Academic Coach - Top 1% School

EdEx - Education Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job description

Academic Coach | Oxbridge Coaching | Top 1% Secondary School | Haringey

Q - Are you an exceptional graduate (or soon to be graduate) looking to gain world-class experience ahead of undertaking your Teacher Training?

Q - Are you driven to increase social mobility and have a deep interest in a career in Education?

If so, EdEx may have the perfect Academic Coach vacancy for you!

EdEx are exclusively working with the leading secondary school in North London (Haringey) to find x6 Academic Coaches for September 2025 starts. The school has been in the top 1% nationally for attainment and progress since its inception. The school has consistently been graded "Outstanding" for nearly 10 years and continues to break the mould and push boundaries of what's possible.

These positions are full-time vacancies, employed directly by the school on a permanent contract. Initially a 1-year contract, with scope to go onto teacher training in year 2 if interested. The "actual" salary for these Academic Coach vacancies is £27,181 per annum (FTE equivalent £30,331).

The school is an academically selective Sixth Form, for students aged 16-19, with the school's aim and values to provide opportunities to students from lower-socio economic backgrounds that they wouldn't otherwise have access to. There is a real togetherness and ambition for pupils from the senior leaders to back-office staff. They really are one-of-a-kind.

If you are interested in these Academic Coach vacancies read on below to find out more…

Key highlights of this exceptional school:

• School is sponsored by the leading independent school in North London and its Lead Business Sponsor is Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
• Consistently Top 1-2% for attainment and pupil progress vs National and London results
• State Of the Art Facilities - every department is housed in exceptional buildings with all equipment for staff and students to push themselves
• Voted The Sunday Times Sixth Form College of The Year 2021
• In 2024 over 70% of students went to Russell Group Universities
• Over 60% of students achieved A*/A and 86% A*-B results
• 61 students secured places at Oxford and Cambridge since school opening in 2017
• Exceptional Training and CPD (Continuous Professional Development) opportunities for staff - training and upskilling is taken seriously, and opportunities are plentiful to progress for staff

There are currently the following Academic Coach Vacancies:

• Academic Coach - Physics
• Academic Coach - Biology
• Academic Coach - Politics
• Academic Coach - Maths & Further Maths
• Academic Coach - Chemistry
• Academic Coach - Economics

What will you do as an Academic Coach?

• To inspire students with a greater passion and depth of understanding in your specialist subject
• To support students to develop habits of academic excellence during their time as Sixth Formers and at university or elsewhere
• To ensure students are developing the literacy, numeracy, communication and oracy skills to thrive at university and beyond
• To provide pastoral support to develop confident, resilient young people
• Working one-to-one or in small groups with students to develop their subject understanding and boost attainment
• Planning and delivering sessions relating to academic literacy to support students with skills such as time management and study skills
• Working with students applying to the best universities in the world, especially Oxford and Cambridge, as well as those struggling with their academic workload
• Working with academic and pastoral staff to identify a target group of students that would benefit from academic support and developing personalised plans of action that enables effective and measurable academic progress
• To provide support across your subject specialism in order to:
• Understand students' academic needs
• Support teaching staff in developing techniques that enable academically vulnerable students to learn effectively
• Pick up revision strategies, study skills, essay writing techniques and other subject specific guidance to continually give our students targeted support
• To work alongside the SENDCO team and Deputy Head (Pastoral) to identify and screen any students who present signs or symptoms of a special educational need

Who makes an exceptional Academic Coach?

• An academically gifted graduate from a Russell Group University, including achieving a 1st Class or 2:1 Classification at undergraduate level
• Strong academics across A-Levels and GCSEs - A*-B's desirable, but not essential
• A graduate with ambition, drive and resilience to push students to show they're capable of more than they imagine - sounds cliché, but it's imperative
• An interest in gaining hands-on experience in a world-leading educational institute, with ambition to train to teach or work within education, social policy etc
• Resilient, hard-working, ambitious - want to be around like-minded people!
• Able to inspire and motivate students
• Caring, humble and intensely passionate about making a difference in today's world
• Experience tutoring, mentoring students / young people is ideal - this can be professional or personal experience
• Happy to take on some small class teaching responsibilities once the induction period is successfully completed

If you are interested in these Academic Coach vacancies, do not delay applying. Interviews and shortlisting are happening over the next two weeks.

Apply with your latest CV attached, including a contact phone number and email. If you are shortlisted for the position, James at EdEx will be in contact to arrange a time to speak on the phone for an initial telephone interview. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 24 hours of application.