Assistant College Lead (+ Sports Specialist)

Abbey Hill Academy & College, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 5PP

20 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) 32.5 Hours Monday- 8.45am-4.30pm, Tuesday-Friday 8.45am-3.30pm SEN Allowance and TLR £3527

Assistant College Lead (+ Sports Specialist) job summary

About this role

The St Bart's Multi Academy Trust, in partnership with Governors, staff and children of Abbey Hill Academy and College are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our hard working and committed team.

At Abbey Hill Academy and College our children come first. High expectations, mutual trust and respect are underpinned by a warm, supportive ethos. In the best interests of our children we work very closely with our partner Academies. The successful candidate will be working alongside a team of caring, enthusiastic, dedicated staff, who are well-supported by their Senior Leadership Team.

Are you an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher looking for an opportunity to lead and inspire, with a passion for sports and outdoor education?

Abbey Hill Academy & College, an all-through special academy catering for children with a diverse range of needs, is seeking to appoint a dynamic and highly motivated Assistant College Lead to join our college team.

As Assistant College Lead, you will play a crucial role in the day-to-day management and organisation of main pathway programmes within our college department. You will be an excellent classroom practitioner, committed to ensuring the educational progress of all students, and will line manage and appraise identified staff. A key aspect of this role will be teaching Sports to our post-16 learners and leading the Duke of Edinburgh Award programme, promoting physical development, teamwork, and valuable life skills.

Duties and Responsibilities

• In addition to carrying out the duties of a class teacher as outlined in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document, the post holder receives a TLR2 for supporting in leading the college department

Leadership and management

• Support and implement the vision and ethos of the Academy
• Contribute to, implement and evaluate the success of the Academy Development Plan, specifically in relation to your allocated area of responsibility
• Ensure that the work of the team/whole Academy (as relevant) is inclusive and issues are addressed in curriculum and/or pastoral management
• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures
• Together with SLT, lead on the Academy self evaluation process for your area(s) of responsibility including the monitoring of Academy standards and bringing about improvement
• Be a proactive and effective member of the middle leadership team
• Be an effective role model for your team in terms of teaching, behaviour and classroom management

Teaching and learning responsibility

• Lead and oversee the delivery of allocated programmes across the college department
• Have overall responsibility and accountability for allocated programme(s)
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and learning within your area(s) of responsibility
• Work with teachers to implement effective teaching and learning strategies
• Support the development and delivery of a high-quality curriculum that is ambitious and meets the needs of all learners
• Promote innovative and engaging teaching practices, leveraging the use of technology where appropriate
• Teach our Sports Pathway (including Maths, PSHE, RE)

Monitoring and assessment

• Together with the senior leadership team (SLT) of the Academy, contribute to, monitor and review the impact of teaching and student progress through the analysis of data, ensuring the use of information for planning and target setting in relation to main pathways
• Monitor standards including recorded work as relevant to your TLR area, including reviewing long and medium term planning
• Monitor the quality of student work produced within your area of responsibility
• Implement strategies to enhance the quality of student work, including the development of clear expectations and assessment criteria
• Provide feedback and guidance to teaching staff to improve the quality of assessment and feedback to students
• Analyse data and gather evidence to evaluate the quality of education in relation to your area(s) of responsibility

Manage resources

• Effectively manage resources allocated to main pathways, including staffing, budgets, and equipment (as appropriate)
• Ensure that resources are used efficiently and effectively to support high-quality teaching and learning.

Abbey Hill Academy & College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment"
This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from schools or by visiting www.crb.gov.uk

If you are interested in applying and require further information please call 01782 355849 or email recruitment@abbeyhill.sbmat.org

More information on the school including our Prospectus and Safeguarding Policy can be found on our website https://www.abbeyhillschool.co.uk/

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 Abbey Hill Academy & College

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 373 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Abbey Hill Academy & College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/abbey-hill-academy-college

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