Head of Year

Lord Grey Academy, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EW

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 February 2026

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: 37 hours per week, 43 weeks per annum 38 term time weeks, 5 training days, and 20 additional days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £38,220 - £41,771

What skills and experience we're looking for

We require, as soon as possible, a well-motivated, committed and energetic Head of Year. Year leaders are totally committed passionate about tracking academic progress and tackling underachievement. The successful candidate will be able to form excellent relationships with staff, students and parents and will be a caring and supportive individual who is approachable and reliable. The successful candidate will model exemplary standards of professionalism and integrity to colleagues, tutors and tutees.

They will be rigorous in monitoring the work of Academic Mentors and will be excellent in motivating students to believe in our character values and their aspirations for the future using the VESPA system. The successful candidate will be competent in analysing data on student progress and will be skilled in early identification of underachievement and will be confident in drawing on a range of strategies to tackle that underachievement. They will be consistent in application of school procedures, policies, rewards and sanctions. Candidate will be responsible for a combination of on call, reflection room and ISR as per rota.

Our Head of Year will also take on a secondary role in school as a Cover Supervisor supervising students in lessons when the teacher is absent. Heads of Year can cover up to 12 lessons per week.

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits:

• Teacher & support staff pension schemes

• Continuous Professional development (CPD)

• Training School Alliance

• Networking opportunities

• Specsavers eyecare voucher

• Free Flu vaccine

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Medicash - Health Cash Plan:

• 24/7 GP Appointments & prescription services

• Dental treatment

• Optical care

• Physiotherapy

• Skinvision - skin health tracker

• A range of essential healthcare expenses

• Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

A vacancy booklet, information for candidates booklet and the application form are available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy’s website: https://www.lordgrey.org.uk/general-information/vacancies/

Please note the application form is available on the right hand side of the above link.

Completed application form and covering letter should be submitted to Human Resources at Lord Grey or emailed to hr@lordgrey.org.uk by 9am on Friday 27 February 2026. Interviews to be held Friday 6 March 2026.

Only successfully short listed candidates will be contacted. CVs will not be accepted.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Booklet - Head of Year - February 2026.docx.pdf - 884 KB (opens in new tab)

About Lord Grey Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1431 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lord Grey Academy website
• Email address: hr@lordgrey.org.uk
• Phone number: 01908 626110
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lord-grey-academy

Lord Grey Academy is an exciting and vibrant learning community where students enjoy great success in and outside of the classroom. Our Academy motto: Lord Grey Can is important to us as we prepare our students for successful adult lives in an increasingly competitive world.

Lord Grey Academy is popular and is the first choice school locally. We have a strong focus on academic achievement throughout the school and develop our young people to be independent and resilient learners. We are immensely proud of our inclusive ethos and of the positive relationships that we build with parents and the local community. We believe that all students can achieve.

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