Assistant Head of Year

Fairfax, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7JT

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Actual salary £28632 - (FTE £32597-£33699)

Assistant Head of Year job summary

The Assistant Head of Year will work with their allocated year group to ensure high standards of behaviour, attendance and punctuality in that year group. They will also provide a high level of pastoral support to ensure student’s needs are met. Fairfax is an academy with traditional values, and an ethos built around hard work, high expectations and opportunity. Our aim is to ensure that our students leave the Academy prepared to succeed in the next stages of their careers, education and training.

Please see attached link from the Principal of Fairfax Academy discussing the role.

https://youtu.be/If1OzhUxt9Y

We believe that every child should leave school proud of the young adult they have become, and that every youngster attending our Trust deserves the opportunity to thrive in an atmosphere where high expectation meet endless possibilities. Applicants will join a well-led and motivated team committed to continuous improvement.

 

The successful candidate will:

Ensure that all members of the school community keep a sharp focus on the behaviour and attendance of identified groups of students

Hold monitor and implement strategies where appropriate to raise the attendance of students across the academy

Celebrate and reward students who make positive progress

Develop and enhance the practice of others

Strategically lead and oversee Refocus, ensuring its continued growth

 

In return we will offer you:

Access to support and guidance from other subject leaders across the MAT and form subject expertise within the Academy SLT

Bespoke Continual Professional Development (in the academy and online via the National College)

Perkbox example benefits;

Discounts at nationwide retailers

Gym discount

Cinema discounts

Employee assistance programme

Up to 4 structured counselling sessions per year

A MAT wide focus on staff well-being

 

This is an exciting time to join us, and a great opportunity to be involved in the next stage of development of this strong team. Over the last few years, there has been a real drive to develop collaborative planning of a well sequenced knowledge rich curriculum in order to ensure our curriculum is inclusive and all students can achieve highly. 

This is an ideal opportunity for a colleague who is ambitious, creative and enthusiastic about helping students to learn in a strong supportive environment.

 

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.

 This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitatio

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Fairfax

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1581 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Fairfax website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fairfax

At the heart of Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, Fairfax Academy has been on a path of continued improvement to become an Outstanding provider of education and wellbeing. With attendance above the national average and improved behaviour, Fairfax is a school that nurtures holistic development. We’re a large Academy with just over 1,500 students from Years 7 to 13, but we value creating a sense of belonging, with a House System that generates a family feel amongst our students – and we want you to be part of it.

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