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That’s why we’re passionate about creating engaging, high-quality educational resources that make a genuine difference to teachers, schools and families across the globe.\nOur library of over 1,000,000 teaching and learning resources has been created by experienced educators to support learning both inside and outside the classroom.\nFrom planning and assessment tools to leadership and wellbeing resources, we help educators focus on what matters most-inspiring learners.\nAs Twinkl grows, we’re looking for a Head of Learning and Development to help our people build the skills we need for our next stage of growth.\nAbout the Role\nHow do you help a business build the capability it needs before skills gaps hold it back? As our Head of Learning and Development, you’ll turn Twinkl’s strategy into a clear view of the skills we need today and in the future, then work with senior leaders to decide how best to develop or bring in that capability.\nYou’ll own our talent and capability strategy, connecting internal development, hiring, career moves and external partnerships. Working closely with Talent Acquisition and the wider People team, you’ll help build succession for critical roles and create opportunities for colleagues to apply their skills where the business needs them most.\nA central part of your role will be making learning something colleagues can confidently drive for themselves. You’ll develop the frameworks, curated resources, peer learning and AI tools that help people learn as they work, and equip managers to coach their teams. You’ll also own the Career Framework and performance management process, making both clear, accessible and useful.\nYou’ll lead and develop the L&D team, prioritise investment and stay close to delivery. Structured programmes will have a clear purpose, with success measured through stronger capability, better performance and career mobility.\nIn this role you will\nShape the talent and capability strategy, mapping future skills needs and partnering with Talent Acquisition and People colleagues to close gaps through development, hiring, internal moves or external partnerships.\nLead and coach the L&D team to enable self-directed learning through accessible pathways, curated resources, peer learning and practical support in everyday work.\nOwn the Career Framework and performance management process, equipping managers to coach their teams and connecting development with succession, stretch assignments and career mobility.\nDesign and deliver targeted leadership, onboarding and mandatory learning programmes, and build capability through AI adoption and organisational change.\nSet the direction for learning platforms and AI-enabled tools, testing approaches that personalise learning and simplify self-service before scaling those that demonstrate value.\nUse capability, performance and mobility data to evaluate impact and guide investment, managing budgets, suppliers and apprenticeship levy funding to deliver value for the business.\nWhat You’ll Need to Succeed\nYou’ll bring a commercial understanding of capability and a practical approach to helping people grow. 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