Company: EKC Group
Location: Ashford
Posted: May 1st, 2026
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Innovate Learning, Unlock Potential, Shape Student Success - Join us as Programme Director for IT and Digital Technologies.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at EKC Ashford College for a Programme Director (aka Course Leaders) of IT and Digital Technologies. This is predominantly a teaching role, with the expectation to support development of the curriculum area.
You’ll be teaching, supporting and assessing students coursework.
As a Programme Director you will plan a highly relevant and distinctive curriculum to meet the local/regional skills requirements and the needs of the student, in liaison with the department leadership team to support outstanding progression for students.
You will also lead and coordinate the delivery team so all students receive up-to-date course information during their time at college. You’ll create course/programme activities to support student understanding of the objectives, assessment schedules and requirements in line with awarding body criteria, including the course handbook.
Lead Digital Innovation in Education – drive the development of an ambitious computing and digital technologies curriculum, empowering both staff and learners to excel in an ever‑changing digital landscape.
EKC Ashford College is a rapidly growing and forward‑thinking FE college, committed to providing a high‑quality and innovative digital skills based education.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Programme Director in IT and Digital Technologies to lead and develop our provision. You will have a strong focus on delivering an outstanding learner experience and ensure all students are equipped with the skills, knowledge, and behaviours required for future success in the workplace.
You will provide strategic and operational leadership for IT and digital programmes, ensuring a curriculum that is engaging, inclusive, and aligned to the evolving demands of the digital sector.
Central to this role is a commitment to placing learners at the heart of the curriculum, ensuring they are supported, challenged, and inspired to achieve their full potential.
This is the ideal opportunity for a proven teacher or lecturer to progress their career to the next stage as you will oversee the curriculum provision from the beginning, building relationships with key stakeholders as well as delivering high quality teaching, learning and assessment.
It is a requirement for teaching experience and to hold a recognised teaching qualification for this position.
East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our 'Strong' skills grading by Ofsted.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.
We invite applicants to declare any disability and any reason to request a reasonable adjustment. We also support applicants who are former care leavers, armed forces veterans or wish to work flexibly.
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