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Head of Year 8/9
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7QJ12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025 or later
Closing date
24 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of year or phase
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2b £5,642
What skills and experience we're looking for
To assist in the leadership of the school through:
§ Contributing to the strategic direction and development of the school by supporting the vision, ethos and policies of the school
§ Attending Pastoral Board meetings and contributing to the review, evaluation and development of the school’s pastoral policies and procedures
§ Adopting a significant and prominent presence around the school
§ Developing Pupil Voice
§ Promoting effective safeguarding procedures across the school
§ Taking on specific tasks, related to the day to day administration and organisation of the school, as directed by the Headmaster
Specific Responsibilities - including monitoring and evaluation
Pupil Progress
§ To monitor and review the academic progress of pupils in Year 8 & 9
§ To lead the tracking of vulnerable groups in line with the Closing the Gap agenda
§ To liaise with appropriate teaching and support staff and with external agencies to support pupil progress and wellbeing
§ To meet with parents of identified pupils and inform staff of relevant outcomes
§ To support the transition of pupils from Year 7 and to Year 10
§ To prepare references for school leavers
§ To attend Parents’ Evenings and coordinate feedback from the evenings
Pupil Behaviour and Well Being
§ To monitor and review the attendance, punctuality, behaviour (including detentions) and wellbeing of all pupils in the Year group
§ Attend a fortnightly meeting with the attendance officer to discuss students under 90% attendance and decide what appropriate actions to take
§ To train as a DSL, act as a safeguarding lead for Year 8 & 9 alongside the lead DSL for the school and maintain safeguarding records for the year group on MyConcerns
§ To promote the effective tracking of behaviour on SIMS, including monitoring detentions
§ To promote the rewards system including House Points and the effective tracking on SIMS
§ To respond appropriately to any concerns raised by parents, Form Tutors or subject teachers, other pupils or by the individual student
§ To consult with the Deputy Heads on particularly sensitive issues, for example those which may involve exclusion or Child Protection procedures: to keep the Headmaster fully informed of developments
§ To coordinate investigations into incidents involving pupils in Year 8 & 9 and report to the Deputy Head (Pastoral) as appropriate. To ensure that such incidents are accurately and fully recorded on pupil records
§ To co-ordinate the successful induction of new pupils
§ To attend assemblies and organise, where appropriate, Year group meetings
§ To contribute to supervision arrangements during the day, especially in the cloakroom area
§ To liaise with the school’s SENCO, learning assistants and external agencies as required to support pupil progress and wellbeing
Pastoral Management
§ To lead and manage the team of Form Tutors, holding meetings where appropriate and induct new form teachers
§ To lead and organise a programme of structured Form Time activities
§ To oversee the academic and extra-curricular tracking of Year 8 & 9, in liaison with the School Data Manager
§ To prepare the annual Pastoral Report; to meet with the Deputy Head (Pastoral) and Headmaster to discuss the Report
§ To work with Form Tutors and the Deputy Head (Pastoral) in dealing with the more serious academic and disciplinary issues
§ To monitor the quality of subject and Form Tutor reports
§ To contribute to the development of the school’s programme for PSHE and Citizenship for Year 8 & 9
§ To work with the Deputy Head (Pastoral) in planning and recording the use of the Pupil Premium
§ To support the team of Form Tutors in their personal professional development (where relevant to their pastoral role)
§ Take part in regular Pastoral Supervision meetings
Particular Responsibilities of the Head of Year 9
§ To choose the Year 9 prize-winners for the Intermediate Presentation Evening. To work with the Head of Year 10 to arrange the Intermediate Presentation Evening. To attend the evening
§ To allocate pupils to forms
§ To plan and lead the Y9 Induction Evening
§ To work with the Head of Year 10 to allocate pupils to Year 10 forms
§ To lead and organise the GCSE options process
§ To devise and update annually the guidance booklet provided for form teachers and all new Year 9 pupils
What the school offers its staff
The Trust offers a competitive benefits package for Teachers, including:
- Pay and terms and conditions in line with nationally agreed terms and conditions.
- Membership of a regulated Pension Scheme.
- Access to training courses and funding towards role-related professional qualifications for eligible employees.
- A programme of Continuing Professional Development, including apprenticeships.
- Free parking on the School site.
- Free access to the school gym (where applicable).
- Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme offering free, 24-hour confidential assistance.
- Long service award after 25 years’ continuous service.
- A cycle to work scheme paid through salary sacrifice, for eligible employees.
- Access to Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund (BHSF) for cashback on health-related purchases.
- Annual flu vaccinations.
- Death in service benefit provided through pension provider.
- UAC discounted summer camps – 50% off fees.
These non-contractual benefits may be subject to change at any time.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our role in school is clearly defined by statutory Department for Education (DfE) guidance - Keeping Children Safe in Education. Our duties form an important part of the wider safeguarding system for children and mean that we will always consider what is in the best interests of the child.
All schools have a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and at Camp Hill Boys it is Mr Andrew Caves, the Deputy Head (Pastoral). If you have any concerns or queries of a safeguarding nature, please contact him or your son's Head of Year.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to headspa@camphillboys.bham.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1017 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys website
- Email address
- headspa@camphillboys.bham.sch.uk
Welcome to King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys. We are a caring community where everyone can do and be their best. We strive to support our students through the ups and downs of life so that they can lead a happy and fulfilled life as much as possible. We pride ourselves in our breath-taking array of opportunities, both in our traditional academic curriculum and across our extra-curricular and enrichment programme.
The original school opened at Camp Hill, close to the city centre, in 1883 and moved to Kings Heath in 1956 because the original site was proving too small for a growing school. Camp Hill is a warm and welcoming community – where expectations and standards are high, and where a well-rounded education helps to prepare boys for the challenges and opportunities of adult life. Camp Hill Boys shares a beautiful campus with our sister school and can genuinely claim to be one of the highest achieving and best equipped schools in the country.
The boys are inspired by their excellent, well qualified teachers and are supported by parents, Governors and Old Boys. As a result, every year, Camp Hill Boys features prominently in national league tables for examination results and value added statistics which measure the attainment and progress of the boys. The students are ambitious and take their academic studies seriously, and they balance their priorities well – engaging fully in sport, music, arts, drama, chess and the extensive range of activities and leadership opportunities available at Camp Hill.
These views of the school were supported by Ofsted reports in 2000, 2006 and 2009 which judged the school to be “outstanding”. More importantly, the Inspectors found that Camp Hill was committed to go on improving, stating it has a “relentless pursuit of excellence in all aspects of the school’s work”.
Hopefully, our website will give you a flavour of our school. Education for able boys should be about challenge and enjoyment. They should feel supported and cared for as they grow up in a community which expects and delivers the highest standards.
Arranging a visit to King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headspa@camphillboys.bham.sch.uk.
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