Head of Teaching and Learning

Organisation: EDClass Ltd

Location:

Head Office, Aston House, Campbell Way, Dinnington, Sheffield, S25 3QD
(100 percent office-based delivery and leadership)
Contract Type:
Direct contract with EDClass (Full time, Part time, or Flexible Hourly contracts available; Full time is 40 hours per week)
Working Hours and Patterns:
Flexible start times available (8:00am, 8:30am, or 9:00am) aligned with core peak timetabled learner delivery hours (9:00am to 4:00pm)
Salary: £60,000 – £65,000 (pro rata)

Start Date:

ASAP
About EDClass
EDClass Ltd is a DfE-accredited provider under the Online Education Accreditation Scheme (OEAS), partnering with 250+ schools and Multi-Academy Trusts, alongside 20 local authorities across the UK. Operating from purpose-built digital teaching studios at Aston House in Dinnington, Sheffield we deliver high-impact alternative provision, live lessons, and targeted interventions. Our unique, flexible seat model allows schools to rotate places across multiple learners on part-time timetables—supporting inclusion units, internal isolation, off-site AP, medical needs, EOTAS, and Section 19 duties.

Supported by mandatory visual safeguards and rigorous on-site supervision, we are also actively expanding into global education, Elective Home Education (EHE), adult learning, and private candidate markets.
The Opportunity and Role Purpose
We are seeking an experienced, secondary-trained senior educational leader holding NPQH, NPQSL, or NPQEL to serve as Head of Teaching and Learning (KS1–KS4). With an exclusive focus on pedagogical excellence rather than traditional school administration, you will inspire, coach, and raise standards across an instructional team of 20 on-site teachers and peak-demand online teachers.
Core Strategic Priorities:
 
* Platform and Pedagogical Leadership:
Coach educators across diverse initial skill levels to deliver outstanding live digital instruction on our next-generation platform.
 
* Timetable and Studio Operations:
Take full strategic ownership of scheduling across our specialised live teaching studios, seamlessly balancing room allocations, subject coverage, and flexible seat rotations.
 
* Quality Assurance and Performance Analysis:
Interrogate instructional quality via live observations, teacher-talk monitoring, and work scrutiny to eliminate passive lecturing and ensure active retrieval.
 
* Curriculum and Core Standards:
Lead strategic curriculum delivery across core (English, Maths, Science) and non-core subjects, while driving foundational pupil standards in reading fluency, writing mechanics, presentation and handwriting.
 
* Client Impact and Gap Analysis:
Liaise directly with MATs and local authorities, conducting forensic reviews to diagnose pupil learning deficits and evidence measurable academic recovery.
 
* Strategic Growth:
Help steer our curriculum architecture into international markets, EHE cohorts, and adult learning pathways.
Working collaboratively alongside our Head of Teaching Standards and SEND leadership team, you will represent our academic provision in statutory reviews with Ofsted and the DfE. You will take strategic ownership of:
 
* Instructional Focus:
Ensure teaching and learning remains the sole organisational priority, unencumbered by traditional administrative tasks.
 
* Curriculum and Academic Standards:
Direct KS2–KS4 curriculum strategy across core (English, Maths, Science) and non-core subjects, maintaining rigorous alignment with UK awarding bodies, GCSE specifications and regulatory frameworks.
 
* Strategic Timetabling and Deployment:
Oversee whole-school timetabling across our live timetable and live classroom studios, managing room allocations and tech stations to seamlessly balance peak client demand with our…