Key Stage Leader KS4
Ashlawn School, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5ET17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
21 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full time, STPC
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L7 - L11
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with previous experience in leadership of year groups, or a large department, to provide outstanding leadership and achievement at Key Stage 4.
You will lead and support Heads of Year to provide excellence in the daily management and welfare of students and to assist with the maintenance of high standards of behaviour and attitudes.
You will work with Heads of Year and Subject/Faculty leaders to ensure that progress is closely tracked and appropriate interventions are in place to ensure positive outcomes for all students in all year groups.
You will be able to confidently support staff in management strategies to support students who face barriers to their learning.
The successful candidate will coach and manage Heads of Year, Pastoral Assistants and Wellbeing Leads to ensure systems are followed with a positive impact on students, creating and promoting a culture within the Key Stage where students experience a positive and enriching school life.
You will have previous leadership and management experience in a school, including pastoral support of students, with a minimum of 5 years’ teaching experience, including demonstrable experience of successful line and staff development.
Successful candidates will have a good understanding of high-quality teaching and of behaviour for learning. You should be an effective communicator, able to communicate a vision and to inspire others, building effective working relationships with all stakeholders with a desire to thrive for constant improvement.
What the school offers its staff
Why work for Ashlawn?
- A large, oversubscribed bi-lateral school committed to supporting all members of the school community to succeed
- You’ll be working within a community of passionate, committed colleagues who genuinely support each other
- A staff wellbeing team implements various strategies to boost staff engagement including various activities, events, conferences, and many other staff benefits
- Excellent opportunities to develop and grow in the successful and expanding Transforming Lives Educational Trust, a growing Multi-academy Trust based within the local community
- To be part of an 11-18 provision with opportunities to teach in the sixth form
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ashlawn School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1558 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ashlawn School website
- Email address
- careers@tlet.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01788 573425
We are a school where excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We believe passionately in education and we know that Ashlawn provides the very best educational experience for all its young people.
We are a happy school where high standards and expectations lead to outstanding academic results for all our students. Respect for each other and high standards of behaviour are values which we all share and for which we are all responsible.
Our colleagues are committed to providing an inspirational environment where our students are engaged and enthused, and where learning enables all young people to realise their academic potential and acquire the skills and values they need for life’s journey. Whilst academic success is important, we recognise that there is more to education than exam passes; confidence, adaptability, learning skills, creativity and resilience are all necessary life skills. Success is celebrated in all aspects of school life as we recognise the needs of each individual and where everyone really does matter.
As a bi-lateral school, Ashlawn is the perfect blend of tradition and innovation. We are a forward-thinking and exciting centre of learning with excellent results and our young people are proud to belong to a school which offers the range of opportunities that our unique curriculum affords. Our record of success is reflected in our A level and GCSE results and we are committed to providing the highest standards of provision.
Arranging a visit to Ashlawn School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email careers@tlet.org.uk.
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