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Isleworth, Greater London (On-site)
£51,439 - £55,676 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description

Ambitious College is an independent specialist day college dedicated to supporting autistic young people aged 16–25. We believe that every young person who attends Ambitious College deserves a fulfilling, happy, and rewarding life. Our educational approach focuses on the individual at all times.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Curriculum Manager to join us at our West Thames Campus.  As Curriculum Manager, you will support quality monitoring and assurance and work with the curriculum team to continuously drive up the quality of teaching, learning and assessment.

The key responsibilities for this role include:

  • To effectively line manage 5 teachers and an Employment Specialist including manging sickness, holiday, and check-ins.
  • To provide mentoring and support to trainee teachers to ensure that they can pass their accreditations and become outstanding teachers.
  • To undertake quality monitoring and quality improvement. This will include observations of teaching and learning, moderation etc.
  • To support the Assistant Principal for Curriculum with gathering of required information to inform the college self-assessment report (SAR) and quality improvement plan (QIP)
  • As a member of the college leadership team, you will support the Head of College in developing and implementing Ambitious College's strategic and business plan. This will require monthly attendance at, and contribution to, leadership team meetings.

Why join Ambitious About Autism?

  • Working with Autism/learning disability industry experts across our school and our charity
  • Autonomy in your role – You have the freedom to be creativity and get to see first hand our learners progress and achieve their goals and aspirations (as well as your ideas coming to life in the classroom).
  • Continued professional development and training including a wide range of in house and external training courses.
  • Annual staff recognition awards.
  • Eye test vouchers, season ticket loans and a cycle to work scheme.
  • Employee Assistance Programme: to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.
  • Access to physiotherapy.
  • We are proud to be a ‘Good' Ofsted rated provision, awarded the Natspec 2020 award for ‘Wellbeing and mental health' and 'Home learning' award in 2021.You will be joining a passionate, dedicated and supportive team.

Please bear in mind, QTLS is mandatory for this role.

Start date: April 2026 or sooner

Closing Date: Monday 5th January 2026

Interview date: week beginning 12th january 2026

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

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Ambitious about Autism View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 101 - 500

We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.

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Posted on: 22 December 2025
Closing date: 05 January 2026 at 09:25
Tags: Autism, Education