Job Description
Role: Lecturer – Agriculture
Location: Shuttleworth College – Old Warden
Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £33,048 and £38,169 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 45 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, Teacher’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses. Note – Salary and annual leave entitlement is for that of a Qualified Lecturer.
Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have theRight to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.
About the role:
We are currently seeking a Lecturer in Agriculture to join our Land-based Education department at The Bedford College Group.
As a Lecturer, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
- Agriculture Teaching & Practical Instruction - Deliver high-quality practical and theoretical teaching across agriculture programmes, including areas such as machinery, arable farming, and livestock production, using industry experience to enhance learning.
- Student Development & Progress - Support, guide, and mentor students to achieve their potential, monitoring progress, providing tutorials, and delivering pastoral support to promote achievement, confidence, and progression.
- Assessment & Quality Assurance - Assess learner work against awarding body standards, maintain accurate records, contribute to verification and moderation processes, and support continuous improvement through quality reviews and learner feedback.
- Curriculum Development & Industry Engagement - Contribute to the development of schemes of work and learning resources, ensuring curriculum content reflects current agricultural practices and incorporates employer and vocational opportunities.
- Safe, Inclusive & Professional Learning Environment - Maintain engaging and safe learning environments on the college farm and in classrooms, work collaboratively with colleagues and support staff, and uphold safeguarding, EDI, health & safety, and college policies at all times.
About you:
- Qualifications & Subject Expertise - Relevant Level 3 (or higher) vocational qualification in the specialist area, GCSE English and Maths, and a recognised teaching qualification (or willingness to achieve), supported by recent industry experience and strong vocational knowledge.
- Teaching, Learning & Learner Development - Understanding of how education and training supports progression into employment and further study, with the ability to motivate, engage, and inspire learners while contributing to an aspirational learning culture.
- Communication & Organisational Skills - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal abilities, effective planning and time management, and confidence using Microsoft Office and digital learning technologies.
- Professionalism & Working Practices - Ability to work independently and collaboratively, manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, exercise sound judgement, maintain confidentiality, and build effective professional relationships.
- Compliance, Values & Continuous Development - Commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity, health & safety, and professional boundaries, with a proactive approach to continuous learning, flexibility in working patterns, and willingness to travel across college sites as required.
For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.
If you do not hold a recognised, qualified teaching qualification, please see attached PGCE CertEd information.
Interviews to be held: TBC
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisationalVISION values:
- Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
- Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
- Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
- Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
- Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
- Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
About Shuttleworth College
Shuttleworth College is set within the stunning location of Old Warden Park, near Biggleswade. It's a specialist land-based college, offering agricultural and environmental education, alongside animal sciences, equine studies and outdoor adventure all delivered within acres of parkland, farmland, lakes and woodland.
About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.
