Lecturer - Computing

Full Time | Permanent | £38,625 Per Annum

Who we are

Winner of the Best Place to Work at the Tech South West Awards 2025, City College Plymouth offers a culture the College is proud of. Our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity help create an environment that supports a passion for teaching and learning. These values guide our work as we enrich our community through knowledge, experience and skills so every student can achieve their best.

As one of the country’s largest providers of quality education and training, City College Plymouth is entering a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We take pride in offering a learning environment and organisational culture that contribute positively to the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enable all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

The Role

As a Computing Lecturer, you will deliver dynamic, high-quality teaching across the full academic spectrum, ranging from foundational Level 1 vocational programmes through to a Level 6 BSc (Hons) in Cybersecurity. Operating within a Further Education setting, you will plan and lead engaging lectures, practical lab sessions, and degree-level modules covering core areas such as ethical hacking, network defense, software development, and digital forensics. In addition to designing robust curricula aligned with awarding body and university partner specifications, you will act as a personal tutor providing academic guidance, pastoral support, and clear pathways into tech careers or postgraduate study. While the role includes assessing computing apprenticeships across Levels 1 to 6, your primary emphasis is on inspiring learners in the classroom, maintaining rigorous academic standards, contributing to internal quality assurance (IQA), and ensuring full compliance with Ofsted and education quality frameworks.

What Will You Bring to the Role

• Handling: will switch seamlessly between leading a Level 1 digital skills workshop, facilitating a Level 6 cybersecurity tutorial, and delivering targeted stretch and challenge sessions for advanced coders. You will handle these contrasting academic levels and diverse student cohorts back-to-back while maintaining structure, high energy, and clear focus.

• Perceptiveness: You will quickly identify subtle signs of frustration or disengagement in students during complex practical lab sessions or technical troubleshooting. By recognising individual emotional states and learning anxieties, you will adapt your pastoral approach to offer timely encouragement, helping both young learners and adult apprentices build technical confidence.

• Decision-making: During high-pressure assessment windows or time-sensitive End-Point Assessment (EPA) deadlines, you will make prompt, clear judgments on student readiness and grading. You will remain composed when managing unexpected timetable changes or technical interruptions, keeping the focus entirely on learning outcomes.

• Problem-solving: When students struggle with abstract networking protocols, complex algorithms, or advanced ethical hacking concepts, you will identify underlying patterns in their work and craft innovative, practical exercises to help them overcome these barriers and navigate complex technical problems.