Posted: Tuesday, September 16th 2025
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Associate Tutor - Sports Coach to help develop our new school. We are looking for someone with a positive and professional attitude, who will thrive serving the needs of our school community. This is an exciting and rare opportunity to help grow One Degree Academy and to be part of something profound and special. Salary: Start/End Date: Reports to Working hours: S6 - S10 (£26,135 - £27,425) FTE £28,720 - £30,138 + LGPS Pension. Starting salary point negotiable dependent on experience and subject to annual pay review Start ASAP (flexible start date for right candidate); Fixed-Term End Date: 31/08/2026 Principal 7:30am - 4:30pm (42.5hrs) Working Pattern: Predominantly term time working (39 weeks) Unique opportunity to join a new school in North London • Do you want to play a key role in the founding of an exciting, new and innovative school? • Do you want to move your career forward in an environment that nurtures talent and has scope for career progression? • Do you want to be part of an exciting new venture that aims to transform the lives of children? One Degree Academy has been given a rare opportunity to raise standards of education in North London. Our school opened in September 2016. We moved to our brand-new building and state of the art facilities in August 2022 – come and help us grow! We know that success and habits of excellence are achieved through perseverance and incremental improvement - ‘one degree’ at a time. This idea is at the heart of our school. Whether you are experienced working in schools or someone seeking to enter this profession, you will play a key part in the academy’s development. As with our students, we want to grow and develop our team, ‘stepby-step’: all staff receive professional development in line with their role, with potential opportunities to progress as the school grows. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Associate Tutor - Sports Coach to help develop our new school. We are looking for someone with a positive and professional attitude, who will thrive serving the needs of our school community. This is an exciting and rare opportunity to help grow One Degree Academy and to be part of something profound and special. Successful candidates will: • Have an unfaltering commitment to serving the Academy, its students and staff • Welcome feedback and be committed to the idea of continuous improvement and self-development • Be committed to the One Degree Academy vision and values In this role, you will have the opportunity: • To join an engaged team and organisation utterly committed to developing its staff through incremental improvement, step-by-step • To play a key role developing our school, with the potential to progress as we grow • To be part of something profound and special Specific duties: Supporting Teaching, Learning and Assessment • To work with teachers to assess the needs of individual students and take action to support their learning needs • To observe, record and offer feedback on student progress. • To support whole class teaching • To support as required in the design, implementation and review of individual education plans for specific students • Support - both as directed and through own initiative - groups of or individual students • To lead small group teaching as required Pastoral Care • To help promote and safeguard the welfare of all students • To promote self-discipline, high standards of behaviour and positive attitudes on the part of all students and to implement policies and procedures to foster them • To ensure that a high standard of care and good order for all students is maintained through the implementation of ODA behaviour systems Communication and Community Links • To fully support the life and work of the Academy • To develop and maintain positive and effective professional relationships with colleagues, parents and the local community Other • To undertake other various responsibilities as directed by the Principal & Senior Leadership Team • Plan and lead after school clubs or additional activities on a regular basis Culture • Support One Degree Academy’s values and ethos by contributing to the development and implementation of policies, practices and procedures • Help to create a strong school community, characterised by consistent orderly behaviour and caring, respectful relationships • Help to maintain a school culture and ethos that is utterly committed to achievement • Support and work in collaboration with colleagues and other professionals in and beyond the school This document is considered to provide an outline of the areas that this role involves. This document does not preclude the post holder developing systems and structures not specifically mentioned but related to his/her broad areas of responsibility. The roles outlined above are indicative and do not preclude anything else that may be reasonably requested commensurate with the post held and duties undertaken To apply • Download an application pack from onedegreeacademy.org/vacancies • Completed applications should be e-mailed to: [email protected] • Closing date: 23rd September 2025, 11:59pm • Early Applications and school visits are encouraged – We will process all applications on a rolling basis. To arrange a visit or if you have any questions, please email: [email protected]. Please note that during holiday periods, we only check this inbox intermittently. Encouraging Diversity ODA is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our employees. We consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to be working in London, one of the most diverse cities in the world. Our aim is that our workforce will be representative of all sections of society and each employee will feel respected and able to give their best. Fairness in how we recruit and select our employees plays a significant part in creating an equalopportunity environment. Our aim is that every internal and external applicant who applies for a position within the Academy is considered against criteria, which relates only to the requirements of the job. To that end, we are committed to providing equality and fairness for all. Appointment is conditional upon receipt of references from appropriate referees, which, in the view of the Academy, are satisfactory Safer Recruitment ODA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of our children and young people in our schools. We expect all staff to share this commitment in line with guidance “Keeping Children Safe in Education.” The Academy will not unfairly discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of conviction or other details revealed. The Academy makes appointment decisions on the basis of merit and ability. If an applicant has a criminal record, this will not automatically debar him/her from employment within the Academy. Instead, each case will be decided on its merits in accordance with the objective assessment criteria. ODA requires all employees to undertake an Enhanced DBS check because of the nature of our work. Applicants are required, before the appointment, to disclose all previous convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings (except those which are “protected” as defined in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013). A failure to disclose a previous conviction, caution, reprimand or warning may lead to an application being rejected or, if the failure is discovered after employment has started, may lead to termination of employment. For further information visit: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service
Job type: Full Time
Location: Enfield
Closing date: Sept. 23, 2025
How to apply: Visit the link below for the job application details