Academic Support Manager

The opportunity

Are you an experienced academic support professional or educator ready to lead a team and shape student success at one of the UK’s top creative universities?

University of the Arts London (UAL) is seeking an Academic Support Manager to join the UAL School of Pre-Degree Studies based at Lime Grove.

This is a unique opportunity to combine strategic leadership and hands-on teaching within a vibrant and diverse educational environment. In this dual role, you will lead the Academic Support Team for the course and collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to help shape academic support provision for the 2025/26 academic year and beyond.

You will also contribute as an Academic Support Lecturer, delivering high-quality academic support tailored to the needs of individual students and groups across a range of creative disciplines. Your teaching will focus on developing students' academic literacies, critical and reflective practices, and essential study skills, equipping them to transition into and thrive within UK further and higher education.

A key part of your role will involve working collaboratively with course and programme teams, providing strategic input into course development, and ensuring academic support is effectively integrated and inclusive.

 

The role is approximately a 60/40 split between management and lecturing.

 

Your profile

This position suits someone with substantial experience in higher or further education, particularly with a strong track record in student support, inclusive education, or teaching and learning in creative disciplines.

You will manage a small academic support team, work closely with programme leaders, and deliver targeted teaching sessions that help students navigate academic requirements and personal development challenges.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has extensive experience supporting diverse student groups, including students with dyslexia or other disabilities.

• Is confident in leading, motivating, and managing staff.

• Understands inclusive and digital pedagogies and is committed to continuous improvement.

This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact on the student experience at UAL, ensuring learners develop as confident, independent thinkers ready to thrive in their academic and creative journeys.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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