Pudsey Sixth Form College
About the Role
Pudsey Sixth Form College are recruiting for an A Level Lecturer in Biology to join our growing team.
Pudsey Sixth Form College opened its doors in September 2025 and we are now recruiting to expand our team for September 2026. Following a successful first year, we are developing our curriculum to support our growing student numbers.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about teaching and can inspire and motivate students to reach their full potential. We are a motivated team committed to providing our students with a great experience, high quality teaching, and excellent wrap around support.
What You Will Do
- Deliver and assess essential knowledge and understanding to learners.
- Be responsible for recording student progress, motivate and inspire students to achieve targets and develop their skills to enable progression.
- Reflect on what works best in teaching and learning to meet the diverse needs of students.
- Adapt curriculum delivery methods to maximise their effectiveness, including through the use of technology.
- Plan, prepare and develop effective schemes of work, lesson plans, teaching and learning resources including the development of online learning resources for identified modules.
- Deliver inspiring sessions across the curriculum using a wide range of teaching methods for identified modules.
- Develop and employ effective assessment activities for identified modules.
- Assess student work, provide constructive and timely feedback to motivate and inspire the learner to improve and record learners’ progress for identified modules.
About You
- You will be focused, passionate and ready to deliver an inspiring curriculum. preparing students for their future, ensuring they leave confident, resilient and ready to succeed in their next steps.
- You will be either a qualified or a newly qualified teacher.
- You will have experience and demonstrable success teaching students up to Level 3.
- You will hold a relevant teaching qualification.
- You have success in positively managing student progression, advice and guidance in a school or Further Education setting.
- You have a demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development.
- You have experience developing creative learning materials for groups of learners.
Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives:Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting:Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About Us
At Pudsey Sixth Form College we raise student aspirations and build their confidence so they can go beyond the expected. We do this through our shared passion for teaching, learning and broadening horizons.
By joining Pudsey Sixth Form College you join a brand new campus and community dedicated to improving and inspiring the lives of young people through education. We empower students to strive for excellence so whether you’re inspiring the next generation with your teaching or supporting the work of those who do, you know you will be making a positive impact every day.
Choosing to work for Pudsey Sixth Form College means that you will be part of creating something new and be able to leave your own mark all whilst delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. We have a sense of belonging and are proud of our local community, so if this sounds like something you want to be a part of, we look forward to welcoming you to Pudsey Sixth Form College.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.
Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.
| Location: | Leeds |
| Salary: | £31,138 to £39,424 per annum |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Contract Type: | Permanent |
| Placed On: | 19th February 2026 |
| Closes: | 8th March 2026 |
| Job Ref: | LUM32376/2473 |