Head of Year 7
Waingels, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RF12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April, May or September 2025
Closing date
3 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS, TLR 2.5 Equivalent to £7,904
Additional allowances
TLR 2.5 Equivalent to £7,904
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Are you a highly skilled, successful teacher with a passion for pastoral care of young people in schools?
- Are you an ambitious practitioner with a proven track record of pastoral care as a form tutor or pastoral leadership role?
- Do you have a commitment to supporting a team of tutors to support students in their tutor group and to successfully deliver a personal development programme that has been accredited as “leading” by Challenge Partners? (Challenge Partners review March 2024)
- Would you like to lead our new Year 7 intake from September 2025 and have the opportunity to shape their transition from primary to secondary school?
- Do you have the skills and experience to support students to thrive in all of their subjects and provide support and guidance at every stage of their school life?
- Do you want to work in a “kind and caring school where children are proud and fortunate to attend”? (OFSTED 2023)
- Would you like to work in a school where “Leaders, including governors, value the work of staff and where new teachers speak highly of the support they are given”? (Ofsted June 2023)
If the answer to any of these questions is ‘yes’, then we would like to hear from you.
Waingels, a popular 11-18 school where students achieved above national average in all measures and was identified as “continuing to be good” in a recent OFSTED inspection, is seeking to appoint aHead of Yearto join an existing team of dedicated, caring Heads of Year and Assistant Heads of Year, to lead a year group including the team of form tutors.
The successful candidate will, with support, lead the Year 6 to Year 7 transition of approximately 240 students.
The successful candidate for this key role will lead a team of tutors and work closely with the Deputy Headteacher, Assistant Headteacher and other Heads of Year to ensure that all students in the year group are able to achieve their potential both academically and socially as well as developing them as a person. You will regularly work with students, their parents/carers and, where appropriate outside agencies, to support students at all times, helping them to maintain high standards of behavior, attendance and punctuality. You will work with relevant Heads of Subject and teachers to track the progress of students and identify those who are achieving well, those who are improving and those who need further support to achieve. You will be responsible for coordinating the successful delivery of our personal development program and for promoting opportunities for your year group to engage with, such as extra-curricular clubs.
What the school offers its staff
Working with us offers you the opportunity to;
- Join a “kind and caring school” where pupils “enjoy being part of the inclusive community” (OFSTED 2023) that aims to be an” exceptional school at the heart of our community”.
- Be part of a strong, well-led pastoral team with a proven record of success.
- Engage in excellent, personalised professional development opportunities
- Join a school where early finishes for parent consultation evenings and free tea and coffee every day are just some of the ways we ensure staff well-being is central to our decision making
- Work in a school where the values of Respect, Kindness, Pride and Responsibility underpin all we do.
If you feel your values and ethos align with ours, this is an exciting opportunity for you to pursue and advance your career.
Our staff and students are proud of our school and we would be happy to welcome you if you would like to come and have a closer look. Please feel free to contact us for an informal conversation about this exciting role. Please telephone the school on 0118 969 0336 or email our HR Administrator, Mollie Williams, onHRandrecruitment@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk.
Download an application pack from our websitewww.waingels.wokingham.sch.uk
The closing date for this role isMonday 3rdFebruary 2025 at 12 noon, but we will review applications as they are submitted, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
The school is committed to safeguarding, equal opportunities and to promoting the welfare of all staff and students
Commitment to safeguarding
The college is committed to safeguarding, equal opportunities and to promoting the welfare of all staff and students
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Waingels
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1419 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Waingels website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- HRandrecruitment@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0118 969 0336
Waingels is a very successful 11 to 18 Comprehensive school serving its local community. Our successes and achievements can be attributed to our commitment to establish and grow a Better Never Stops culture, providing a safe, inclusive and rich learning environment where students feel safe and valued, founded on respectful relationships for all. Our ethos and culture are values based. We set high standards and expect all our students and staff to be respectful, kind, resilient and proud of our school, our achievements and our community.
Arranging a visit to Waingels
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HRandrecruitment@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk.
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