Head of continuous professional development (CPD) for English and maths educators
HELPING STUDENTS GET FURTHER
One in three students leave school each year without a standard pass (grade 4 or above) in GCSE English and maths, representing over 200,000 16-year-olds every year. This rises to over one in two for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The scale of the challenge at 16 extends into adulthood. An estimated 8.5 million working age adults in England have low literacy and numeracy skills. Lacking gateway qualifications locks people out of many opportunities for education and employment and is associated with adverse outcomes for learning potential, health and well-being.
Get Further exists to change this. Our charity delivers a series of interventions that help disadvantaged learners in Further Education to secure gateway English and maths qualifications that unlock opportunities. These interventions include our award-winning GCSE Resit Tuition Programme, for those resitting GCSEs, our Functional Skills Tuition Programme, supporting those on or aspiring to apprenticeship programmes, and training and resources to support teachers and leaders of English and maths in Further Education. You can read about the impact of our programmes here.
To help more students get further, we are seeking a driven and passionate Head of CPD who will be leading a team to deliver a national CPD programme and developing resources and training for teachers working in Further Education in both English and maths.
The successful candidate will report to the Chief Programmes Officer and take a lead role in delivering a major CPD programme, while contributing to the strategic development of our wider programme portfolio. You will lead a team of three managers to design, deliver and evaluate high-quality, evidence-informed training that drives improvements in the teaching of English and maths across the Further Education sector. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape national practice and make a meaningful difference to teachers and learners alike.
OUR TEAM, VALUES AND BENEFITS
Our central team currently comprises some 28 members, all motivated to reduce educational disadvantage and ensure young people get the gateway qualifications they need to succeed. We currently employ over 80 active tutors. Our main office is in Kings Cross, London, although we also have team members based in Wales, Yorkshire, Birmingham and elsewhere. We share our office with another educational charity, Axiom Maths.
We promote a supportive, collaborative, and inclusive working environment and are guided by our core values. These values are at the heart of our organisation’s personality
At Get Further, we are:
BOLD We are bold and unafraid to go against the grain.
OPTIMISTIC We are optimistic through setbacks, retaining a sense of possibility in the face of challenges.
AMBITIOUS We are ambitious for students who are yet to achieve gateway English and maths qualifications.
TENACIOUS We are tenacious in our drive to achieve impact for the students we support.
Our benefits include:
• 36 days of holidays per year (including bank holidays)
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Flexible hybrid and remote working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Termly ‘in-person’ team development days at our offices in London
• The opportunity to work in a progressive and socially conscious, growing organisation where we can have an outsized impact on its success and development.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
The Head of CPD will be a key member of our Senior Management Team (SMT) and take ownership of our external CPD strategy. This role is vital to our future growth and sustainability, and it presents an opportunity to lead an exciting part of the charity which makes a real difference to the students we support.
Strategy and Leadership
• Lead the delivery of Get Further’s CPD Programme in line with our current organisational strategy which runs from 2024-2029., ensuring it is well organised and with high attention to detail. This will include the monitoring of key performance indicators on Salesforce.
• Foster a collaborative and ambitious culture within own and the wider Get Further team, modelling organisational values and commitment to equity.
• Contribute strategic insight and subject expertise to the Senior Management Team, supporting the growth and development of new programme opportunities across the Further Education sector.
• Prepare delivery update reports for the Quality and Impact Committee, the Finance and Risk Committee, the Board of Trustees as required, and external stakeholders.
CPD Programme Design and Delivery
• Oversee the design and delivery of our national CPD programme, ensuring it is evidence informed, high-quality, responsive to sector needs, and meets all KPIs for income generation, reach, and impact.
• Line-manage three CPD Managers, each with subject expertise in English, maths, and SEND—providing clear leadership, support, and professional development.
• Oversee programme budgets and contribute to financial planning and reporting, ensuring effective use of resources.
• Work with the Impact Team to monitor the quality and effectiveness of training delivery, embedding a culture of continuous improvement through feedback and data-driven insights.
• Proactively identify and manage risks throughout the programme, ensuring timely interventions to maximise impact and outcomes.
• Ensure all programme activity is delivered in line with safeguarding policies and data protection standards.
Partnership Development and Stakeholder Management
• With support from the Chief Programmes Officer (CPO), lead on the sales and marketing of training and resources to extend the programme’s reach and to meet KPIs relating to provider and teacher participation.
• Support CPD Managers to identify and engage new partnership prospects within the Further Education sector.
• Work with the Senior Marketing and Communications Officer to effectively promote the programme to providers across England.
• Work closely with the CPO and Impact Team to develop efficient reporting systems, ensuring timely and accurate performance reports to funders, partners, and key stakeholders.
• Represent Get Further at meetings with external stakeholders to report on project progress and to discuss progress against KPIs.
• Contribute to and attend internal/external events on behalf of Get Further as required.
HOW TO APPLY
Your application must include:
• A CV of no more than 2 sides of A4; and
• A supporting statement which includes your answers to the following three questions:
1. Why do you want to work for Get Further? (250 words);
2. For each of the following three subheadings from the “Role Description” section of the job specification, which of your projects/work to date demonstrates that you would be successful in this role?
Please describe your specific role in the projects/work and the impact that you had.
o Strategy and leadership (250 words)
o CPD Programme Design and Deliver (250 words)
o Partnership Development and Stakeholder Management (250 words)
3. If your application is successful, what two aspects of the role would be the biggest challenge for you, and how would you resolve these challenges? (300 words)
Please submit your application via our website: Jobs – Get Further by 30th May. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
This is a UK-based post and applicants must be living in and have the right to work the UK; if applicable please detail your visa status in your covering email. Get Further is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made throughout the recruitment process.
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