Academic Coach - Maths and Further Maths

Academic Coach - Maths and Further Maths

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The London Academy of Excellence Tottenham (LAET), an academic sixth form in the heart of Tottenham,  is looking to appoint an Academic Coach in Maths and Further Mathematics for a September 2026 start. Supported by Tottenham Hotspur and Highgate School, LAET benefits from ample resources to ensure that all students can overcome socio-economic barriers and flourish. This includes access to extra academic support, but also extends to the wellbeing and welfare of our students.

LAE Tottenham opened in September 2017 and has more than 800 students on roll as of September 2025. 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.

The successful candidate will 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 education, academia and/or working with young people. The position serves as a good springboard for a career in teaching, academia or social work and public policy, and could be done alongside postgraduate study.

For further information on the specific duties, please see the attached Job Description.

• Pay is £30,331 per annum (full-time equivalent)

• The role is offered on a fixed-term basis for one academic year

• The role is 40 hours per week basis and is term-time plus two weeks

• Start date - start of Autumn Term 2026

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.

LAE Tottenham offers a range of benefits to all directly-employed members of staff, including free breakfast and lunch and access to Benenden Health private healthcare. 

We are actively working to close the gap in areas within the school that are currently underrepresented. To better reflect the diversity of Haringey, we especially encourage applications from educators within the Black community, as well as other members of our diverse community, to further enrich all aspects of our school. 
 

Safeguarding

The London Academy of Excellence Tottenham is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Please note that this role is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore, you are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not ‘protected’ (i.e. filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Further information is available on the school's website.

How to Apply

You can apply by submitting an application through our site, the closing date will be 28th August 2026 but we reserve the right to close early if a suitable candidate is found.

LAET will invite strong candidates to interview as applications come in throughout the designated advertisement period.