Teaching and Learning Lead

Teaching and Learning Lead REF: 2621
PO5: £54,360 pa rising in annual increments to £57,495 pa inc
Full-Time (35 hours)
Permanent

About Us:

Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth.

With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

Please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

About the Team:

The Lambeth Adult Learning Service is committed to providing inclusive, high-quality education, training, and skills development for adults in community venues across the borough. Our learners face multiple and often complex barriers to learning and taking part in the labour market and work hard and achieve well. Our service works with a range of commissioned partners, including specialist community organisations, to deliver opportunities that help Lambeth residents gain the skills and qualifications needed to improve their lives and gain meaningful employment.

Our vision is to offer flexible, innovative learning pathways that support individuals from diverse backgrounds, foster social inclusion, and reduce inequalities. We are proud of our work and its impact on the lives of learners and communities across Lambeth.

About the Role:

As the Teaching and Learning Lead, you will play a crucial role in working alongside our tutors across Lambeth Adult Learning to further develop their professional practice. You will join a vibrant, diverse, positive Adult Community Learning Service with tutors who are committed to providing the best possible experience for our learners, so are open and receptive to professional support and development.In your role you will complement our existing strong CPD offer through coaching and mentoring on a one-to-one or small group basis. Your primary responsibility will be to collaborate with tutors and managers to build on innovative teaching approaches, enhancing outstanding and inclusive teaching, learning, and assessment.This is a unique opportunity to work alongside tutors as a professional peer and without line management responsibilities.

Who we are looking for:

A strong practitioner who delivers exceptional experiences for learners, you will enthuse and inspire the tutors you work with. Collaborative in your approach, you will bring knowledge and expertise to develop individuals’ pedagogy and work together to trial new ideas and approaches. We anticipate this will involve watching and modelling teaching in practice as well as team teaching and action research. We are seeking an inspiring Teaching and Learning Lead who is deeply committed to tackling inequality and will seize this exciting opportunity to shape the role to make a real difference to the lives of our learners in Lambeth.

How to Apply:

To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked “A” for application:

Job Descriptions & Person Specification

We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.

Recruitment Timelines:

Advert close date: Sunday 01 March 2026 at 11:59pm

Shortlisting: Thursday 05 March 2026

Interviews and Microteach: Tuesday 24 March 2026

Please click here to view: Lambeth Staff Benefits

The post is open to a job-share.

You will be required to undertake a Cifas check.Further information about Cifas can be found here Cifas

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alex Bousoulengas, Head of Quality at abousoulengas@lambeth.gov.uk

At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, please clickhere.

We actively support applications from Lambeth Care Leavers.