Great colleagues, less great management - Teacher Nottingham College Employee Review

3.0
May 16, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working with experts in their field. Some lecturers genuinely care about their students and coworkers. Large cohorts of students. Flexibility of the role. Campus locations.

Cons

Management falsifying Glassdoor reviews to try to paint an incorrect image. Pay is inadequate compared to other areas of education. Departmental CPD is a waste of time. Promotions are based on who you know - most managers/ leaders have a friend higher up who put them there. Inadequate managers who get moved to new roles, rather than being sanctioned after multiple complaints from staff and students. Telling managers you are unhappy and it being ignored. Bullying against staff and students is not a priority.

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Nottingham College Response
3y
Thank you for taking to the time to write a review. It is great that see some positives in your role at the College. We're sorry that you think that management are falsifying reviews, we have had over 50 reviews - not all from leaders - and we try to encourage colleagues from all levels across the college to engage with Glassdoor. We have invested heavily in pay and development over the last 18 months, and would be happy to meet up and chat about this. We take the engagement of colleagues seriously and we do not tolerate bullying so please do contact your HR BP or People Services so we can address any issues swiftly.

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Cons

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Cons

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Nottingham College Response
2w
Thank you for sharing your experience - it's really appreciated. It's great to hear you've found colleagues and students supportive, even when mainly working in an on-line environment. Everyday interactions make a difference and we hope to see you at our Future Fest event on 8th July or joining on of the Summer Roadshows Janet Smith, CEO. We know how important it is to deliver a great experience for our colleagues and students and our engagement surveys are showing positive progress to the collective energy of everyone at Nottingham College to make it a great place to work and study. We'd encourage you to complete our summer pulse survey adding your voice to that of others - this will help shape how we continue to move forward positively.
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