Head of Year
Harris Academy Rainham, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9XD9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September
Closing date
11 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £39,370-£57,654 + TLR 2.4
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS (Outer London) + £1,500 Harris Allowance + TLR 2.4
Additional allowances
Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a qualified, experienced teacher to join our academy as Head of Year.
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a given year group, including all elements of pastoral care, taking a highly visible role in leading on the vision and ethos for students in the year group, in line with our values of compassion, ambition and respect.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- QTS (or equivalent) and a good undergraduate degree Management training
- Experience of successful teaching of GCSE at good or better level
- Experience of initiation and effective management of change
- Evidence of raising achievement in present post and showing good value added for groups
- Experience of student leadership beyond the classroom
- At least two years' experience in a leadership role
- Experience of pastoral leadership
What the school offers its staff
Harris Academy Rainham is a very popular and oversubscribed 11-16 academy which is part of the Harris Federation. We joined the Federation in September 2016 and there are exciting times ahead.
What makes us different:
- Our values are at the centre of our school and aren't simply a slogan on a website.
- We have a firm but fair approach to behaviour. This is built on the use of consistent routines and teaching our students how to behave.
- We deliver a knowledge rich curriculum that is developed by our staff to meet the needs of our students. The knowledge we teach takes our students beyond their everyday experiences and enables them to see the world differently.
- Our leaders are role models, they lead by example, admit mistakes, welcome opinions and love honest conversations.
- We are a staff united against educational disadvantage with a fierce determination to show our students the world beyond Havering.
What we can do for you:
- Great career progression both within our Academy and the Federation.
- Excellent professional development opportunities. As a Leading edge school we have been recognised as being at the forefront of educational thinking and research is central to all we do.
- Meaningful measures to manage workload – no graded observations, early finish on a Friday, no onerous marking requirements but sensible feedback policies.
- Bespoke support and line management from excellent leaders across the school.
- Opportunities for fantastic professional growth as the school develops a sixth from.
- A school where subjects are ‘front and centre' of all we do. The subject determines our pedagogy.
Teacher Development
At Harris, we have curated professional development pathways that will guide you towards achieving your career ambitions. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. With a strong network of passionate educators, expert development initiatives and a multitude of opportunities for career progression, your journey with Harris could be the most rewarding one yet.
We offer a wide range of high quality teacher professional development programmes via the Harris Institute of Teaching and Leadership.
Benefits
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance (usually £2,000 for Inner London and £1,500 for Outer London), a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Flexible working opportunities
We are committed to fostering a positive and supportive working environment for our staff, recognising that achieving a balance between professional and personal responsibilities is essential. We understand that each individual's circumstances are unique, which is why we offer flexible working options that can be adapted to meet the needs of both the academy and our employees.
Further information about the job
For students in your year group, you will:
- Ensure high standards of behaviour
- Lead on pastoral care, including responsibility for the direct work undertaken by Form Tutors.
- Act as the first point-of-contact for students and their families regarding their attendance, behaviour, personal development and welfare
- Undertake investigations and respond to Duty Principal requests
- Liaise with other leaders on pastoral and behaviour matters
- Identify and support a caseload of students through the design and implementation of appropriate interventions
- Lead on day-to-day behaviours of students.
- Consult with Heads of Faculty/Subject to establish and maintain excellent behaviour o
- Provide training to all staff to ensure high level of ownership of classroom behaviour at the classroom level
- Monitor the consistency of application of the behaviour policy
- Liaise with the Academy Data Manager for regular reports on student behaviour
- Support restorative conversations between teachers/support staff and students
- Carry out responsive work during Duty Principal duties, resolving minor issues as they arise and leading the investigation of substantial issues
- Minimise disruption to learning by ensuring students are returned to lesson promptly following any disruption
- Follow all steps in the process when an incident requires detailed and through investigation
- Provide reflective and restorative resources/opportunities
- Ensure that all investigation administration is processed and stored appropriately
- Lead on reintegration to lessons following a period of internal or external exclusion or off-site education
- Identify students who meet thresholds for enhanced support and refer them where necessary
- Monitor behaviour reports
- Evaluate the impact of an intervention on subsequent behaviour
- Lead on and monitor attendance and punctuality
- Work closely with the Education Welfare Service and families to re-engage students whose attendance and punctuality has fallen below acceptable thresholds
- Identify the main priorities for coordinated pastoral work within the Academy
- Contribute to the weekly staff briefing and provide pastoral training and development to teaching and support staff
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Harris Academy Rainham
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 901 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harris Academy Rainham website
- Email address
- careers@harrisfederation.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01708 552811
At Harris Academy Rainham we hold that our academy should provide students with a deep sense of belonging to a caring community, the belief in themselves and their unbounded potential and the opportunities to become more than they thought was possible. These are the values that we hold to be true and that drive our academy forward. Harris Academy Rainham joined the Harris Federation (a not-for-profit charity with 25 years of experience in education) in September 2016. In joining Harris, we have become part of a family of happy and highly successful primary and secondary schools in London and Essex and have the benefit of a team of experts in education who can provide teachers and leaders at Harris Rainham with a great deal of focused support. We teach in mixed ability groups, except in maths, which is divided into sets. Where students need extra help, our teachers coach them in small groups or provide one to one support. Special educational needs are catered for with care and expertise.
Academy Ethos:
We combine the traditional Harris values of excellent uniform, behaviour and manners with a modern approach to teaching and learning. Working closely with families to ensure that students are supported and nurtured, we work hard every day to make learning accessible to all of our students.
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