Head of Quality - FE

Location: Hay Mills

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Quality to lead quality assurance and continuous improvement across Pathway Group.

This is a senior leadership role with both strategic and operational responsibility for quality of provision, compliance, and learner outcomes. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in maintaining and improving Ofsted outcomes, ensuring compliance with awarding bodies and funders, and driving outstanding learning, teaching and assessment across all programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Quality Improvement

* Provide strategic leadership for quality assurance and continuous improvement across all provision.

* Lead the development, implementation and monitoring of the Quality Strategy, Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs), and Quality & Governance Framework.

* Maintain and improve Ofsted grades, quality certifications and direct claims status.

* Analyse quality and compliance data, learner feedback and performance trends, reporting risks and improvements to senior leadership.

* Represent Pathway Group with Ofsted, awarding bodies and external partners.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

* Oversee Internal Quality Assurance (IQA), assessment, verification and standardisation processes.

* Ensure all qualifications and programmes are awarding-body approved, compliant and meet qualification rules.

* Develop and implement effective sampling plans for internal verification.

* Lead and minute quarterly standardisation meetings.

* Manage and close actions arising from external audits and verification visits.

Teaching, Learning & Assessment

* Oversee observations of teaching, learning and assessment.

* Ensure schemes of work, lesson plans and learner journeys meet awarding body and funding requirements.

* Work collaboratively with curriculum teams to strengthen planning and delivery.

* Ensure tutors, assessors and trainers are vocationally competent, appropriately qualified and engaged in ongoing CPD.

Learner Experience & Outcomes

* Ensure learner feedback is captured, analysed and used to drive improvement.

* Monitor learner journeys and individual training plans.

* Oversee the quality of learner portfolios and evidence.

* Support teams to achieve high success rates, achievement and positive progression outcomes.

Leadership & Culture

* Support, challenge and develop quality, assessment and delivery teams.

* Promote safeguarding, British Values, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, and Health & Safety.

* Foster a positive, inclusive and safe culture where learners and staff feel valued and supported.

Safeguarding & Pre-Employment Checks

The successful candidate must meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references