Year Group Lead Sixth Form

Salary: Main Pay Range + TLR1A ( Outer London Weighting) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent

Start date: April 2025 or as soon as possible

With you in our classrooms, we can change lives.

As Year group lead - Sixth form, you will play a crucial role in the well-being and academic success of all Sixth Form students. You will report to the Assistant Principal and manage a team of tutors. Your responsibilities include creating a positive and purposeful environment, promoting positive behaviour, and ensuring high attendance rates. You will work collaboratively with students, staff, families, and external agencies to provide comprehensive pastoral care. The ability to teach either English, Maths, Science, Business and would be desirable.

Ready for your talents to be nurtured?

Come and play a vital role in ensuring our students receive the education they deserve. In collaboration with colleagues, you will deliver outstanding teaching to every child, in every classroom, every day. At our school, we ensure that you have the time and space needed to get on with what matters most - educating - so we remove as much administrative burden from you as possible.

This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.

About Bexleyheath Academy

Bexleyheath Academy is proud to be a non-selective school in the grammar heartland of Kent. Bexleyheath Academy is quickly approaching capacity with students; in order to accommodate the demands of the local community and grow our skilled staff, we must expand.

The role is due to commence Easter 2025 or sooner if possible. This is a full time, permanent position.

Closing date: 6th January 2025.

Interview Date: 14th January 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.