Director of Learning for Year 7 (Head of Year 7)

Central Foundation is located on the Old Street Silicon Roundabout and at the heart of the Tech City, which offers a range of amazing opportunities for our students. We are seeking to appoint a Director of Learning (Head of Year) for Year 7. There are 180 students in each Year group. The position forms part of an extended pastoral leadership group. The successful candidate will be required to teach up to 25 periods over a fortnight. About Central Foundation: Located on the Old Street Silicon Roundabout and at the heart of the Tech City, the School is a high performing comprehensive. The school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in March 2025. The students’ outcomes have been consistently exceptional both at KS4 and KS5. We offer a broad curriculum with a focus on academic subjects as well as vocational education. Our extra-curricular provision supports the student experience in classroom. Sport, Music, Drama, Art, Coding, Debating or Cooking are very popular with our students who over the years developed their talents and skills in many subject areas. The School has a strong sense of community and a diverse student body. Benefits we offer: Inner London Weighting Allowance Opportunities of promotion, including an award of a TLR for taking on additional responsibilities within a department or across the school Coaching programme to support professional development (replacing the three performance management lesson observations a year) Designated team to support new colleagues and ECTs Workload-friendly assessment policy Centralised teaching resources significantly reducing the teacher’s workload and supporting collaboration within the departments Generous allocation of preparation and marking time Centralised detention system Administrative support with certain departmental tasks Travel loans Cycle scheme Gym membership scheme Free gym facilities on site available before and after school Childcare vouchers scheme Pension scheme On site car-park (limited spac