Deputy Head of Year
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1EP6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
27 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Scale 5 Pro Rata £25,780- £27,965 (FTE £27,711- £30,060)
Deputy Head of Year job summary
Main Duties:
- Be available to meet with pupils, parents/carer or staff
- Meet pupils following referrals related to behaviour, bullying, pupil concerns or other incidents and to carry out appropriate investigations
- Be available to support form tutors in identified teams
- Implement and monitor pupils on report in line with school policy
- Act as a key individual to identified pupils and to maintain and monitor an up to date key contact list
- Identify, in consultation with pastoral leaders, pupils who need referring and to be involved in appropriate follow up
- Carry out, analyse an review information for identified pupils
- Prepare and review Individual Education Pupils (IEPs) for identified pupils in consultation with pastoral leaders, SENCO and other staff
- Make organisational arrangements for the admission and induction of new pupils
- Monitor attendance and punctuality and take positive steps to improve attendance for identified year groups including weekly meetings
- Maintain an overview of pupils on report for identified year groups
- Support and monitor the school’s Behaviour Policy
- Support the school’s use of pupil data to monitor pupil achievements and identify pupils who are underachieving an identified year group. To agree appropriate follow up, in consultation with the line manager, including mentoring identified pupils
- Carry out pupil interviews and questionnaires, under the guidance of the Progress Leader.
- Ensure good communication with parents/carers, members of staff and outside agencies
- Organise the administration of pastoral procedures for identified year groups
- Organise work for absent pupils where appropriate
- Support the organisation of all year group events including consultation days and parents evening
- Promote and support educational trips and visits
- Support the organisation and distribution of pupil reports
- Be involved in the preparation of pupil references
- Prepare reports for Disciplinary meetings as appropriate
- Working together with other heads of departments to organise and support at events with a particular year group as appropriate, including Transition, Option Choices, Work Experiences, etc.
METHODS OF WORKING
The post holder must:
- Maintain confidentiality and observe data protection and associated guidelines where appropriate;
- Maintain an awareness of Safeguarding Children and Child Protection;
- Understand and comply with the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy in the performance of their duties and responsibilities;
- Carry out the duties of the post in compliance with the academy’s Equal Opportunities Policy;
- Understand and comply with all other relevant academy policies;
- Take an active part in appraising their own work against agreed priorities, targets, professional development and supervision arrangements;
- Undertake any necessary training associated with the duties of the post;
- Carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities within the overall function, commensurate with the grading and level of responsibilities of the post.
Why work for us?
- At QEGSMAT, we value the hard work and dedication of our team members, and as such we believe that progression should be a simple process. That’s why we are proud to offer an Automatic Pay Review program, rather than the traditional annual pay and performance review, as part of our comprehensive benefits package.
- Continual access to CPD opportunities. QEGSMAT works with a large number of organisations to develop staff to fulfil their aspirations and potential. We are committed to providing first-rate training and development to all our staff within this evolving Trust.
- We are committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
- All staff have access to our Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. This can also include bespoke counselling sessions for staff if needed.
- All roles are subject to nationally agreed terms and conditions of service.
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with employer contributions of 23.4% for Derbyshire support staff.
- Family-friendly policies.
- Access to Flu Vaccines.
- Opportunity to work flexibly.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is a criminal offence to engage/seek to engage in regulated activity/regulated work with children, if you appear on the DBS barred list. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check/eligible to work in the UK.
Safeguarding policy can be found on our website. We may also consider performing an online presence check as part of our pre-employment checks.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1359 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Nestled in the picturesque Derbyshire Dales in the idyllic town of Ashbourne, Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Ashbourne Academy is an academic and vibrant rural comprehensive school with a very successful Sixth Form.
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School is a proud member of QEGSMAT. The Trust’s values are for students to ‘Question, Explore; Give; and Succeed’. Our exceptional staff, strong leadership, motivated children, as well as excellent facilities, provide the successful formula for this.
At QEGSMAT we believe and promote that exceptional workforce creates exceptional results; they transform lives and transform futures. We support every pupil to achieve their full potential and become a confident, resilient, and compassionate individual who can make a positive contribution to society.
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