John Rees, Principal and Chief Executive Officer
You are taking the first step on what we hope will be a fulfilling and rewarding career at DN Colleges Group (DNCG).
DN Colleges Group is a general further education organisation with sites at North Lindsey College, Scunthorpe and Doncaster College, Doncaster serving the east – west corridor from South Yorkshire to the Humber and Lincolnshire.
We have specialist Higher Education sites – University Campus North Lincolnshire, in Scunthorpe and University Campus Doncaster. The current financial health of the DN Colleges Group is Outstanding with an annual turnover of over £50m.
DN Colleges Group offers a wide range of provision for young people and adults and has a number of distinctive strengths in terms of its balance of the provision. There are approximately 4,000 16-18 year olds and a similar number of adults on classroom based programmes, with more than 2,000 Apprentices and over 2,000 Higher Education students across a wide range of curriculum areas. In particular, the organisation has a strong focus on professional, technical and STEM related provision. The DN Colleges Group Strategic Plan, Core Values, Vision and Mission place us at the centre of the local economy, building partnerships with key employers and supporting the progression of students to higher level technical skills.
At whatever level our students study, the provision is of the highest quality and is delivered by our well qualified and committed staff. Student and staff support is equally outstanding and will provide you as a member of staff with everything you need to fulfil your personal goals and ambitions.
Our strong financial health means that the college is able to make a major investment in resources to support students and staff and over the last few years we have significantly increased our budgets for continuing professional developments (CPD) for all our staff. We recognise the importance of this and want to ensure that we develop and support you during your time at DN Colleges Group.
We continue to make investment in our resources for teaching and learning. Across the organisation, staff and students benefit from the installation of the latest Wi-Fi technology and expansion of our Learning Resources Centres. Workshops and classrooms have also been upgraded and integrated with investment in mobile technologies for both staff and students.
All members of DNCG’s community live by our College Values which means that we aim to provide an environment which creates a high performing culture where we have high standards and high aspirations for our students and for our staff.
We aim to provide a welcoming, caring, supporting, safe and inclusive environment and our policies and practices promote and celebrate inclusion, equality and diversity. We aim for a culture which is open and honest and where we treat each other with respect, where individuals and teams take responsibility, where we work in partnership with each other and recognise and reward staff who show initiative, innovation and creativity.
Above all, we seek to create a positive environment for both students and staff and encourage everyone to share our enthusiasm for success.
We would like to wish you a successful and enjoyable time at DN Colleges Group, and sincerely hope you are able to develop your own career aspirations with our support and that there are no barriers to your success.
