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Academic Coach - A Level Economics & Politics

The London Academy of Excellence Tottenham (LAET) is seeking to appoint an Academic Coach in Economics & Politics to academically inspire our students and help them flourish in their A-level years and beyond.

The role would suit a recent graduate with a passion for social mobility who is interested in a career in education or working with young people.

The position serves as an excellent springboard for a career in teaching and a formal programme of induction and training will be provided.

An opportunity to gain a formal teaching qualification in conjunction with one of LAE Tottenham’s feeder secondary schools is available in year 2.

Key responsibilities

To inspire students with a greater passion and depth of understanding in Economics & Politics
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.

Specific tasks

Working one-to-one or in small groups with students in order 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 Economics & Politics in order to:
- Understand our 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 in order 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.
To work alongside our School Librarian to ensure that the Library and other study spaces are focused, studious and calm.

Additional responsibilities as part of the induction programme:

To attend regular training sessions on matters relating to teaching, learning and pastoral care
To act as a shadow tutor for a tutor group
To oversee Supervised Study as and when required
To lead on intervention sessions in Mathematics when required
To regularly observe A level teaching
To spend up to two weeks in at least one of LAE Tottenham’s feeder schools
To spend time working alongside LAE Tottenham’s Teaching Fellows to gain exposure to targeted KS3/KS4 teaching

Sponsor visa for international student?

Imperial Start-up?

About London Academy of Excellence Tottenham

Main business: : Education

A fantastic opportunity to join the thriving London Academy of Excellence Tottenham - the Sunday Times ‘State Sixth Form College of the Year 2020-21’.

LAE Tottenham opened in September 2017 and has more than 600 students on roll as of September 2022. It is an academically selective 16-19 free school harnessing the support of nine independent schools to offer unrivalled educational opportunities to the most ambitious and motivated 16-19 year olds from Haringey and beyond.

LAE Tottenham

• Academically selective Sixth Form, opened in September 2017. Results in the top 2% nationally for attainment and progress.

• Principal Education Sponsor Highgate School and Lead Business Sponsor Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.

• Partnered by eight other leading independent schools - Alleyn’s, Chigwell, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’, Harrow, John Lyon, North London Collegiate, Mill Hill and St Dunstan’s College, each offering departmental support, CPD, expertise and shared student experiences.

• Providing first-class support into top class higher education and employment, focused on academically ambitious young people.

• Opportunities within the Chrysalis East programme, working with local secondary and primary schools to raise attainment across Tottenham.

• Housed in a stunning new state of the art school building linked to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

• Sunday Times ‘State Sixth Form College of the Year 2020-21’ and rated "outstanding" in all areas by Ofsted.