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: May 2026

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.