Quality Lead

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Overview Cornwall Adult Education is evolving, and we're seeking a Quality Lead who thrives on partnership, creativity, and collaborative improvement. Cornwall Adult Education is a key part of Cornwall Council's offer to residents, providing high quality, accessible, and engaging learning opportunities for adults across the county. The service delivers both accredited and non-accredited programmes—from essential skills such as English, maths, and digital literacy to leisure, community learning, creative subjects, and pathways into further study or employment. Its mission is centred on helping adults gain the skills, confidence, and qualifications they need to progress in life and work, offering flexible, affordable provision in safe, welcoming environments. As a Council run provider within a newly devolved adult skills system, Cornwall Adult Education plays a vital role in meeting local priorities, supporting workforce development, and ensuring learners can access high quality education close to home. The service has a strong track record, including a 1 Ofsted rating in 2024.
Role and responsibilities As Quality Lead, you will shape how quality is understood and delivered across diverse teams, working closely with colleagues to build a culture of excellence. If you enjoy co-designing solutions, leading positive change, and shaping a role as the service grows—this is a rare opportunity to do exactly that. You will lead the development and implementation of a robust, service-wide quality assurance framework that meets Ofsted, funding body, and awarding organisation requirements. Working closely with the Adult Education Service Manager and the Data Team, you will drive a culture of continuous improvement through the effective use of data, internal audit, and strategic quality planning. You will act as the Ofsted nominee, lead inspection readiness activity, and oversee compliance across all curriculum areas and subcontracted provision. You will also manage a team of quality professionals and collaborate with tutors, assessors, curriculum leads and operational teams to embed high-quality teaching, learning and assessment.
Defining KPIs, quality metrics and cycles Leading on OTLA and RARPA processes Ensuring Matrix accreditation Benchmarking performance and producing strategic quality reports for senior leaders and governance boards
This position will be subject to a basic criminal record disclosure check. Working pattern This is a full year-round position for 37 hours a week and is offered with hybrid working arrangements. Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle. Qualifications and experience
Strong knowledge of adult education quality frameworks, Ofsted requirements and awarding body standards. Confidence using data and performance systems to analyse trends and drive improvement. Experience leading quality assurance activity, including inspection readiness, internal audits and compliance. The ability to design and implement effective QA frameworks, KPIs and quality cycles. Strong analytical, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to provide constructive challenge. Experience supporting or managing quality teams and developing CPD for tutors and assessors. A collaborative, organised approach and a genuine commitment to delivering high quality learning for Cornwall's communities. A deep knowledge of adult education quality assurance, strong analytical skills, excellent communication and leadership capabilities, and experience driving service-wide improvement.
Equal opportunities and safeguarding Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits. Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm. What you’ll get in return Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff, helping provide a greater work/life balance while meeting service needs.
a competitive salary. a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave. A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
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Location:
Truro
Job Type:
PartTime

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