Programme Manager - IT and Business

Windsor Forest Colleges Group
Slough, UK
9 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
£39,291.0 - £46,966.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Tech stack

Digital Technology Software Engineering Computer Gaming

Job description

Windsor Forest Colleges group is looking for a Programme Manager - IT and Business to join our Slough and Langley College team on a permanent, full-time basis., The Programme Manager role at Slough and Langley College, pays on the Programme Manager pay scale between PM1 £39,291.00 up to PM7 £46,966.00 per year.

Reporting to the Head of Department, the role of the Programme Manager - IT and Business combines both management responsibility with teaching. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a team of Business and IT lecturers, In addition, the role includes up to 18 contact hours teaching across IT courses, requiring strong technical knowledge particularly at Level 3, alongside tutorial oversight of Business, though the precise delivery balance remains flexible.

Requirements

The Business curriculum currently spans Level 1 Vocational Studies up to Level 3 BTEC, with a key priority of preparing the department for its upcoming transition to T Levels next September. The IT provision encompasses traditional IT and Computer Games Design, offering Level 2 IT, Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma, Level 3 UAL Extended Diploma in Creative Media, and T Levels in Digital Software Development.

The position carries strategic and operational responsibility for driving student success, satisfaction, and progression through exceptional teaching, learning, and assessment standards. Additionally, the postholder will foster external stakeholder partnerships, secure industry placements, and embed core employability, English, and mathematics skills across all learning programmes.

Candidates must hold a minimum of a Level 4 teaching qualification and proven experience in Further Education curriculum planning alongside relevant industry expertise. Essential attributes include strong digital technology skills, effective communication, and a solid understanding of safeguarding, equal opportunities, and quality assurance systems. The postholder must demonstrate a clear commitment to staff development, learner welfare, and continuous improvement, serving as an exemplary role model who leads collaboratively while upholding the core values and positive reputation of the college.

Benefits & conditions

  • 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 & Cafeteria
  • Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at our Langley College site

About the company

The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South East. Our staff work across 4 main campuses at Slough & Langley College, Windsor College, Strode’s College (Egham) and Berkshire College of Agriculture (Maidenhead). Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state-of-the-art learning environments, we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year, The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and Barred List check along with other legally required checks which are an essential part of the safeguarding process.

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