The HNC Staff Team
The College employs over 200 staff across a wide range of teaching and operational roles. All staff work collaboratively both within their teams and with colleagues across the College. Our staffing structure is designed to ensure that we effectively deliver our curriculum intent. Our aim is for new staff to settle quickly into their new role and for them to receive the training and guidance necessary for them to be successful. Staff with line management responsibilities play a crucial role in this process. Your line manager will be your first point of contact for questions, queries, or concerns. We know that we all achieve more together when staff feel confident and happy at work so we will do all that we can to ensure that your transition to HNC is as seamless and efficient as possible.
Our staffing structure is made up of the following core teams.
Curriculum Faculty Teams
The core business of the College is teaching, learning and assessment. Teachers are situated within one of our Faculty teams. Each Faculty team has its own leadership structure consisting of a Head of Faculty (HoF), two Faculty Leads (FLs) and a Faculty Lead IV.
Head of Faculty: Educate
The HoF has overall responsibility for leadership and management of their Faculty team. They lead the implementation of the ‘educate’ strand of the College’s curriculum intent. This includes shaping the Faculty’s curriculum, quality assuring teaching, improving the quality of teaching through training and development, and line management of teaching staff.
Faculty Lead: Enrich
Alongside their line management role, the Faculty Lead Enrich leads the implementation of the ‘enrich’ strand of the College’s curriculum intent. They work with teachers to ensure that the Faculty’s enrichment provision is effectively planned and delivered. They also ensure that all students within the Faculty participate in the enrichment experiences on offer so that they have the skills and experiences required to enable them to progress to their destination of choice.
Faculty Lead: Enlighten
Alongside their line management role, the Faculty Lead Enlighten leads the implementation of the ‘enlighten’ strand of the College’s curriculum intent. They work with teachers to ensure that the Faculty’s enlightenment provision is effectively planned and delivered. They also ensure that all students within the Faculty participate in the enlightenment experiences on offer so that they have the knowledge and personal characteristics required to enable them to progress to their destination of choice.
Faculty Lead IV
The Lead IV is responsible for supporting teachers with all aspects of internal and external assessment on applied courses.
The Aspire Team
The Aspire Team are responsible for delivering the College’s Aspire curriculum and for ensuring that every student attends their College commitments punctually, behaves professionally, and commits completely to the full HNC experience. The Aspire Team play a crucial liaison role between students, teachers, other College staff and parents / carers. The Aspire Team’s work underpins the personal development aspect of the College’s curriculum.
Senior Progress Tutors
The College’s Senior Progress Tutors lead the Progress Tutor team to ensure that the College’s high standards are met by all students. Senior Progress Tutors line manage the Progress Tutors and also intervene with students who are most at risk of underachieving. They often liaise with parents / carers and external agencies to ensure that our students have the support that they need to be successful.
Progress Tutors
The Progress Tutor team deliver the Aspire curriculum to all students via two lessons per week. The Aspire curriculum covers a broad range of personal development topics which are carefully designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills that they need take their next steps with confidence. Progress Tutors also meet with their tutees on an individual basis to support them during their HNC journey.
Careers Team
Our careers team provide students with impartial advice and guidance to help them to formulate a clear vision for their future. The team also help students to secure meaningful work experience placements to give them an insight into the world of work and their potential career after HNC.
Student Wellbeing Team
Students can make an appointment with our dedicated Student Wellbeing team at any time during the College day. The Wellbeing Team supportively challenge students to develop strategies and tools that they can use to overcome life’s challenges and setbacks.
Admissions and Marketing Team
This team are responsible for ensuring that the students who enrol at HNC understand our provision and are genuinely aligned with our vision and values. They provide a student led service which ensures that we recruit with integrity and enrol students on courses suited to their academic profile and vision for their future.
HR Team
HNC’s HR team provide staff with all HR and payroll related support. This includes a service for managers, support during recruitment processes, and any employee related issues. The team are friendly and approachable and even if they can’t directly help a member of staff with a difficulty that they are facing they will know someone who can.
Student Services
Our Student Services team provide a core administrative service for the whole College. They are the first point of contact for parents / carers and they deal with numerous enquiries every day. They are also the go-to team for students via the dedicated Student Helpdesk.
Learning Support Centre Team
The LSC Team work with all students, irrespective of their academic profile or learning support needs. They offer a broad range of tailored support packages which include revision guidance, exam access arrangements, one to one classroom support, training on time management and organisation.
Safeguarding Team
The Safeguarding Team is led by the College’s DSL. The team are responsible for ensuring that our staff and students are safe throughout their time at HNC. Alongside the DSL there is a Safeguarding Director who manages the team’s daily activities and who co-ordinates the team’s response to reports and their work with external agencies.
IT Team
The IT team run and administer the College’s networks and they make sure that our vast array of software applications and hardware are working effectively. They are the go-to team for staff who are experiencing any IT-related issues.
Estates Team
The Estates Team are responsible for ensuring that the College campus is safe, clean, and welcoming. This is the team that arrives whilst most of us are still in bed and leaves long after most of us have finished work for the day.
Exams Team
The work of the Exams Team has grown significantly over recent years as more and more courses require exams and controlled assessments throughout the academic year. In addition to registering students for exams and planning the year’s complex series of exams and assessments, the team train and deploy invigilators and support students with queries, access arrangements and appeals.
Finance Team
The Finance Team deal with all aspects of student finance and are also the point of contact for staff when they need help with any finance-related issue.
“I am proud of the investment the College makes in ensuring students are equipped for life beyond HNC. During their journey they develop the resilience and tools to deal with life’s ups and downs. All of our services have the longer term in mind, and ensuring students can take ownership of their own solutions.”Rebecca Charlton, Student Wellbeing Manager