Senior Learning Curator, Early Years and Families

About the role

The Senior Learning Curator, Early Years and Families (Maternity Cover) will provide continuity and leadership for Tate’s established programme of creative learning for families and intergenerational audiences at Tate Modern and Tate Britain including the ambitious UNIQLO Tate Play programme.
Working within the framework of the current Learning strategy, the postholder will ensure the smooth delivery of the existing programme, supporting the team in maintaining its high quality, inclusivity, and reach. They will lead an experienced team of Curators, Assistant Curators and an Administrator, working closely with colleagues in Curatorial, Visitor Experience and Audiences teams to coordinate a coherent and engaging offer for families in the galleries.
As part of the Learning Senior Management Team, the postholder will play an active role in delivering departmental priorities, targets and sustaining effective communication and collaboration across the wider team.

About your team

Learning is a department of 40 colleagues who create opportunities for people of all backgrounds and ages to engage with art in a range of ways, to be inspired, to play, build knowledge, ideas and skills. We do this through a wide array of creative learning events, resources, and collaborative projects in gallery at Tate Modern, Tate Britain and online.

Teams within learning include Early Years and Families, Schools and Teachers, Public Practice Talks and Events and Young People, and Communities and Partnerships who work together to build a year-round programme of events and activities for audiences. We work in close collaboration with colleagues across Tate including Curatorial, Visitor Experience and Digital teams, and with a broad range of artists, creative practitioners and partner organisations.

What you will gain

In this maternity cover role, you will have the opportunity to lead and maintain Tate’s established Early Years and Families Programme, supporting the delivery of the Learning Strategy and key team objectives.

What you will do (Main Duties and Responsibilities)

• Lead the Early Years and Families Programme to provide continuity of delivery, ensuring Tate’s Learning Strategy and team objectives are met during the maternity cover period.

• Maintain core programme planning and delivery across Tate Modern and Tate Britain, overseeing high-quality learning experiences that engage children, families, and intergenerational audiences including UNIQLO Tate Play.

• Manage key partnerships with artists, external contributors, and community organisations to sustain programme innovation, quality, and alignment with funders’ requirements.

• Coordinate cross-departmental collaboration with Curatorial, Visitor Experience, and Audiences to deliver a cohesive, high-impact family learning offer, including large-scale UNIQLO Tate Play Commissions and the Mini Wonders Programme.

• Manage and support the EYF team, providing guidance, workload planning, professional development, and ensuring effective communication and team performance.

• Manage the EYF team budget, including external funding, and ensure all activities are delivered within agreed financial parameters.

• Contribute to strategic funding proposals, reporting, and evaluation, helping to capture learning and share insights across the department.

• Oversee programme evaluation and reflection to capture learning, inform improvements, and contribute to department-wide insights and reporting.

• Contribute to the Learning Senior Management Team, supporting strategic priorities, departmental planning, and collaborative delivery of shared objectives.

What you will bring to the team

• Extensive experience of designing, delivering, and managing creative learning programmes across a range of scales for children, families, and intergenerational audiences in public, cultural, or museum settings.

• Excellent knowledge of theory and application of practices that support creative learning and innovative participatory practices for children and families with a range of ages, lived experiences and backgrounds.
• Proven experience leading and developing a team, including planning workloads, providing coaching, and ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience of end-to-end development and management of large-scale artist commissions including working closely with studios and multiple stakeholders.

Museum Website: https://careers.tate.org.uk/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=405