Head of School for Creative Arts and Humanities

About the Role

Morley College London is seeking an inspiring, strategic, and community-focused leader to join us as Head of School for Creative Arts and Humanities at our North Kensington Centre. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering an ambitious, inclusive, and high-quality curriculum that responds to the needs of our diverse learners, local communities, and employer partners.

You will lead on curriculum innovation, quality improvement, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring the School continues to thrive as a centre of excellence for creative and humanities education across adult, further, and higher education provision, including 16–18 programmes.

About you

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced leader who brings both educational expertise and a passion for community impact. You will be qualified to degree level (or equivalent), hold a relevant teaching or professional qualification, and demonstrate ongoing leadership-focused professional development.

You will have a strong track record of successful management within an educational setting, with experience of leading high-quality learning environments, designing and improving curriculum, and managing staff performance to achieve organisational goals. You will bring sound knowledge of the further, adult, and higher education landscape, including funding, regulatory, inspection, and accreditation frameworks.

You will be experienced in working collaboratively with communities, employers, awarding bodies, and sector partners, and confident in managing budgets and resources effectively. Experience of, or the ability to lead, provision across adult, community, higher education, and 16–18 settings is essential.

About Morley College London

Established in 1889, and with our roots stretching back even further, Morley College London is one of the country’s oldest and largest specialist providers of adult education. We provide long-term, sustainable and affordable programmes of lifelong learning across three centres – North Kensington, Chelsea and Waterloo – including 16-19 provision at North Kensington and Chelsea.

As well as joining a creative, innovative leading London College focused on social justice and providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities for all, there are plenty of other rewards for working at Morley College London:

• Generous annual leave allowance (30 days) plus Bank Holidays
• Christmas closure period
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Access to an employee retail savings platform, offering significant discounts at most major retailers
• 100% discount on the cost of undertaking a Morley course of your choice
• Season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme
• On site cafeterias
• A busy events calendar, offering you the chance to attend regular Morley creative exhibitions, student awards, dances, concerts and more
• A lovely work environment, surrounded by creative arts, music and friendly, helpful colleagues

How to Apply

Closing date: Friday 1st May 2026 at 9.00am

Please download the job description and application form via the Morley College website.

Please note that applicants should apply using the application form and CVs will not be considered. We are happy to accept applications in alternative formats from applicants, who, for reasons of disability, may find it difficult to fill in our standard form. Please contact the People Operations team via 0207. 450.1889 for further details. If you wish to apply for more than one job, you will need to complete a separate application form for each position.

Important information

Morley College London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students at all times and expect everybody working for the College to share this commitment. As such we undertake safeguarding checks on the suitability of all prospective staff in line with KCSIE 2025, including the right to conduct online searches of all shortlisted candidates.