Head of KS5

Tes is supporting the appointment for a Head of KS5 to join an Academy based in Ealing.

Reporting to: Vice Principal

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Annualised Hours 40 hrs /week

Salary: £34,452 - £40,427

Closing Date: 26th July 2024

Location: Acton, London — Excellent transport links, Acton Town station only 5 minutes’ walk and ample car parking onsite.

The school's ethos is clear, and they are unwavering in their dedication to it. They simply believe that every child regardless of background or prior achievement, can be successful if given great teaching and pastoral support.

They are a diverse and vibrant academy, having every language on the DfE census represented in the Academy and are proud to be a true comprehensive school and they maintain this comprehensive intake right through to our 6th form.

About the role:

As Head of Key Stage 5 you will lead the culture of sixth form, ensuring pupils have the best experience of learning and wrap around support to be successful, secure great destinations and live lives of which they can be proud.

You will contribute to the strategic leadership of the school, ensuring effective pastoral systems and procedures are consistently implemented. You will lead and develop a professional community of form tutors, to ensure that the highest level of pastoral care is provided to every student.

In return you will be joining a warm and friendly team with excellent staff well-being including the use of our fully equipped gym. As part of a group they are committed to excellent CPD encouraging staff development.

Why should you work here:

They have stripped away anything they feel gets in the way of being a great teacher so that they can focus on the main thing. This includes:

• Feedback policies that sit at department level and do not require slavish marking of books
• No graded lesson observations or spurious judgements
• No report writing
• No parent’s evenings
• Only 2 data points a year
• No ½ termly data metrics to track progress
• Protected Department meeting time built into the timetable and staff loadings
• Protected curriculum planning time built into the timetable and staff loadings
• A constant SLT presence to maintain our calm, scholarly atmosphere
• A binary behaviour system that enables disruption-free teaching.

The ideal candidate will:

• Right to work in the UK
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Experience of working with students at KS5 level
• Able to work with a range of internal and external partners.
• Liaise with colleagues and external contacts at all levels of seniority with confidence, tact and diplomacy

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role.

By applying to this job advertisement, you are providing consent for the Tes Recruitment team to propose and discuss your application with the employer.

Tes Recruitment Services (UK) represent Schools and Academies across the globe, supporting them to secure a great teacher/leader for every role. 

To learn more about this role please email managedrecruit@tes.com for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context. 

Please include REF: LC2089522 in the email subject line. Please note that we are unable to accept CVs sent to us via email so please use the stated application route.