Lead Teacher (Manchester Sixth Form)
Ada, the National College for Digital Skills
Manchester
- £42,500 - £48,500 per year
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- generous holidays and TPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 25 January 2025
Job overview
Subjects/Department: T level Digital Design, Production and Development Manchester Sixth Form
Annual Salary: £42,500 - £48,500
Location: Manchester
Start Date: Immediate
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (but there will be requirement to adjust patterns to attend events and host events)
Holidays: From Sept 2025 Ada term dates (to Sept based on 30 days annual leave per annum)
Safeguarding: The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. References will be sought from previous employers prior to commencing employment. Other related pre-employment checks appropriate to the post will also be carried out.
Pension: Teachers’ pension (TPS)
To Apply
Please complete the application form and include a cover letter addressing how you meet the person specification and email the information to jobs@ada.ac.uk
WELCOME TO ADA
At Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, our mission is to educate and empower the next generation of diverse digital talent. Through the quality of education we deliver, the depth of our industry partnerships and focus on diversity, we are changing the face of the tech sector, expanding the talent pipeline and transforming lives.
We are a specialist Further Education college, where every 16-19 student studies Computing and all of our diverse Higher Level and Degree Apprentices work in skills shortage disciplines in innovative, blue-chip companies.
The digital skills gap is costing the UK economy an estimated £63 billion a year in lost GDP. Ada seeks to fill this skills gap by equipping young with the skills industry actually needs.
Ada was announced by the Prime Minister in December 2014; England’s first new FE College since 1993 and since then we’ve gone from strength to strength including a Good with Outstanding features in our first two Ofsted Inspections.
16-19 Provision:
As of 2024, we have 187 16-19 students enrolled in our London Sixth form. Our most recent results are outstanding; 39% of A level results at A*- B and 74% achieving at least one Distinction or better in their externally assessed Computing BTEC. This makes us the best education institution in the country for this BTEC.
Degree Apprenticeships:
Across our London Victoria and Manchester Ancoats campus, we have 363 apprentices currently enrolled on our Higher and Degree Level Apprenticeships. We specialise in five disciplines at present: software development, data analytics, tech consultancy, cyber security and business analysis, working with a wide range of SMEs and corporate organisations such as PwC, Bank of America, Deloitte, Clearscore, Just Eat, Capita, MHRA, Booking,com and Salesforce.
At present 38% of our learners are female, 51% are from ethnic minority backgrounds and 50% come from low income households compared to national averages of c. 20%.
This is an exciting time to join Ada with our new state-of-the-art campuses in Victoria, London and Ancoats, Manchester. We’re passionate about building a supportive, values driven environment for both our students and staff.
MESSAGE FROM THE HIRING MANAGER
Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, is excited to announce the launch of its new sixth form provision in Manchester in September 2025! This expansion marks a significant step in Ada’s mission to make the tech sector more representative and address the growing need for skilled digital professionals in Greater Manchester. This role will play a crucial part in attracting diverse young people from across the region to consider Ada as a pathway into a successful career in tech.
To ensure the success of this new venture, Ada is seeking a passionate and driven Lead Teacher to join the team and lead the planning and teaching of the T level in Digital Production Design and Development, which prepares students for roles such as web developers, software developers, and UX designers.
Based in Ada’s campus in Ancoats, this role will be instrumental in planning and delivering Ada’s Sixth form offering to young people in the Greater Manchester Area from September 2025. This role will additionally require supporting the Programme team in a range of activities while we recruit our first cohort including: outreach, recruitment, application and admissions, marketing and hosting events at Ada and at schools across Greater Manchester.
The ideal candidate will be an outstanding teacher of Computing/Computer Science inspired by Ada’s mission to empower the next generation of diverse digital talent and will play a key role in building a high achieving Sixth Form Provision at Ada in Manchester
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Your mission as Lead Teacher is to be a part of the small team that delivers a Sixth Form offering to a small cohort of students for the start of the academic year in September 2025.
Full details of the role and the person specification are available in the accompanying document.
Attached documents
About Ada, the National College for Digital Skills
- Ada, the National College for Digital Skills
- 1 Sutherland Street, Pimlico, London
- SW1V 4LD
- United Kingdom
At Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, we have a mission to work with industry to design and deliver an education that empowers all our students, especially women and those from low-income backgrounds, to progress into highly skilled digital roles and lead flourishing lives. Through our social mission and excellent digital skills provision, we are changing the face of the tech sector, expanding the talent pipeline and transforming lives.
The College focuses on achieving three aims:
- To be a centre of excellence for the teaching and learning of advanced digital skills
- To offer students a viable, high-quality alternative to university
- To be a beacon of best practice for employment-focused provision
Ada was announced by the Prime Minister in December 2014; England’s first new FE College since 1993, we opened our doors at our main campus in Tottenham Hale for the first time in September 2016. Since then we’ve gone from strength to strength including a Good with Outstanding features in our first and second Ofsted inspections.
The digital industry is experiencing epic growth but there is a talent shortage. Over 130,000 tech jobs are available each year in the UK but students are leaving education without sufficient knowledge and experience to get the job. We want to change this.
With Ada, students can learn relevant digital skills to pursue their dream job in tech. We are a unique community which puts computer programming at the heart of everything we do. Our students are the future game changers: challenging the norm, excited by change, and resilient in the face of adversity.
We want to remove the glass ceiling for women and individuals from low-income backgrounds in the tech industry. Everyone, from any background, is entitled to a quality education and a better future. Our community is united by digital so we work closely with Haringey Council and the local community to ensure the inclusion extends beyond the walls of Ada.
Location & Provision:
As of May 2021, we have 145 16-19 students enrolled, these students study the academically stretching BTEC in Computer Science along with a range of complimentary A-Levels.
Our Higher and Degree Level Apprenticeships in Digital Innovation (aligned to the Software Developer Standard) and Data Analytics and Visualisation (aligned to the Data Analyst Standard) have almost 200 apprentices enrolled from a range of organisations.
Our curriculum is academically stretching but practically rigorous and truly embedded with industry. Students are provided with a one on one coach from industry and employers help design and deliver our curriculum and careers advice. The positive impact to students and employers is demonstrable.
We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved in just four years, we have had some fantastic successes and plans for more to come. There are many ways to help make a difference to these young people and to the tech sector by volunteering, taking apprentices and philanthropy; for more information on working with us please visit www.ada.ac.uk
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