About this role
Plumpton College is seeking an Agriculture Practical Coordinator to play a key role in linking our farm operations with our agriculture curriculum team.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong agricultural knowledge, practical coordination skills, and a passion for supporting students to succeed. The role combines practical coordination with teaching, learning and assessment, helping to ensure that students benefit from high-quality, industry-relevant learning experiences.
About the role
As Agriculture Practical Coordinator, you will act as the main link between the farm and curriculum teams, ensuring practical activities are well planned, properly resourced and fully aligned with curriculum objectives, schemes of learning and assessment requirements.
You will coordinate practical sessions, organise schedules, prepare resources and help maintain high-quality learning environments that reflect current industry standards. You will also contribute to teaching, assessment, student progress, tutoring and quality improvement across the provision.
This role would suit someone who enjoys working collaboratively, is highly organised, and is committed to delivering an outstanding student experience.
You will:
act as the primary link between the farm and curriculum teamscoordinate and schedule practical sessions in line with curriculum plans and timetablesensure practical activities align with qualification requirements, schemes of learning and assessment criteriamake sure equipment, materials, livestock and learning resources are prepared and availablemonitor the condition, maintenance and safe use of resources and facilitiessupport the delivery of high-quality teaching, learning and assessmenttrack student progress and help students achieve their potentialact as a personal tutor and support students through induction, tutorials and progressioncontribute to quality improvement, programme development and curriculum planningtake part in open days, recruitment activities and employer engagementpromote equality, diversity, safeguarding and student welfare in all aspects of the roleWhat we are looking for
We are looking for someone who shares our student-focused values and can bring both subject expertise and a collaborative approach.
Essential criteria
You will have:
a degree, professional qualification or equivalent relevant experiencea relevant teaching qualification, or willingness to work towards oneEnglish and maths qualifications at Level 2 or abovesector or industry experience and strong specialist subject knowledge in agriculturethe ability, or clear potential, to teach to a consistently good or better standardexcellent communication and interpersonal skillsa strong commitment to student success and high standardsa clear understanding of student welfare, behaviour and safeguardingstrong IT skillsa flexible, adaptable and solution-focused approachthe ability to work effectively as part of a high-performing teamDesirable
experience of teaching and learning