Lecturer – Engage (Electively Home Educated) Programmes
Hours; Part time (22.5 hours each week, all year round)
Duration; Permanent
Salary; £17,911 (Unqualified) or £20,363 (Qualified) pro-rata per year + benefits
Location; Dearne Valley College, Rotherham
About the Role
Are you a passionate, resilient, and student-centred educator looking to make a meaningful difference? The RNN Group is seeking a dynamic Lecturer to join our Inclusive Curriculum team, primarily delivering within the Engage provision.
The Engage programme is a specialized 14–16 Electively Home Educated (EHE) initiative designed to support young people who have experienced disrupted education or been home-schooled. In this role, you will help these learners re-engage with education, rebuild their confidence, and prepare for post-16 vocational study pathways across our campuses.
Beyond the core Engage provision, you will also contribute to our wider Inclusive Curriculum, including FLEX and Project-Based Learning (PBL) programmes. These initiatives specifically support learners with SEND, SEMH needs, or other significant barriers to education through skilled, trauma-informed, and restorative practices.
You will have…
Experience teaching or working with 14–16 learners, EHE students, or alternative education provisions.
Experience supporting learners with SEND, SEMH needs, or complex barriers to learning.
A recognised Teaching Qualification or a specialist SEND qualification.
Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE C/4 or above) or equivalent.
We understand that no candidate will perfectly match every qualification or criterion listed. If your experience differs from what we've outlined but you believe you can contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply!
Department Info
You will report to the Deputy Head of Inclusive Curriculum at your designated campus, who will oversee the day-to-day delivery of the Engage provision and wider Inclusive Curriculum programmes.
You will work alongside Lecturers, Pastoral Coaches, Job Coaches and Learning Support Assistants to support learners to successfully engage with education and progress towards meaningful next steps.
Our excellent benefits and rewards package:
Access to the teachers pensions scheme (with employer contributions from 15.6% to 23.68%)
Up to 50 days annual leave per year (35) including closure during Christmas period
Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
Free Parking available at all of our sites
Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative
Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made
What is the RNN Group?
RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too;
We are Inclusive,
We have Integrity,
We Deliver,
We are One Team.
We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022)
We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model. This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme and offer reasonable adjustments to all applicants throughout the recruitment process.
The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT).
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.
The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30am-5.00pm (9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met.
All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.