Head of Sixth Form

Hartsdown Academy, Margate, Kent, CT9 5RE

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of year or phase
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: UPS
• Additional allowances:

  TLR

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential:

• Graduate level education

• Qualified Teaching Status

• Departmental Leadership or Year leadership

• Successful teaching and curriculum development experience in the 11-19 age range

• Experience of developing clear strategies for ensuring all students make progress

• In-depth, current knowledge of effective pedagogy and coaching

• Knowledge and understanding of effective strategies for raising the attainment of students

• Highly developed communication and presentation skills applicable to a wide range of groups.

• Ability to lead developments in academic excellence as a line manager to a teaching department

• Ability to think and work creatively and flexibly whilst working with close attention to detail and under pressure to meet deadlines.

For full details, please see the recruitment pack.

What the school offers its staff

• An exciting environment where you can really make a difference

• Being part of a small local trust that is totally committed to its staff and children

• Significant opportunities for CPD and development within the school and trust

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.

Skilled Worker visas can 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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of 6th Form Recruitment Pack .pdf - 2.38 MB (opens in new tab)

About Hartsdown Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 837 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hartsdown Academy website
• Email address: titheringtonc@hartsdown.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hartsdown-academy

Hartsdown Academy is here to be a great school that builds a stronger and happier community so that people have amazing lives. We look to provide our children with "education for an amazing life".

It is the love and commitment that our staff show our children that enables their success and we promise that staff will be supported, encouraged and respected. We want Hartsdown to be an enjoyable and rewarding place to work.

Arranging a visit to Hartsdown Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email titheringtonc@hartsdown.org.

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