Location: UK remote (or option to work in our Sheffield office)
Annual Salary: £30,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Core hours 10:00 am-2:00 pm Monday-Friday)
Contract: Permanent
Recruiter: Hope Parkin
Closing date for applications: 03/05/2024

Twinkl is on the lookout for a dynamic and experienced Curriculum Design Lead to spearhead the development of an outstanding curriculum for England. This pivotal role offers an extraordinary chance for someone who embodies a unique mix of talents including teaching proficiency, curriculum design acumen, and adeptness in product management.

As the leader of our curriculum development, you will be entrusted with leading the creation of our national curriculum schemes of work, ensuring the availability and supervising the development of a comprehensive, linear, and progressive curriculum spanning from early years to Key Stage 4 (KS4).

Key Responsibilities

• Curriculum Development: Lead the crafting of a national curriculum that stands as a benchmark for excellence, ensuring it is comprehensive, linear, and progresses logically from early years through to KS4.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with a cross-functional team of educators, designers, and developers to produce high-quality educational content that resonates with and meets the needs of our diverse learner base.
• Market Research: Conduct thorough market analysis to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities in the educational sector to ensure Twinkl’s offerings remain at the forefront of educational innovation.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Actively engage with educators, school leaders, and other key stakeholders to gather insights and feedback that will inform the development of the curriculum.
• Product Management: Oversee the lifecycle of curriculum-related products from inception through to delivery, ensuring they meet quality standards, budgetary constraints, and timeline expectations.
• Vision and Strategy: Craft and articulate a clear vision for the curriculum offering, setting strategic goals and objectives that align with Twinkl’s mission and values.

This exciting and varied role will give you the opportunity to play a key role in the development of the most popular teaching tools in the world and help to meet the needs of thousands of educators.

Remote working and hours:

• Although we allow flexible working patterns to fit in around family or other commitments, our full-time team members working 37.5 hours per week are expected to complete most of their work during office hours, Monday to Friday. To be considered for this role, you would need to be available around our core hours (10am-2pm) Monday to Friday. You will need to have good daytime availability for training, meetings, collaboration and ongoing CPD, particularly in your training period/first month.
• Remaining hours outside of the core working times can be agreed upon between you and your line manager to fit around your current commitments and business needs.
• Essential for remote working - You will need access to a fast and reliable internet connection of at least 6mb down and 1mb upload. We recommend you use speedtest.net to check.

Requirements

To succeed in the role, you will need:

Essential:

• Minimum of 5 years of full class teaching experience.
• Deep understanding and experience of whole school curriculum planning and delivery.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Data-driven mindset with the ability to analyse and interpret complex information.
• Demonstrated ability to drive product strategy and innovation.
• Exhibits a strong work ethic, passion for the field, and genuine enthusiasm for the work.

Desirable:

• Proven experience in product management, particularly in EdTech or related fields.
• Strong understanding of the product development lifecycle, including experience in creating and managing an MVP.

In this role, you will learn:

• Stakeholder management
• Effective market and competitor research techniques
• Product Owner mindset
• Development of business propositions
• Innovation techniques and principles

You’ll work with:

• Head of Educational Content
• Product Owner- Curriculum Builder
• Digital Content Manager
• Product Team Lead (your line manager)
• Other Product Owners within the business working on different products and resource collections
• Production, Sales, Cares, Marketing, Innovation and other teams from around the business

How to Apply…

Please apply with an up to date CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the requirements listed in the job description and how your previous experience is relevant to this role. 

Recruitment process:

Step 1: Submit your CV and cover letter

Step 2: Complete a timed online Product Owner task

Step 3: Video interview with Hope and two members of the Product Team

Twinkl are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity within all of our teams and are committed to continuing to build an inclusive workplace for all. If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application/selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements please include this at the foot of your covering letter. This will help us to understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process.

Disclaimer: Potential Closing of Job Application Before Advertised Deadline

Please be advised that in the event of an exceptionally high volume of applications, the job advertised may become unavailable before the originally stated closing date. While we strive to adhere to the published timeline for accepting applications, circumstances beyond our control, such as overwhelming response rates, may cause an earlier closure of the application process.

We encourage all interested candidates to submit their applications at their earliest convenience to ensure consideration.

Benefits

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities.

Here’s a couple of the things that make Twinkl a great place to be:

• A friendly, welcoming and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun and always put people before process
• Diversity, inclusion and belonging - our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech and Working Parents.
• From day 1 - Westfield Health, 29 annual leave days per year plus up to four additional days that may be awarded each year by the company, flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home and Twinkl subscriptions.
• After probation - company sick pay and cycle to work scheme.
• Long term service reward after 2+ years of service - Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay.