Head of Year
Cottenham Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8UA14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2026
Closing date
25 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 January 2026
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
- £33,235.00 - £52,064.00 Annually (FTE) MPS1-UPS3 (£33,235-£52,064) plus a TRL 2D (£5,885)
Head of Year job summary
Head of Year
Location: Cottenham Village College
Start Date: April 2026
Contract: Full Time | Permanent
Salary: MPS/UPS + TLR 2D
Cottenham Village College is a successful school situated close to the beautiful city of Cambridge, where you will find dedicated, well-behaved pupils and friendly, supportive staff committed to comprehensive education. We believe that truly great evidence-informed teaching, delivering an ambitious curriculum for all, is key to improving students’ outcomes.
As part of Astrea Academy Trust, we are fully committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where together we embrace each other’s unique individuality, background, and heritage. We believe that by reflecting and representing the communities and people we serve, we will better and further the life chances of our pupils.
The RoleWe are seeking to appoint a Head of Year to join our successful and thriving pastoral team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a year group and play a pivotal role in supporting student progress, managing welfare, and promoting positive behaviour.
You will be responsible for developing the role and contribution of pastoral care within the academy, ensuring that every student feels supported and able to succeed.
Key Responsibilities- Lead and manage a year group, ensuring high standards of behaviour, attendance, and achievement.
- Support student welfare and wellbeing, acting as a key point of contact for families.
- Work collaboratively with teaching and support staff to remove barriers to learning.
- Monitor and track student progress, implementing interventions where necessary.
- Promote a positive and inclusive culture across the year group.
- A qualified teacher with experience of leading or supporting pastoral care.
- Strong leadership and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and the ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and families.
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
- Passion for making a real difference to young people’s lives.
Closing Date:
The closing date for applications is 25th January 2026. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity!
Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
Flexible Interview Dates:
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, so don't miss out on this exciting opportunity. Please note that interview dates are flexible, and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window. Apply today to avoid disappointment and become a part of our mission to create a positive impact!
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our dynamic and forward-thinking team, apply today and be a part of our mission to create a positive impact!
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cottenham Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 877 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cottenham Village College website
Welcome to Cottenham Village College, part of the Astrea Academy Trust, a highly-successful 11-16 mixed academy situated close to the beautiful city of Cambridge; here you will find hard-working, well-behaved students and friendly, dedicated staff who are committed to a fully inclusive, comprehensive education.
The college was established in 1963, one of several village colleges in the region that were the inspiration of educational pioneer Henry Morris, who believed that the school should be at the heart of its community and that education should be a lifelong process. This vision of a school that serves and involves its whole community, that fosters high aspirations and inspires a love of learning is as central to our ethos today as it was when it opened.
Through a highly-ambitious curriculum at CVC, we aim to foster students’ curiosity, unlock their potential and raise their aspirations, as well as ensure that students achieve high levels of attainment that will open doors for their future. A stimulating and broad curriculum also places students in a strong position to question and debate the world around them, making them intellectually resilient and prepares them for citizenship in a democratic society. We believe this is a right of all students and one which is liberating and empowering.
We are equally proud of the wider curricular provision at CVC, both in formal lessons and outside the classroom. Our extensive range of extra-curricular activities, including sports, music, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme and residential trips, help to give all students a fully-rounded education and creates opportunity for their personal, as well as their academic, growth.
Cottenham Village College is a friendly, positive and exciting place to work and to learn and we take great pride in the high standards our students consistently achieve. We have very high expectations of all members of the College community and provide an inclusive, friendly and supportive environment in which everyone can thrive and achieve. Students leave as happy, well-qualified and well-motivated individuals who go on to excel in local sixth forms, colleges, universities and the wider world.
I hope you find the information on the school’s website useful. If there is anything you cannot find, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you wish to visit the school to see it for yourself, please contact the school and we would be delighted to show you around.
Zoe Andrews, Principal
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