Head of Early Years and Primary Curriculum

Head of Early Years and Primary Curriculum

Salary: £57,100-£76,500 per annum

Location: The Triangle Building / hybrid (working in the office at least 2 days per week)

Contract: Permanent full time 35 hours per week 

This is a new role, created in order to build on the recent successful launch of Cambridge Early Years, strengthen the transition between Early Years and Primary and continue to provide a world-leading Primary programme. It provides an exciting opportunity to help ensure that Cambridge learners are ready for the world. 

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

Providing strong programme ownership for Cambridge Early Years and Cambridge Primary, you will oversee the ongoing management and development of the curriculum, as well as being responsible for coherence across pedagogy, resources, training and assessment.

You will need to set out and communicate a clear vision, ensuring fit with customer requirements as well as Cambridge principles, priorities and strategic initiatives.

Co-ordinating market and customer insights, evidence and research on best practice in Early Years and Primary education and a wide range of data sources, you will monitor and manage the ongoing performance of the programmes to ensure that strategic and commercial outcomes are achieved.

Providing technical expertise for curriculum opportunities in Early Years and Primary for the Cambridge Partnership for Education you will support solution design, as well as presenting Cambridge capabilities and representing Cambridge in a variety of contexts as required. 

 Maximising the impact of Early Years and Primary, you will drive and encourage the curriculum team to innovate and shape new products.

About you

A skilled and versatile education professional, you will have deep knowledge and understanding of Early Years and Primary education and be confident in your ability to create and develop coherent customer propositions.  

Working in or demonstrating understanding of the global education context is critical, as is breadth of experience in education – this could come from teaching and leadership in schools, training, advisory work etc. 

You will be experienced in developing effective networks and in influencing stakeholders at multiple levels, as well as leading your own team. Able to identify and focus on priorities, you will be skilled in motivating teams and ultimately delivering the highest quality outcomes for Cambridge and its customers.  

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site. 

Rewards and benefits 

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being Sunday 22nd September 2024 and interviews are scheduled to take place on the week commencing Monday 7th October 2024. 

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

Why join us

 Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. 

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.