Are you an experienced assessor, verifier, or educator with a sharp eye for detail and a passion for raising standards? This could be the role for you.
New Meaning Training (NMT) is seeking a Learning and Development Coordinator, with a particular focus on Internal Quality Assurance (IQA), to join our central team. In this role, you’ll make a real difference by supporting the quality and consistency of assessment and delivery across our programmes.
Perhaps you’re already working as an Internal Verifier, Quality Lead, or delivering education or training and are looking for a new challenge where your expertise directly supports colleagues and impacts learner success. Or maybe you’ve gained IQA experience as part of a wider teaching or assessment role and want to step into a position with a significant focus on quality assurance. Either way, you’ll bring a collaborative approach, strong communication skills, and a drive to support best practice across multiple centres.
This is a peripatetic role that requires frequent travel between all seven NMT sites, working closely with delivery teams in different locations to monitor practice, provide guidance, and support continuous improvement. As such, the ability and willingness to travel regularly between sites is an essential requirement of the role.
This is a unique opportunity to join an organisation that tailors its programmes to learners with diverse needs, and to help us maintain the highest standards as we continue to grow.
About NMT
New Meaning Training (NMT) offers education with a difference. We are an alternative education provider dedicated to helping young people aged 15–25 discover their strengths and develop the confidence and skills to earn their own living.
Every year we have around 300 young people from across Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands learning with us. Many learners are referred by secondary schools, pupil referral units and Special Educational Needs (SEN) settings.
Since opening our first centre in High Wycombe in 2015 we have grown to seven centres across five counties. Each centre offers a range of vocational pathways designed to meet the needs, interests and progression goals of learners. All programmes incorporate Functional Skills qualifications in Maths and English as a core part of the curriculum, ensuring that learners develop essential literacy and numeracy skills alongside their vocational learning. In addition, learners participate in regular tutorials that support personal development, wellbeing, and the development of employability skills, helping them build confidence and prepare for their next steps in education, training, or employment.
NMT programmes are tailored to the individual needs of each learner, considering Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) as well as Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Our practice is guided by a Loving Care Approach and PACE principles (trauma-informed practice), enabling us to support each young person in a way that promotes safety, trust and positive development.
Why work for New Meaning Training?
Generous annual leave
- 20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Up to 10 additional “gifted” days off each year (to be taken during learner break periods as set out in our Leave Policy)
- Annual leave increases in line with our Service Reward Programme, up to a maximum of 24 days
Pension
- Auto enrolment into The People’s Pension
- 5% employee contribution with 3% employer contribution
Blue Light Card
- Access to hundreds of national discounts (retail, food, travel, days out)
- Admin fee fully reimbursed by NMT
Service Recognition Programme
- Additional annual leave as a thank you for long service
- Gift rewards at key milestones (e.g. 5 and 10 years)
Wellbeing benefits
- Annual flu vaccination voucher (paid for by NMT)
- Birthday gift voucher to celebrate your day
Sustainable travel schemes
- Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice)
- Electric Vehicle scheme via Octopus Energy (salary sacrifice)
- Green Travel to Work initiatives with rewards for taking part
A supportive, values led workplace
- Strong focus on staff wellbeing, development, and collaboration
- Training and CPD supported as part of your role
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in young people’s lives
Additional notes
- All applicants must complete our online application form and provide a current CV as part of the recruitment process. Further details on how tosubmityour CV will be shared during the application process.
- New Meaning Training is committed to safer recruitment practices in line withKeeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). Appointment to this role will be subject toappropriate preemployment checks, including a DBS check at the relevant level.
- All colleagues are expected to read, understand, and adhere to New Meaning Training’s policies and procedures, including those relating to safeguarding, professional conduct, and data protection.
Questions?
Send an email to hr@newmeaning.training
This job can be found on the careers page of the website – newmeaning.training/careers
You will have
- GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths – grade C / 5 or above.
- Enhanced DBS check.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent time management and self organisation skills.
- Experience of lone working and meeting deadlines independently.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Passion for sharing knowledge and enabling others to improve.
- Experience of Internal Quality Assurance processes (a formal IQA qualification is not required).
How to Apply & Safeguarding
To apply, please visit newmeaning.training/careers. To be considered for this role, you must fill in our mandatory online application form and attach a CV to complete your submission.
New Meaning Training is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and adhere to our safeguarding and professional conduct policies.
- Checks: This post involves regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS check (including a Children’s Barred List check) and satisfactory professional references.
- Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA): This role is exempt from the ROA 1974. Applicants must disclose all convictions and cautions that are not ‘protected’ under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended 2013 and 2020). For guidance on which offences are ‘filtered’ and do not need to be disclosed, please refer to the DBS filtering guide.
