Head of Educational Performance

Lifetime Training, part of the Lifetime Group, is one of the UK's largest training providers, delivering innovative learning strategies through industry-experienced trainers, curriculum experts, and leading edge technology.

Working for Lifetime Group isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to be part of a supportive and progressive culture that is focused on enabling people to fulfil their potential.

What we offer:

•    25 days annual leave (rising with service)
•    Additional day leave for your birthday
•    Holiday purchase scheme
•    Flexible working & flexi time options
•    Early finish for the end of your week
•    Health cash plan
•    Virtual GP
•    Curated wellbeing package
•    Enhanced sickness pay
•    Company match pension up to 5%
•    Life assurance
•    Enhanced family benefits package
•    Religious bank holiday swap
•    Long service recognition and reward
•    Quarterly reward and recognition awards

What will you be doing? 

Leading Lifetime’s educational performance, quality assurance, and awarding-organisation (AO) management, ensuring teaching, learning, assessment, and EPA activity meet the highest standards of learner experience. This role integrates Ofsted-aligned performance assurance with oversight of AO partnerships, gateway readiness, and EPA outcomes. The postholder drives continuous improvement, supports regulatory preparation, and ensures apprentices progress smoothly and compliantly through to successful completion. This role will take the lead in ensuring that Lifetime is ready for assessment reform

What you will bring to the role

• Proven experience in quality assurance, performance management, or inspection preparation in FE or apprenticeships.  
• Strong knowledge of the Ofsted EIF and its application in work-based learning.  
• Experience managing EPA or AO relationships, gateway processes, or assessment activity.  
• Ability to analyse performance and assessment data to drive targeted improvement.  
• Excellent communication, influencing, and senior stakeholder engagement skills.  
• Experience leading teams and fostering a culture focused on learning and continuous improvement.  

It would be great if you had: 

• Experience directly managing Ofsted inspections or AO/EPA audits as nominee  
• Strong understanding of apprenticeship standards, assessment plans, and gateway requirements.  
• Insight into curriculum design and how it drives learner outcomes and assessment performance.  
• Collaborative leader who builds strong cross-functional relationships and challenges constructively.  
• Passion for educational excellence and improving learner achievement.  

A diverse, inclusive and equitable workforce.

As a group, we're committed to broadening the equity, diversity, and inclusion of our workforce and creating a sense of belonging for all. In this way we will better represent those who learn with us and our partners to greater understand and fulfil their needs.

By listening to our emerging diverse workforce, we will agree future goals and priorities as a community. This in turn will help secure a sustainable future for the Group, benefiting not just us but also our partners and those who learn with us

Your experience is invaluable to us, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable recruitment environment for all candidates. We welcome any feedback on how we can enhance our approach to an inclusive process, please feel free to share your ideas with us here:  Your feedback

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