Head of Sixth Form (Maternity Cover)

Oasis Academy Hadley, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 4PX

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 May 2026

• Closing date

  11 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Pay Scale (Outer London L6 to L10)

Head of Sixth Form (Maternity Cover) job summary

Head of Sixth Form (Maternity Cover)

Location: Oasis Academy Hadley

Salary: Leadership Pay Scale (Outer London L6 to L10) plus Teachers Pension Scheme Scheme

Hours: Full time

Contract: Fixed Term (maternity cover) / Secondments will be considered.

Start date: As soon as possible

Oasis Academy Hadley is a special place to work. Unique in its set up as a single school educating pupils aged 2 – 19, with strong community ties, joining the team here means joining the Hadley family. Driven by a high performing, enthusiastic and authentic leadership team, the Academy is going from strength to strength with excellent rates of attainment, and most importantly, pupil empowerment and success on a personal level.

We’re looking for a passionate, engaging and innovative Head of Sixth Form for maternity cover to bring our team to the next level. This is the perfect time to join our team – we are well on the way to becoming an outstanding faculty, with consistently improving results and 33% A* at A level.

You will have a passion for learning together with the skills to inspire and motivate our students. Our students really enjoy their English lessons, and they make excellent progress. The Oasis Hadley Sixth Form is an exceptionally high performing part of the academy, offering a broad and ambitious curriculum that includes a wide range of A Level and Level 3 BTEC courses.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Monitoring and supporting the academic progress, attendance and behaviour of students in the Oasis Sixth Form

• Taking responsibility for Sixth Form students

• Working with Sixth Form teachers to support individual students in removing barriers to learning so that all Sixth Form students achieve their potential.

• Working with the Careers and Enrichment Leader to develop a programme of activities that will develop students’ personal, social and emotional development.

A full job description is attached to this vacancy.

Our offer to you

• A commitment to your personal and professional development, with a wealth of support and guidance available

• Access to the OCL curriculum resource bank

• Joining a warm and welcoming school family

• A wide range of store discounts and benefits via our dedicated platform

• Free access to our gym facilities

• Places available for your children in nursery/reception/primary groups

• Great transport link as situated next to Ponders End station.

Application process

If you’re interested and you would like to know more, we welcome conversations or school visits. Start your application to find out how to arrange this.

Or, if you can’t wait to apply and start the conversation at an interview – please click ‘fast apply’ to complete the application form and tell us all about you, your experience and how your ambition to see every student succeed matches ours.

If you intend to apply, we recommend you submit your application as soon as possible. We will be reviewing applications as they are submitted and holding interviews in line with this. This could result in the advert closing before the advertised date.

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 Oasis Academy Hadley

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 1511 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oasis Academy Hadley website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oasis-academy-hadley

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