Location
City of Westminster, primarily based at Paddington with travel to all sites as necessary.

Hours
Full Time, Permanent

Salary
£72,246.00 (including London Weighting Allowance)

About the Role
United Colleges Group (UCG) is seeking an ambitious and outstanding Assistant Principal for Creative Industries and Digital to join our forward-thinking education provider. UCG delivers education to over 11,000 learners annually, including 16–18-year-olds, adults, apprentices, and students with high needs. We offer a wide range of vocational education and training across multiple campuses and subject areas.

The Assistant Principal will contribute to the strategic and operational management, development, and performance of all aspects of college operations within the Creative Industries and Digital curriculum portfolio, which includes Art, Music, Media, Performing Arts, and Computing. This role is responsible for ensuring a coherent and ambitious curriculum offer, maintaining high standards of teaching, learning, and assessment, and aligning curriculum development with learner needs, industry requirements, and sector skills demands.

Key responsibilities include implementing quality improvement strategies aligned with the Education Inspection Framework, driving improvements in achievement, attendance, retention, progression, and overall student outcomes, and leading a team of Curriculum Managers. The role also involves developing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as employers, industry partners, universities, and awarding organisations to ensure curriculum relevance and progression opportunities.

This is an exciting leadership opportunity to shape the future of Creative Industries and Digital education across UCG, supporting a diverse student body and contributing to their success and progression.

Experience
- Proven success in improving student achievement, attendance, retention, and progression outcomes.
- Experience of initiating and managing significant cultural change and shaping management teams.
- Experience motivating, developing, and managing multi-disciplinary teams across multiple sites.
- Strong understanding of curriculum development, teaching innovation, and delivery.
- Knowledge of education policy contexts including further education, higher education, adult and inclusive learning, and employer engagement.
- Ability to use data, quality assurance, and performance information to drive continuous improvement.
- Understanding of the creative and digital sectors, industry engagement, employability, and progression within curriculum development.

About you
- Ambitious and collaborative leader with visible and inspirational leadership style.
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and ability to manage complex projects.
- Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex issues clearly and present confidently.
- Ability to build positive internal and external relationships and manage workload effectively in a challenging environment.
- Strong commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and removing barriers to learning for all students.

Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Recognised teaching qualification.
- Record of continuous professional development.