Subject Lead Sociology and Citizenship

Job title: Subject Lead Contract type: Permanent Working Arrangements: Hybrid - at least two days per week in the office or with a customer; national travel and overnight stays maybe required. AQA: The National Leading Provider of AS and A Level Sociology Join AQA, the UK's leading provider of AS and A Level Sociology qualifications and help shape the future of learning through your subject expertise and leadership. Purpose As Subject Lead for Sociology, you will play a pivotal role in supporting customers, retaining, and growing market share, and influencing the direction of Sociology education across the UK. You will provide internal consultancy, customer insight, and manage relationships with external stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Take a leading role in the planning, delivery, and improvement of Sociology qualifications and support, ensuring customer priorities are met. Represent AQA nationally through collaboration with stakeholders, centre visits, and Curriculum Connects online meetings to share feedback, prepare for future exam series, and gather insight. Use your subject expertise to respond to queries (mainly via email and CRM, triaged by customer services), support customers, and contribute to shaping national education-especially as reforms are introduced. You'll thrive in this role if you: Are a practising AS or A Level Sociology teacher (currently or within the last two years). Have an excellent understanding of the subject, specifications, and current pedagogy. Demonstrate inclusive leadership and effective stakeholder management skills. Communicate clearly and effectively, with excellent presentation and training abilities. Have a continuous improvement mindset, able to interpret data to inform decision making and monitor impact. Are skilled at influencing and brand advocacy. Can travel nationally and stay overnight as required. What's in It for You Unique opportunity to represent AQA and influence Sociology education nationally 35-hour week, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and Christmas closure) Flexible working arrangements and a strong focus on work-life balance Excellent pension, private medical insurance, health cash plan, EV leasing, volunteering days, and modern offices Exposure to impactful work that shapes education across the UK Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development A collaborative, inclusive culture where we value culture add You'll be supported by a team committed to your development and wellbeing Diversity and Inclusion Statement At AQA, we are committed to fostering a workplace that celebrates diversity and promotes equity and inclusion. We believe that a diverse team brings richer perspectives and drives better outcomes. Our ED&I strategy ensures that everyone-regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, or background-is valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We actively promote inclusive language, avoid stereotypes, and strive for representation across all dimensions of diversity. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and lived experiences. Application Process To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role. Application deadline: Wednesday 1st October. Pre-screen call with the Recruiter, followed by; First stage : Teams Interviews with a pre-set scenario - 9th and 10th October Second stage : Face to Face with a presentation - 17th and 21st October Decisions: Made in time for the end of the October half-term break.The successful candidate will ideally start on or before January 2026. Contact and Further Information If you've got questions about the role or just want to get a feel for what it's like to work at AQA, we'd love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out to one of our recruitment team for an informal chat. We're looking forward to hearing from you Recruitment Agencies We have a preferred supplier list (PSL) in place.Unsolicited CVs will be treated as a gift. We will not be subject to or liable under your terms and conditions for agency fees. Full Job Description Summary Supporting customers retaining and growing market share through subject expertise. You will also be responsible for using your subject expertise to provide internal consultancy, providing customer insight plus building and managing relationships with external stakeholders where needed. In addition to subject expertise, leadership will be a key part of this role. You will be part of the leadership of the Subject Support Team. Your role will be to ensure all activities for your subject(s) are planned, monitored and managed effectively to deliver to customers and achieve Customer and Product and organisational objectives. Where relevant you will line manage the subject delivery support team for your subject area and will be responsible for the performance of this team and ensuring effective deployment of this resource to deliver key priorities. The role will require extensive national travel to represent AQA, deliver to customers and collaborate with internal and external stakeholdersLandscape: To understand the educational landscape particularly within your subject area. To understand and engage with the strategic priorities of AQA and its evolving structure. Activities: Responsible for setting and meeting challenging goals and milestones for delivery of your subject(s) Responsible for planning, monitoring and delivering Customer and Product priorities within your subject(s). Eg) Responsible for the creation, monitoring and delivery of subject focused annual plans Where appropriate, be responsible for managing and monitoring performance of a small team e.g. including talent spotting, development opportunities and driving high performance. Use relevant systems, reports and dashboards to plan and record delivery for your subject to meet delivery targets. Lead and support projects or workstreams within Customer and Product which are of a commensurate level to your role, maximising development opportunities Engage with key stakeholders to support effective planning and delivery of priorities e.g., Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Customer Training and Events and Customer & Product Planning Manager. Responsible for effective identification and management of risks and dependencies Ensure your work supports continuous improvement in process and delivery, to drive customer experience and satisfaction levels Responsible for working with other teams to reduce failure demand from customers in your subject(s) e.g improve first contact resolution of customer enquiries. Promote customer centricity, be an advocate for the customer across the business and provide subject based customer insight. Be a brand advocate for AQA with customers and associates. Represent the team, subject(s) and Customer & Product as part of wider organisational projects and priorities Contribute to business wide processes where needed to support customer facing activity eg) incident management and awarding Responsible for the recruitment and management of associates to support delivery to customers within your subject(s) in line with the AQA associate strategy. Engage with and influence subject level stakeholders such as subject associations and learned societies to build advocacy and support and to provide both stakeholder and customer insight to inform current and future developments eg, At times of reform Present at stakeholder events in collaboration with the Product Management team, in line with the product growth strategy, in order to influence stakeholder views and decisions to ensure AQA is seen as the board of choice for the subject. To be successful in this role, you will