Head of Year

Ellesmere Park High School, Manchester, M30 9BP

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  16 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 June 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 – 22 (£27,840.81- £29,901.96)

Head of Year job summary

Head of Year

📍 Location: Ellesmere Park High School
💰 Salary: Grade 7 SCP 19 – 22 (£27,840.81- £29,901.96)
⏳ Contract: 36 hours per week, Term time plus 5 days
📅 Start Date: September 2025

Be the best we can be

“From our first day in Year 7 right up to now in Year 10, we’ve felt nothing but warmth, encouragement and opportunity. Ellesmere Park really is Vibrant, Inclusive and Proud.”
— Abigail & Mae, Year 10 Student Ambassadors

At Ellesmere Park High School we live our motto every day. Staff and students work side-by-side in a caring community that celebrates achievement, creativity and character. If you share our passion for helping young people flourish, we’d love you to join our family.

As Head of Year, you will:

• Lead a talented team of form tutors, fostering a positive, high-expectation culture for around 160 pupils.
• Champion academic progress, attendance and wellbeing, coordinating effective interventions with families and external agencies.
• Design and deliver inspiring assemblies, rewards and enrichment—including a residential experience—and oversee a smooth transition from primary school.
• Build strong links with local primaries and play a key part in whole-school initiatives.
• Model and uphold Ellesmere Park’s inclusive ethos, working closely with SLT and colleagues across our nine-school Trust

About you

We’re looking for someone who can motivate, empathise and lead by example. You will have:

• Five GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths.
• Proven experience working with young people and their families, ideally in a pastoral or guidance role.
• Excellent communication, organisation and ICT skills (SIMS/CPOMS knowledge welcomed).
• The drive to promote equality, diversity and the highest standards of behaviour.
• A clean driving licence and the flexibility to play a full part in school life.

(Full person specification in the application pack.)

Why Ellesmere Park?

• Collegiate culture – supportive colleagues, high-quality CPD and Trust-wide networks.
• Ambitious, inclusive curriculum – every child, every talent, every day.
• State-of-the-art facilities – vibrant displays, creative spaces and Friday-lunchtime performances that showcase our students’ many gifts.
• Strong Trust backing – Consilium Academies’ commitment to Excellence, Equality and Integrity powers our continual improvement.

Staff benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme membership
• 34 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (support staff, pro-rata)
• 36-hour working week (support staff)
• Automatic pay progression
• Enhanced occupational sick pay
• 24/7 Employee Assistance and Occupational Health support
• Vivup discounts, salary-sacrifice tech schemes
• Comprehensive professional development for every role

Safeguarding commitment

Ellesmere Park High School and Consilium Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointment is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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 Ellesmere Park High School, please contact Hayley.silcock@consilium-at.com

Closing date for applications is Monday 16th June 2025 09.00am

Interviews will take place on a date to be agreed.

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.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Ellesmere Park High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 809 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ellesmere Park High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ellesmere-park-high-school-manchester

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