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Job Title: Lecturer in AAT

Location: Highbury Campus

Salary: £17,880.77 - £26,186.41 Actual, £29,801.28 - £43,644.02 Full Time Equivalent per annum

Hours of work: 21 hours per week (inclusive of teaching and prep time), 52 weeks per year, Permanent

At City of Portsmouth College, we aspire to be the employer of choice in the Portsmouth area, with a progressive, supportive, and rewarding workplace culture and one that offers competitive benefits for its staff. By joining us, you will personally be part of the change we are driving and will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth and development of our brilliant students, turning them into future leaders and innovators. Everyone at the College is part of the bigger picture and together, each role makes an impact and in turn a difference to our students learning journey.

We have an unrivalled curriculum of courses on offer for students of all ages and stages covering A-levels, Apprenticeships, Vocational & Technical courses. We also offer Higher Education, Online learning and Community courses that appeal to the needs of the local community.

• Annual Leave: 42 days total and closure for winter shutdown period in line with Hampshire County Council school holidays & statutory bank holidays
• Pension: Generous Teachers' pension. Further information can be found at Teachers' Pensions (teacherspensions.co.uk)
• Learning & Development: Programmes by The Community Adult Education Department
• Staff Development: Access to the College staff development programmes and CPD
• Onsite Discounts: City of Portsmouth College Hair Salon & 50% off at the City of Portsmouth College Sports Centre
• Online Discounts: Unidays, Student Beans, and Totum with a City of Portsmouth College email address
• Parking: Free car parking across all campus sites (apart from Arundel)
• Blue Light Card: providing several discounts for clothing, electrical goods, food and days out, even concert tickets!

The Lecturer for Accounting/AAT is responsible to the Curriculum Manager for providing the high-quality teaching and learning, pastoral and academic support and programme leadership that will enable the College to meet these broad objectives. Team working and communications within an overall approach that values people will be of key importance. AAT accounting at Levels 2-4 at City of Portsmouth College is taught in partnership with Mindful Education and follows a blended learning approach. The role involves facilitating interactive workshops, monitoring online progress through digital dashboards, delivering targeted interventions, and preparing learners for AAT assessments. The postholder will ensure an exceptional learner experience that supports both adults, apprentices and 16–19 learners to achieve professional accounting qualifications. You will set work, assess and grade submissions in line with awarding body criteria and requirements. Own your course and look for opportunities to develop the learning experience and introduce additional learning interventions.

• To teach on AAT Accounting / Business programmes, providing high quality learning opportunities that meet the needs of individual students and groups in line with the College’s strategic priorities and objectives.
• Deliver high-quality AAT Accounting teaching across Levels 2–4 within a blended learning model, combining Mindful Education online content with in-person workshop delivery.
• Use the Mindful Education tutor dashboard to monitor learner progress, identify learners at risk, and implement timely interventions. To provide targeted academic support based on data, ensuring learners are confident in core AAT competencies such as double-entry bookkeeping, costing, tax, ethics, and financial statements.
• Plan and facilitate weekly workshops that apply and extend the online learning through exam practice, case studies, guided problem-solving, and formative assessment. To support learner progress and closely plan, monitor, track and record student retention, achievement and success.
• Collaborate effectively with Mindful Education and internal curriculum teams to ensure smooth course sequencing, assessment planning, and learner progression.
• Maintain high levels of learner engagement by setting online study expectations, monitoring completion of digital lessons, and reinforcing independent learning skills.
• To contribute to the development and delivery of high quality, relevant curriculum and programmes; to devise, develop and engage with activities designed to provide opportunities for students the chance to develop entrepreneurial skills both inside and outside of the classroom.
• To act as a Programme Leader for an Accounting / Business Programme; to contribute to course quality assurance, including standardisation, internal verification, exam preparation, and supporting AAT audit requirements.
• To provide academic and pastoral support to Accounting / Business students: Provide professional, timely feedback on learners’ progress both in person and through digital platforms and promote a supportive and inclusive learning environment for adult and 16–19 learners, ensuring accessibility needs are met across both digital and classroom environments.

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Accountancy
• Understanding of working with AAT qualifications
• AAT qualifications to Level 4 or Higher
• Teaching Qualification or willing to work towards
• Ability to meet targets within set timescales
• Ability to work well in teams but also to work independently, with the minimum of supervision
• Computer literate

Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are central to the work of City of Portsmouth College. This underpins the vision of the College to transform lives through providing exceptional education and training.

The College’s commitment to Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is reflected in the continued successful promotion of these strands through the curriculum, enrichment activities, and the range of direct and indirect student support services.

City of Portsmouth College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our College. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and two references.

We reserve the right to close the job advert when we have had successful applications, and it may not run for the full duration of the advert.

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