Academic Tutor and UCAS/Oxbridge Coach

Haberdashers' Hatcham College, London, SE14 5SF

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,178.00 - £27,400.00 Annually (Actual)

Academic Tutor and UCAS/Oxbridge Coach job summary

About the role

Are you passionate about supporting ambitious young people to achieve places at the UK's most prestigious universities? We are seeking an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and inspiring Academic Tutor and UCAS/Oxbridge Coach to join our Sixth Form team and lead our Oxbridge Access Programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with high-achieving students across Years 11-13, providing expert guidance throughout every stage of the Oxford and Cambridge admissions process, from personal statements and entrance assessments to interview preparation and application support.

Alongside leading our Oxbridge programme, you will play a key role in delivering academic enrichment, mentoring students, coordinating the EPQ programme, supporting UCAS applications, and providing targeted academic tutoring. You will inspire students to develop the confidence, resilience and academic curiosity needed to fulfil their potential while helping to widen access to higher education. This role is ideal for someone with outstanding communication skills, a passion for academic excellence, and the ability to motivate and support students in achieving exceptional outcomes.

Reporting

This role reports to Assistant Principal and Head of KS5

Staff Development ​

Our staff are important to us. We know that without great staff, our children will not be as successful. Therefore, Professional Learning is key to our success. As a new employee within the Trust, you will be supported by the Senior Directors of People and Professional Learning, alongside your line manager to realise your full potential. 'Our People Strategy is key to our success and integral to this is our commitment to equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion . Bringing this to life is the responsibility of every member of staff. We take seriously any behaviour which undermines it. Anyone applying to work with us, should share this commitment.’

We actively encourage applicants from colleagues from under-represented groups.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post falls within the scope of regulated activity. Appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS with list checks (and other relevant checks). It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Haberdashers' Hatcham College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1401 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Haberdashers' Hatcham College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/haberdashers-aske-s-hatcham-college

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