Secondary Education Curriculum Lead London, England
Job description
We are looking for a Secondary Education Curriculum Lead to oversee the department’s secondary education programmes across a range of curriculum areas. This role will also lead and develop Social Action programmes for Primary and Secondary education.
Who we are
We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.
Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).
Your day-to-day
- Acting as the lead contact for secondary schools participating in the Arsenal Secondary Education Programmes.
- Curriculum lead with responsibility for creation and delivery of new, engaging learning resources for relevant subject areas, across secondary education programmes, assemblies, and collapsed curriculum days.
- Leading the design and delivery of engaging social action programmes across Primary and Secondary education settings.
- Designing and delivering engaging materials supporting young people transitioning from Primary to Secondary education.
- Collaborating with the Primary Education team to develop and deliver education materials.
- Coordinating education workshops with themed stadium tours for Secondary Schools.
- Liaising with the local authorities, schools and funding bodies (such as the Premier League Charitable Fund) and producing annual reports.
- Creating annual delivery plans according to KPIs.
- Promoting secondary school education projects through leaflets, website, social media, match day programme copy, Local Education Authority forums and elsewhere as appropriate.
What we are looking for
- Degree or equivalent industry experience.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Primary or Secondary School setting (preferably as a teacher).
- Experience of liaising with Head Teachers and strategic groups such as Head Teacher Forums.
- Experience coaching or mentoring young people.
- Efficient and effective office and administrative experience.
- Strong literacy skills.
- Good knowledge of the National Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4 in relevant subject areas.
- Forward-thinking and creative.
- Excellent ICT skills including Microsoft Office.
- Excellent admin and organisation skills.
- Clean driving license (desirable).
- This role requires an enhanced DBS check.
- An understanding of and a demonstrable commitment to promoting principles of Equalities, Diversity, and Inclusion both in the workplace and in the wider community.
Why choose us
At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:
- An exciting reward and recognition scheme
- Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service
- Great internal learning and development programmes
- A flexible hybrid working model
- Priority access to apply for match tickets
- A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
- A leading Employee Assistance Programme
- Great discounts with some of our Partners
Arsenal for Everyone
Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.
Disability Confident Leader
We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.
If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, we will offer you an interview if you meet the minimum criteria for a role. Please choose the option of a guaranteed interview on your application form. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.
