Head of Cohort - Teaching

Forest Bridge School, Maidenhead, SL6 1BN

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP/September

• Closing date

  5 May 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  13 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L6-L14 Fringe
• Additional allowances:

  L6-L14 Fringe

Head of Cohort - Teaching job summary

Alongside the Head of Cohort - ABA, take a strategic lead in the quality assurance of education at Forest Bridge School. Bringing together all evidence to evaluate quality and consistency across cohorts.

Provide strategic leadership for the design, delivery and continuous improvement of the curriculum and teaching across the cohorts, ensuring alignment with school ethos, safeguarding expectations, and an evidence informed approach.

Quality assure that the school’s teaching and curriculum remains fun, functional and promotes meaningful outcomes.

Act as the go to person for curriculum leads across the school.

Support the day-to-day running of the teaching provision alongside other members of SLT, ensuring effective systems, appropriate deployment, and consistent practice across learning environments.

Support the delivery of high-quality training for staff through collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team, ensuring training translates into consistent practice.

Provide weekly mentorship and support to middle leaders including professional development and pastoral support.

Contribute to induction, coaching and performance development systems that strengthen staff confidence, competence, and retention.

Provide leadership and support to curriculum leads, strengthening consistency, professional development, and implementation of the curriculum.

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 Forest Bridge School

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 122 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Forest Bridge School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/forest-bridge-school

Forest Bridge School is a Special Free School for children (4-16 years) with autism which opened in September 2015 and has moved into our purpose built building in March 2021. The school’s vision is: To be a leading provider of education for children and young adults with the primary diagnosis of autism. Combining Applied Behaviour Analysis, evidence-based therapy and effective personalised curriculums to enable pupils to fulfil their potential, prepare for adulthood and lead happy lives.

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