Academic Support Year Lead
Saint Gabriel's College, London, SW9 6UL6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026 or sooner
Closing date
3 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- NJC SO2, points 27 to 29, pro rata , Term-time only
Additional allowances
NJC SO2, points 27 to 29, pro rata , Term-time only
Academic Support Year Lead job summary
About the Role
The Academic Support Year Lead is directly accountable to the Director of Ethos and Culture and plays a key role in sustaining the school’s ethos and supporting students to achieve their God-given potential. This role focuses on academic oversight, student guidance, and promoting positive behaviour and wellbeing within a Year Group.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Advisory Teams to maintain routines, behaviour expectations, and positive learning culture.
- Track student performance, identify underachievement, and implement interventions.
- Support staff in fostering constructive relationships with students.
- Engage parents and carers to support student success.
- Ensure attendance, inclusion, and participation in extracurricular activities.
- Lead collective worship and promote the school’s Christian ethos.
- Safeguard students in line with Level 3 training.
Qualifications
Required:
- Degree or equivalent qualification, ideally with behavioural science or psychology components.
Desirable:
- Teaching qualification
- Postgraduate qualification (e.g., NPQ)
- Evidence of ongoing professional development, including Level 3 Safeguarding
Experience
Required:
- 3+ years in academic care, guidance, and support at middle leadership level
- Experience coaching students for productive outcomes
- Safeguarding certification
Desirable:
- Experience delivering high-quality education
- Evidence of sustained significant student outcomes
- Experience designing and delivering student improvement initiatives
Contract: This is a full-time, permanent position.
Start date: January 2026 or sooner
If you think, you have the skills, experience, and passion that we need, please do apply
How to apply:
If you think you have the skills, experience, and passion that we need, please do apply.
An application form is provided with the online advertisement or can be obtained from recruitment@saintgabrielscollege.org.
Closing date: Completed applications should be submitted by 12 noon, Monday 3rd November 2025, your personal statement should be no more than two pages.
Interviews: Week commencing 3rd November 2025
We would love you to come to visit our school - Please contact 0207 7933901/ recruitment@saintgabrielscollege.org. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape the future of Saint Gabriel’s College, ensuring every student achieves their potential in a safe, inclusive, and inspiring environment.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our students and we expect all Governors, Staff, Volunteers and Contractors to demonstrate the same commitment.
Saint Gabriel’s College and the Southwark Diocese Board of Education are committed to positively addressing discrimination in all forms and that all sectors of the community have fair and equal access and experience within employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds and communities, particularly those underrepresented in our workforce.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Saint Gabriel's College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 594 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Saint Gabriel's College website
Saint Gabriel’s College is a small inclusive Church of England secondary school where every member of the community is valued. All our students are encouraged to achieve excellence by working hard, continuously improving, growing spiritually and thinking of others.
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