Head of Year
Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6PZ28 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
15 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 April 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
Pay scale
- Teachers MPS/UPS plus TLR1a Responsibility Point
Additional allowances
TLR1a Responsibility Point
What skills and experience we're looking for
PURPOSE OF JOB
To develop and lead on establishing a strong, positive and shared vision and ethos for the year group in partnership with the Pastoral Manager.
To develop, implement and monitor pastoral policies and practices which reflect the school’s commitment to high standards, high expectations, high achievement and to effective teaching and tutoring and ensure a consistent team approach to improve student progress.
To lead, develop and support a productive, positive and effective team of tutors and co-tutors encouraging openness, shared and delegated decision-making, and a sense of common purpose
This job description is to be read in conjunction with the Standards for Teachers at an appropriate level.
For further details see the Person Specification and Job Description (attached).
What the school offers its staff
Our school is ‘Good’ (Ofsted 2023), being one of the most popular and successful 11-16 mixed comprehensive schools in the Preston Park area of Brighton, consistently over-subscribed. Our curriculum is broad and balanced and offers many exciting opportunities for all students, both in school and out. There are tremendous extra-curricular opportunities at Dorothy Stringer through sport, performing arts, the Junior Leadership Team, the Duke of Edinburgh award, as well as a number of other trips. In short, we believe there is something for everyone at the school.
For further details see the Person Specification and Job Description (attached).
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Dorothy Stringer School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1626 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dorothy Stringer School website
- Email address
- recruitment@dorothy-stringer.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01273 852222
Dorothy Stringer is a vibrant, stimulating and happy community where it is safe to learn and where everyone can excel both inside and outside the classroom. We are ambitious for our students’ progress and attainment and strive to create an environment that promotes a keen enjoyment of learning.
Today’s students face a world that is changing at an ever-increasing pace and we have a duty to prepare them for their adult lives. We value and promote self-discipline, creativity, independence, self-confidence and the ability to work collaboratively with others.
We work to ensure that all our students achieve their full academic potential. However, we believe that school is not just about academic success: we want our students to thrive and to develop holistically. We are immensely proud of the wide range of opportunities we offer outside the classroom in sport, performance, creativity and service.
We excel at nurturing our students in a safe and happy environment and believe that schools need to care for the emotional wellbeing of their students and understand their personal needs. We have created an atmosphere where students can be themselves and they are known and supported as individuals. Students take pride in our school and in their own achievement as well as in the achievement of others.
We are a community which is based on clear moral values and where there is a sense of belonging and identity. We work hard to develop partnerships with parents and carers and to secure their interest, support and commitment. We aim to be a community to which everyone wants to belong and where all feel respected and valued.
Matt Hillier | Headteacher
Arranging a visit to Dorothy Stringer School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@dorothy-stringer.co.uk.
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