An exciting opportunity has arisen at Capel Manor College, and we are now seeking to appoint a Head of Agriculture, Arboriculture and Environmental Conservation (AAEC).
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, developing, and managing this specialist curriculum area across the College campuses. Working collaboratively and innovatively with staff, they will foster a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring high standards of teaching, learning, and student achievement. The post holder will also provide strategic oversight of curriculum planning and development, ensuring provision is industry-led, compliant, and aligned with the College’s strategic priorities and the wider green skills agenda.
The Head of Curriculum will:
- Lead and motivate staff to deliver consistently high-quality teaching and learning, ensuring excellent outcomes, progression, and value added for students.
- Have strategic insight in to the Livestock and Crop Production industries supporting with the improvement journey at Forty Hall Farm, ensuring compliance with DEFRA, APHA, and Animal Welfare Act requirements. A working knowledge of Red Tractor, LEAF accreditations and maintaining organic status would be of benefit.
- Provide strategic curriculum leadership for agriculture, arboriculture, environmental conservation provision at Enfield, Mottingham and Forty Hall Farm. As well as looking to introduce relevant curriculum where required at other campuses.
- Ensure effective quality assurance, self-assessment, and compliance with Ofsted’s Education Inspection Framework.
- Strengthen employer and industry partnerships, supporting curriculum innovation, higher-level skills, and progression routes.
- Support with the delivery of high quality off the job training for apprentices through ensuring staff are trained in the requirements of apprenticeship delivery.
We welcome applications from experienced curriculum leaders or outstanding practitioners ready to progress into senior leadership. The ideal candidate will hold a teaching qualification (PGCE or DTLLS), alongside a relevant higher-level vocational or academic qualification in agriculture, arboriculture, conservation, or a related land-based discipline. Experience of working in the land-based industries is essential, with evidence of delivering teaching and learning to a consistently high standard. Experience of strategic leadership of livestock and crop production in a college environment is essential as part of this role.