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  • Job start date

    1 April 2019

  • Closing date

    23 January 2019 at 12am (midnight)

  • Date listed

    4 December 2018

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full-time equivalent salary

Main pay range 1, £25,750 to £39,964

Additional allowances

TSAT T Scale (£25,750 - £39,964)
TLR 2c (Spot Salary £6385)
Appropriate remuneration and relocation allowances are available for a suitably qualified and experienced candidate.

Head of Year (2 positions) job summary

Main purpose of the post:
To enforce standards around attendance, behaviour and progress so that each student achieves their true potential.

Main duties:
1. Making Excellence a Habit
• Role model the habits of excellence for staff and students
• Lead year group assemblies which re-enforce the habits of excellence and give students the information they need to be successful
• Be responsible for the Personal Development curriculum for the year group seeing that it meets the needs of students; quality assuring the delivery of the curriculum by teachers
• Manage a tutor group team to ensure that tutor time, and tutor events, are of the highest quality, and that uniform, equipment and homework standards are met
• Drive and track participation in extra-curricular events as a means to support students to build the habits of excellence

2. Behaviour for Learning
• Support teaching staff to develop their practice in relation to behaviour management
through modeling / mentoring and championing best practice within the ethos of the thinking school
• Be relentless in monitoring the behaviour of students and ensuring that appropriate follow up takes place by all members of staff where misbehavior, or serious misbehavior, occurs
• Track the behavior of students in the year group to identify students who require intervention in terms of rules, routines and relationships and provide this intervention either through formal or informal means
• Work with the Attendance Officer to identify those pupils at risk of poor attendance and implement strategies to improve their attendance
• Champion the academy’s rewards system and ensure that students in the year group are recognised for their achievements and contributions to the life of the school
• Inspire internal and external competition within the year group
• Ensure students enjoy school through supporting the school with enrichment activities including school trips/residentials

3. Securing progress
• Ensure that year group progress is broadly in line with school targets through working with the school data lead to understand where students are in relation to their flightpath, and taking appropriate action to accelerate progress
• Take a lead on parents evening and strive for 100% attendance especially through tackling ‘hard to reach’ parents effectively
• Act as a mentor for students who are underachieving in relation to their targets
• Champion the importance of every child making excellent progress and be willing to remove barriers, and inspire students to achieve their true potential

4. Securing Accountability
• Support the Academy to be constantly “Ofsted ready” in terms of Behaviour, Safety and Welfare standards
• Help to evaluate the impact of our CPD on improving the quality of behavior, safety and welfare
5. Managing the day to day Organisation
• Seek to build a successful academy through effective collaborations with partners
• Provide effective organisation and management and seek ways of improving organisational structures and functions in line with legal requirements
5. Working with Others and Self Development
• Treat people fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect to create and maintain a positive culture
• Build a professional and collaborative learning culture within the academy and actively engage with others to build effective learning communities
• Acknowledge the responsibilities and celebrate the achievements of individuals and teams
• Develop and maintain a culture of high expectations for self and for others and take appropriate action when performance is unsatisfactory
• Regularly review own practice, set personal targets with the Principal, and take responsibility for own personal development by participating positively in arrangements made for performance management
• Manage own workload and support others to manage an appropriate work life balance
6. Strengthening Community
• Engage with the Thinking Schools Academy Trust community to secure quality and entitlement of provision for all students
• Promote the internal and external high expectations, perceptions and standards of the academy to the wider community
• Work collaboratively with Portsmouth and the New Horizons Teaching School Alliance

7. Conditions
• The Head of Year will undertake any other duties which from time to time may be required and be relevant and commensurate with the post, as deemed necessary by the Principal and Trustees

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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About The Portsmouth Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
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School size
1173 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

“Leaders have dramatically improved the quality of teaching, learning and assessment… consequently, the quality of teaching, learning and assessment is consistently good and continues to improve.” – Ofsted, April 2017 -

The Academy is focused on providing an inclusive education for all children and ensuring that every child has access to the same opportunities. The Portsmouth Academy’s vision and ethos is rooted in developing aspirational and self-reflective learners who are able to think for themselves and be valuable members of their community. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum in both KS3 and 4, placing significant importance on cultural capital alongside academic achievement.

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