13 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    9 May 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    9 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Head of year or phase

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time: 40 hours per week, 52.143 weeks per year

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Main teachers pay scale + Mossbourne Allowance £1,600 + TLR / UPS + TLR 

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Assistant Head of Year will assist the Head of Year in maintaining the purposeful and disciplined environment within which Mossbourne students excel and gain first-hand experience of and exposure to the rewards and rigours of leading a year group at the academy. The Assistant Head of Year will work alongside and support the Head of Year to lead a team of form tutors and is responsible for the organisation, welfare and discipline of the year group and identifies those students who require help, guidance and support. Assistant Heads of Year report directly to the Head of Year they assist.  

Working for the Mossbourne Federation Academy means being part of a community of exceptional practitioners. Colleagues are warm, welcoming, and supportive of each other. As one of the country’s leading federations, staff expectations are high. The Mossbourne Federation engages with, and supports its workforce, thus creating an inspirational working environment which nurtures the development of personal and professional excellence.

What the school offers its staff

Federation staff are rewarded through the comprehensive package of benefits listed in our Federation Recruitment Brochure, including:

The Mossbourne Allowance (T&Cs apply)

Free lunches (T&Cs apply)

Tea, coffee and refreshments provided for staff throughout the week

Benenden health membership, to support health and wellbeing, fully paid by the Federation

Early finish on Friday – secondary academies

Free staff fitness classes

Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes

Discounts at local restaurants

Discounted gym membership with the ability to spread membership costs

Saturday and holiday paid programme

Special leave scheme

Staff appreciation awards and events

First rate professional development and career opportunities

Financial support for career development (T&Cs apply)

‘Introduction Bonus’ for current staff (T&Cs apply)

Remuneration for exam board marking (T&Cs apply)

Commitment to safeguarding

The Mossbourne Federation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
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Additional documents

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About Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
836 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

At Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) we continue to build on The Mossbourne Federation ethos to provide an exceptional education for all pupils in our care. With learning at the heart of everything we do, MVPA continues to raise expectations and achievement in Hackney and its neighbouring boroughs with the belief that all students can fulfill their true potential. Our staff deliver excellent lessons; our pupils enjoy a vibrant enrichment programme and have access to debate, speech making and presentation training through our oratory specialism. Our excellent teaching staff work in a rewarding environment where everyone pulls together for the same thing; the best possible deal for our pupils.

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