Careers for Nelson and Colne College

I have been at NCC for nearly 15 years, originally starting as PTHP cover for a maternity leave post in 2002. I became a permanent member of staff on a fractional contract after two years. I’ve held a variety of teaching roles including GCSE Science, A Level Biology, A Level Human Biology and Vocational Science. I’ve also held several non-teaching roles including being a personal tutor and being Enrichment Coordinator for four years. I’ve been Curriculum Leader in Vocational Science for the past three years.

I love teaching; I must do as...

I am an ICT Teacher working in the community with a broad range of adults who attend classes to build up their skill levels in ICT, many of whom progress on to gaining ICT qualifications.

I have worked closely with the College and have been offered many opportunities to further develop and progress into more advanced and challenging roles. The first level of support I received guided me to gaining a Grade 1 in my first ever teaching position in my career here at LAL.

Working with a variety of individuals from across the county has enab...

In my role, I get a mixed variety of interesting tasks and challenges. I manage and create management reports for individual departments, which gives me the opportunity to make decisions and identify any findings, and I have an excellent team who support me through any difficulties I may come across and always have a positive attitude to succeed.

NCC has great opportunities for career progression. I have held four posts since I started with NCC, from my first position as a Security Officer in 2005, progressing throughout the years to my c...

The highlight of my job at the moment is making a huge difference to the educational experience of students in my division. Everything I do is aimed at ensuring that students get the best experience possible and that they will leave being able to progress to their next steps successfully. I am also now part of the College Management Team which gives me the opportunity to contribute to decision making on a whole College level.

I started at the college as a PTHP teacher, two days a week, teaching Sociology. This was five years ago. I th...