About this role
Contract: Full time, permanent Salary: £62,378.51 (£65,953.90 with London office allowance) plus competitive pension Location: Hybrid- 2 days per week in London Office Those living outside the M25 can opt to not receive London Office Allowance and agree a more flexible office attendance pattern at offer stage. Please note that travel to the London office is at your own expense. Please note this ad will close on Wednesday 25 November at 9am.
Frontline is entering an exciting period of growth and development as we continue to expand our programme portfolio and strengthen the support we provide to social workers and leaders throughout their careers. The Principal Curriculum Lead for Practice Education and social worker development provides strategic leadership and academic direction for the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of the Practice Education CSW Programme and other training for participants and qualified social workers.
The postholder will ensure that programmes are innovative, supportive, and of high academic and professional quality, meeting the Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS 1 & 2) and sector expectations for excellence in social work education. They will lead a team of academic and practice staff, maintain oversight of quality assurance and participant experience, and strengthen links between theory, practice, and research. The role also currently includes responsibility for the Master’s Dissertation module for Year 3 Approach Social Work participants, supporting postgraduate participants to undertake high-quality, practice-related research.
This role may also contribute to programming across our portfolio. The postholder will work collaboratively with internal colleagues and external stakeholders to ensure programmes remain current, coherent, and aligned with professional and regulatory requirements.
- Strategic and academic leadership Provide vision and leadership for our Practice Education provision, ensuring programmes reflect professional standards, innovation, and best practice.
- Lead curriculum design and enhancement to maintain academic rigor, coherence, and alignment for example with PEPS 1 and 2, Social Work England requirements and other statutory requirements.
- Develop and implement strategies that promote high-quality, inclusive, and engaging learning experiences.
- Ensure programme delivery meets internal and external quality assurance expectations.
- Lead programme participant support and development design and implementation strategies.
- Teaching and learning Lead and teach across the CSW practice education programme, Master’s Dissertation module, and other Frontline programmes embedding innovative and research-informed pedagogy and contribute to teaching and assessment across other programmes.
- Provide formative and summative assessment, supervision, and feedback that promote reflective and critical learning.
- Integrate theory, research, and professional practice to ensure participant learning is applied and evidence-based.
- Programme and team management Lead a team of academic, practice educators and trainers, ensuring consistent standards of teaching, assessment, and participant support including workload allocation and planning.
- Quality assurance and enhancement Monitor programme performance, assessment outcomes, and participant feedback to drive continuous improvement.
- Contribute to validation, revalidation, and review processes to maintain programme and academic integrity and compliance inline with statutory and university guidelines.
- Partnerships and external engagement Engage with external stakeholders to ensure programmes remain responsive to practice and workforce needs.
- Continuing professional development Maintain current knowledge of social work education, pedagogy, and practice.
- Engage in continuous professional development and model reflective, evidence-informed practice.