Sixth Form Study Supervisor
Swindon Academy, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 1JR9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
31 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,279.00 - £23,279.00 Annually (Actual)
Sixth Form Study Supervisor job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge?
Would you like to work as part of a team in a role where you can make a difference to the lives of young people?
An Exciting Opportunity to join Swindon Academy; the most improved school in Swindon
School: Swindon Academy
Job Title: Sixth Form Study Supervisor
Salary: £23,279 per annum pro rata to the FTE of £26,305 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, term time plus one week
Swindon Academy is looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic Sixth Form Study Supervisor who will support staff in school making a strong contribution to pupils' learning and achievement. The Sixth Form Study Supervisor will support students studying in their Sixth Form and run the Sixth Form Study Centre ensuring students have the best learning experience to support their taught lessons.
The main duties include:
- Supervise the students studying in the Sixth Form Study Centre
- Support Students in the completion of note-taking, assignments and essays
- Hold 1:1 wellbeing conversations with students to support their academic progress and personal growth and development.
- Use data effectively and work with other members of the Sixth Form tutorial team to provide targeted intervention and support for students identified as ‘at risk’ of not meeting course requirements
The very nature of this job means that the cover required will be variable on a daily basis. This role is working Monday - Friday, term time only, within Sixth Form phase at Beech Avenue.
Our ideal candidate will have:
- excellent communication skills and be able to build good relationships with young people and adults
- an ability to deal with students and staff so that they feel they have been dealt with consistently and fairly
- an ability to convey authority and earn students respect, with the ability to make good decisions really fast.
- the ability to show initiative whilst knowing when to take advice
- good judgement over matters of confidentiality and integrity in dealing with sensitive information about students
- strong IT skills with the ability to positively respond to training in the use of school IT packages.
Other requirements:
- educated to A Level or Degree level
- sound literacy and numeracy, GCSE in English and Maths at Grade C or above
- some previous experience of working with young people is desirable
- some understanding of how students learn or teaching experience is desirable
Additional Information
Swindon Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore there is an expectation that all staff and volunteers share this commitment. The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response.
Due to the high volume of applications received, the School is unable to provide individual feedback on why an application is unsuccessful. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Why choose us
At Swindon Academy, we pride ourselves on a team of staff who are supportive, friendly and dedicated to providing the very best teaching and learning for our students. Staff across the academy set a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement for students which, in turn, is reflected in the emphasis we place on continuing professional development (CPD) for our staff.
We have made significant, sustained progress at GCSE and are proud to be the top performing school in Swindon for progress over the last six years.
Swindon Academy was the first all-though academy to open in the UK and has over 1,900 pupils from the age of 2 to 19. The school is situated in purpose-built £25 million premises, benefiting from excellent, state-of-the-art facilities and situated within the beautiful county of Wiltshire, within commuting distance for Bristol, Bath and Oxford.
After a visit from Ofsted in June 2022, the academy continues to be a ‘Good’ school in all aspects of the inspection framework. Inspectors who visited the school noted that, “Warm, caring relationships are at the heart of the way that staff work with pupils.
United Learning
Swindon Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resources, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.
As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Swindon Academy
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 2 to 19
- Education phase
- All through school
- School size
- 1854 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Swindon Academy website
At Swindon Academy, we pride ourselves on a team of staff who are supportive, friendly, and dedicated to providing the very best teaching and learning for our students. Staff across the academy set a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement for students which, in turn, is reflected in the emphasis we place on continuing professional development (CPD) for our staff.
We have made significant, sustained progress at GCSE and are proud to be the top performing school in Swindon for progress over the last six years. Swindon Academy was the first all-though academy to open in the UK and has over 1,900 pupils from the age of 2 to 19.
The school is situated in purpose-built £25 million premises, benefiting from excellent, state-of-the-art facilities, and situated within the beautiful county of Wiltshire, within commuting distance for Bristol, Bath and Oxford. United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
Swindon Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.
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