Overview
Our Values
The Trust schools have a shared vision and purpose: to deliver outstanding educational experiences that lead to inspiring outcomes. Each academy has a strong individual identity and tailors their educational provision to serve its local community. Academies within the Trust collaborate to share expertise and maximise opportunities and experiences for our students. We are a welcoming and caring community where our core values of Limitless Potential, Intentional Excellence, Mutual Respect, Genuine Integrity and Amazing Grace, based on Christian values, run through all we do. It is central to our ethos, day-to-day curriculum, extra-curricular activities and pastoral structures. Here at Grace Academy, we focus on the academic excellence of students and work with them to support them to be the best people they can be.
We have high expectations for all those involved in the education of children. All students leaving Grace Academy must have the qualifications they need to follow the path they have chosen; staff and parents support them in raising their expectations and aspirations. We pride ourselves on a caring ethos with a strong focus on staff wellbeing, development and collaboration.
Job role
Due to expansion, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly effective Assistant Head of Key Stage to support the Heads of Year to lead the pastoral and academic performance of our students in order to achieve the highest possible standards and outcomes. This is a non-teaching role working term-time only.
Responsibilities
* Support Heads of Year in leading pastoral care and academic performance to achieve high standards and outcomes.
* Contribute to the development and delivery of strategies to improve student wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and progress.
* Collaborate with teaching staff to monitor student progress and implement improvement plans.
* Provide leadership and guidance to support staff in the Key Stage, promoting a positive and inclusive culture.
* Engage with parents and carers to foster positive relationships and communicate progress and expectations.
Qualifications and experience
* Strong communication skills and experience working with and supporting young people.
* Experience in pastoral leadership or supporting student progress is desirable.
* Ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders within a school community.
We offer
* A friendly, innovative, and exciting community in which to work.
* A vibrant learning environment where students are ready and focused on learning.
* Professional development through our Cultivating Excellence structure to support a coaching culture across the Trust.
* Opportunities for training through the teaching school based at Sponne School and internal progression within the growing TLT academies.
* Pension schemes for both teaching and support staff; Medicash Health Plan; free lunch on duties; refreshments in staffroom; on-site gym and sporting facilities.
* Staff wellbeing/workload committees and an Employee Assistance Programme with free counselling and wellbeing packages.
* Free eye care vouchers, annual flu vaccinations, and a free work laptop with up-to-date IT equipment.
* Plenty of on-site parking.
Safeguarding and application information
The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check and must disclose any previous spent convictions or cautions. In line with KCSIE 2022, Tove Learning Trust requires all new staff to have a DBS check and join the update service. This is a contractual obligation; further information will be provided to successful applicants.
Visits or informal confidential discussions can be arranged via Sarah McAdam (Principal’s PA) at sarahmcadam@graceacademy.org.uk or 02476 589 000. Please submit your letter of application with no more than two A4 sides and include your application form to Sarah McAdam via email by Friday, 17th April 2026.
Attached documents: GAC TLT Application Form (Non Teaching).docx; Criminal Convictions Disclosure Form.docx; Assistant Head of Key Stage Application Booklet.mar 26.pdf.
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