Head of Year
Thornhill Academy, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7NA12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
November 2025
Closing date
29 September 2025 at 10am
Date listed
17 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 7 SCP 19 – 23 (£28,731.58 – £30,859.05 actual salary)
Additional allowances
Grade 7 SCP 19 – 23 (£28,731.58 – £30,859.05 actual salary)
Head of Year job summary
Head of Year
📍 Location: Thornhill Academy
💰 Salary: Grade 7 SCP 19 - 23 (£28,731.58 - £30,859.05 actual salary)
⏳ Contract and Working Pattern: 36 Hours, Term Time plus 5 days
📅 Start Date: November 2025
Join Us in Shaping Futures
At Consilium Academies, we are on a mission to be an excellent Trust with excellent schools - and we would love you to join us. We are values-driven, with Excellence, Equity, and Integrity at the heart of everything we do.
Our people are our greatest strength, and we are committed to supporting every member of staff to achieve their goals and flourish in their career. Through our Centre for Professional Learning, colleagues have access to high-quality training, tailored development, and opportunities to grow as professionals and as leaders.
About Thornhill Academy
Thornhill Academy is a vibrant 11-16 secondary school with over 600 students, located close to Sunderland City Centre. We are proud of our diverse community, where students represent 14 ethnicities and speak 35 languages. Our uniqueness lies in this diversity, and we celebrate it every day.
At Thornhill, we:
- Provide a safe, happy, and nurturing environment where pupils thrive.
- Celebrate and embrace diversity, creating an inclusive culture.
- Offer a wide programme of extra-curricular opportunities to enrich student life.
- Work in partnership with parents and carers to ensure every young person’s success.
In December 2022, we were named as part of the Department for Education’s School Rebuilding Programme, and in July 2023, we became one of the first 50 schools to begin this exciting journey. We are now working towards bringing a state-of-the-art learning environment to our community.
The Role - Head of Year
We are seeking to appoint a dedicated, passionate, and highly organised Head of Year to join our pastoral team. This is a key role within the academy, where you will:
- Lead and inspire a year group, fostering high expectations, positive attitudes, and a strong ethos of achievement.
- Oversee the academic progress, attendance, behaviour, and wellbeing of pupils within the year group.
- Lead and support a team of Form Tutors, providing guidance and celebrating successes.
- Build strong relationships with parents, carers, and external agencies to ensure pupils are fully supported.
- Play a key role in whole-school initiatives, assemblies, and events.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong interpersonal skills, resilience, and a passion for making a difference in the lives of young people.
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who is:
- Supportive of our ethos and values, with a commitment to excellence and equity.
- Self-motivated, organised, and an excellent communicator.
- Able to motivate and inspire young people to reach their full potential.
- Skilled in building positive relationships with students, families, and colleagues.
- Knowledgeable about safeguarding and experienced in supporting young people.
Experience of working with young people, families, and external agencies is essential. Experience with SIMS/CPOMS and leading assemblies is desirable but not essential.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a forward-thinking, inclusive Trust that celebrates diversity.
- Access to professional development through the Consilium Centre for Professional Learning.
- Work in a supportive environment where staff wellbeing is prioritised.
- Help shape the future of a school that is on an exciting journey of growth and renewal.
Applications and Information
For further information about the role please see attached recruitment pack including, job description and person specification.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to arrange a visit to Thornhill Academy, please contact Kate.jackson@consilium-at.com
Closing date for applications is 9am on 29th September 2025
Interviews will take place on 3rd October 2025
Please ensure that within your application you provide the names, addresses, and contact details for two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer.
We look forward to welcoming a new team member who shares our commitment to excellence in education!
Consilium Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
The Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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 Thornhill Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 564 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thornhill Academy website
School location
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