Academic and Wellbeing Lead (Sixth Form)

About the Role We are looking for an excellent colleague to work as part of our Sixth Form team in supporting our fantastic Sixth Form students both academically and pastorally to excel and reach their full potential. Based in our brand new Sixth Form centre, the successful candidate will be experienced in working with young people in a school setting and understand the challenges of being a student in Year 12 and Year 13. Working with our Sixth Form team you will work closely with all students in our Sixth Form to support them academically and pastorally through two of the most challenging and demanding years of their education. In this role, you will work with students and supervise them during their independent study periods; working as part of the Sixth Form team you will offer mentoring and coaching to our students, monitoring and tracking their academic progress and supporting them to fulfil their potential in each subject. You will be highly organised and an excellent communicator, skilled in working with students, staff and school families. In addition, you will support the wellbeing of students and offer pastoral care and support. As part of our Sixth Form team, we will offer you excellent training and professional development in all areas of your responsibilities. This role is 0.6 FTE (19.5 hpw) and there is some flexibility in the working hours and days for the right candidate. If you are interested and would like to find out more, please get in touch to have a conversation about the role or arrange a time to come and visit. This is a permanent opportunity starting August 2026. Job Requirements Experience of working with young people in a school setting, ideally Sixth Form students Understanding of education in Key Stage 5 and the challenges of being a student in Year 12 and 13 Understanding and experience in supporting student wellbeing Excellent communicator in working with students, staff, school families About Iveshead School Iveshead is an inclusive 11-19 school in the heart of the Shepshed community with our core values of ‘Respect, Succeed, Enrich’. We have high expectations of our students and are ambitious for each and every one of them. Our mission is clear - we want to ensure that all of our students have an excellent education and experience of school, giving them opportunity and choice beyond Year 11 and Year 13. Our students are fantastic young people who work hard, enjoy learning and make every day different. We are incredibly lucky that we have a dedicated team of staff: our teachers are subject experts who love teaching their subject. We work together to ensure that we are removing barriers and helping students to flourish. We are a truly inclusive school and are rightly proud of our two specialist provisions. We have an impressive Sixth Form where we retain students to study a wide range of A Level and vocational courses. Students are successful in gaining places at universities, securing p