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About the Role

The Academic Lead is responsible for delivering excellent teaching and academic guidance within their subject area while contributing to curriculum development, student progress, and tutor quality. The role combines high-quality teaching with educational consulting, family communication, academic planning, and leadership within a high-performing academic team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rigorous, analytical, and student-centred teaching within the relevant subject discipline.
• Provide targeted academic mentoring for high-achieving students preparing for competitive university pathways.
• Support students with subject knowledge, academic writing, admissions tests, interview preparation, written work, and broader intellectual development.
• Diagnose student strengths and development areas, creating structured learning plans that support measurable progress.
• Maintain consistently high teaching standards across individual lessons, group sessions, and online delivery.
• Manage a portfolio of students within the subject area, ensuring clear academic objectives and progression plans.
• Track student performance, engagement, and feedback, intervening early where additional support is required.
• Prepare clear progress updates, lesson notes, and academic recommendations for students, parents, and internal colleagues.
• Coordinate with tutors and internal teams to ensure students receive joined-up academic support.
• Contribute to student retention and satisfaction through responsive communication, high-quality teaching, and thoughtful academic advice.
• Communicate professionally with students and parents, providing timely academic advice, strategic recommendations, and clear next steps.
• Build trusted relationships with families, supporting student wellbeing, confidence, and long-term academic development.
• Explain academic pathways, university preparation requirements, and subject choices clearly and commercially.
• Escalate complex academic or family concerns to senior academic leadership.
• Lead and mentor subject tutors, helping uphold Blue Education’s standards for teaching quality, responsiveness, and academic professionalism.
• Share subject expertise, teaching approaches, and admissions insights with colleagues to strengthen team performance.
• Support onboarding, feedback, and informal development of tutors within the subject area.
• Collaborate with Oxbridge/Ivy-trained colleagues in a high-performance environment.
• Design and refine curricula, enrichment programmes, assessments, and pedagogy-informed teaching resources.
• Contribute to the development of subject pathways that support students at different stages of academic and admissions preparation.
• Use student outcomes, tutor feedback, and admissions trends to improve teaching materials and programme effectiveness.
• Ensure academic resources are rigorous, relevant, and aligned with competitive university admissions expectations.
• Participate in academic outreach, webinars, workshops, marketing initiatives, and parent-facing events.
• Stay updated on global higher education trends, admissions criteria, curriculum developments, and competitor activity.
• Contribute ideas for new programmes, academic services, and student support initiatives.
• Act as a strong ambassador for Blue Education’s academic standards and student-centred approach.

Requirements

• Graduate, Master’s or PhD degree from Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial College, Ivy League, or an equivalent top global university.
• Strong subject expertise and the academic credibility to advise ambitious students and families.
• Minimum 500+ hours of teaching, tutoring, or academic mentoring experience, ideally with high-achieving or university-bound students.
• Proven experience supporting students applying to Oxbridge, Ivy League, or other competitive university programmes.
• Ability to design targeted learning plans, explain complex ideas clearly, and improve student confidence and academic performance.
• Experience with admissions preparation, including personal statements, written assessments, admissions tests, and interviews, is highly desirable.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organised, responsive, and capable of managing multiple students, deadlines, lessons, and consultations.
• Strong digital literacy and confidence using online learning platforms, shared documents, and student management systems.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with tutors, academic colleagues, and operational teams.
• Willingness to teach and support students during evenings and weekends in peak application cycles.
• Intellectual curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit, and enthusiasm for working in a high-achieving academic environment.
• Passion for education, with a strong commitment to student development, integrity, and academic excellence.
• Professional judgement, emotional intelligence, and confidence working with ambitious students and families.
• Collaborative mindset and openness to contributing to team culture, curriculum improvement, and business growth.

Skills

• Teaching
• Academic Mentoring
• Curriculum Development
• Tutor Leadership
• Educational Consulting
• Family Communication
• Academic Planning
• Subject Expertise
• Admissions Preparation
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication
• Organisation
• Responsiveness
• Digital Literacy
• Collaboration
• Teamwork
• Problem-Solving
• Student Development
• Academic Excellence
• Professional Judgement
• Emotional Intelligence

Location

• London
• Shanghai

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid
• Evening/weekend teaching required

Experience Level

• Minimum 500+ hours of teaching, tutoring or academic mentoring experience

Education Level

• Graduate, Master’s or PhD degree from Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial College, Ivy League, or an equivalent top global university.

Salary/Compensations

• £50,000-£60,000 per year
• performance-based bonuses
• potential equity options

Benefits

• UK work permit sponsorship for exceptional candidates
• Collaborative environment with colleagues from top global universities
• Career development, leadership pathways, and influence over programme design and academic strategy
• Comprehensive benefits including private health insurance and pension scheme
• International exposure across the UK and Asia, with opportunities for travel

About the Company

• Blue Education is a leading education company helping students achieve ambitious academic, university admissions, postgraduate and career goals.
• Our team includes graduates from Oxford, Cambridge, Ivy League and other world-leading institutions, bringing academic excellence, teaching expertise and a strong record of student success.
• We support students and families through rigorous teaching, personalised academic guidance and strategic planning.
• Our mission is to help students thrive academically, gain admission to the world’s top universities and develop the confidence, curiosity and skills to make meaningful contributions to society.

Equal Opportunity

• Blue Education welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and is committed to building an inclusive environment where talented educators and academic leaders can thrive.