awareness. Additionally, you will enrich the student experience by organising off-site trips, engaging with expert guest speakers, and leveraging strong industry links to ensure students gain the practical skills and confidence needed for successful entry into the sector.
Slough and Langley College are dedicated to shaping the future of aspiring Aviation experts and is at the forefront of revolutionising education in the industry with our dedicated Aviation Centre and close industry partners including the London Heathrow Employment and Skills Academy.
Candidates must possess at least a Level 3 vocational qualification in a relevant discipline, Level 2 qualifications in English and mathematics, and a Level 5 teaching qualification or a commitment to work towards one. Vocational experience in the travel and tourism sector is required, alongside strong IT, administrative, and interpersonal abilities to motivate learners.
Please pay particular attention to the supporting statement of the application, making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.
What the college offers its staff
- Generous non-working day entitlement
- Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), currently offering 28.68% employer contribution
- Free onsite parking at all sites
- Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Family friendly policies supporting work life balance
- Onsite coffee shop and cafeteria
- Health and wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at our Langley College site
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance and offers of employment may be subject to these checks:
- Childcare disqualification
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
- Medical
- Online & social media
- Prohibition from teaching
- Right to work
- Satisfactory references
- Suitability to work with children
You must declare any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)About Windsor Forest Colleges Group
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- Recruitment@windsor-forest.ac.uk
The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South East. Our staff work across four main campuses at Langley, Windsor, Strode's in Egham, and the Berkshire College of Agriculture in Maidenhead. Placing learners at the heart of everything we do, we are proud to deliver high-quality education and training to a diverse community of students and businesses each year across our state-of-the-art learning environments.
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