Head of Year
Greenford High School, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 2GUThis job expired on 15 December 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Spring Term
Closing date
15 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £38,766 and £60,092
Pay scale
- M1 to UPS3
Additional allowances
TLR1d £9,782
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity to apply for a key role and join an outstanding team. We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic and highly driven professional to lead the provision for the pastoral care and educational progress of a specific year group(s) so that it is at an outstanding level.
What the school offers its staff
As part of the GHS community, you will benefit from our outstanding record of learning, development and promotion opportunities, as well as the high value we place on our staff achieving success in their career.
About Greenford High School
Over the last decade we have consistently achieved outcomes that have placed us in the top 5-10% of schools nationally for student progress. We aim for all students to achieve excellent academic results and many gain places at top universities, but we are also a truly comprehensive school which tries to get the best out of every child, whatever their ability or circumstances. We value our students’ personal development and always support trips, visits, speakers and extra-curricular experiences where we can. We are known for our exceptionally strong relationships between staff and students and for our staff promotion opportunities across many areas of the school.
Our facilities are superb with a university campus style layout, extensive IT facilities, large, expansive playing fields and a purpose-built block for Year 7. We also have one of the largest Post-16 Centres in London with designated study and support areas.
‘Learning to Succeed’
Our motto encapsulates our vision; we are all on a continuous journey of learning, whilst trying to achieve success in everything that we do. Our aim is for students to fulfil their limitless potential – through perseverance and effort. We don’t select our students, but we do select our staff. Each highly trained staff member is here to support, guide, inspire our students so that whatever their starting point when they arrive, they leave with the world at their feet – equipped and ready to continue their learning through apprenticeships, at university and throughout their careers.
Staff benefits include:
✔ generous non-contact time;
✔ a supportive approach to approving staff leave of absences;
✔ small class sizes where possible;
✔ financial assistance for Masters and further degrees;
✔ a partnership with the Institute of Education and Teach First;
✔ an outstanding record of staff achieving promotion;
✔ the opportunity to train and mentor student teachers;
✔ free on-site car parking spaces and secure bicycle storage;
✔ free access to sporting facilities and fitness gym;
✔ access to the ‘Workplace Options’ staff support scheme and onsite counselling;
✔ plenty of opportunities to teach Post 16;
✔ staff social events and staff well-being sessions.
What our students say about our teaching staff:
- “…is one of my favourite teachers and makes PE even more enjoyable”
- “…helped me understand Geography really well”
- “…showed me Maths isn’t scary”
- “…has the talent to control classes and there is less noise”
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.
About Greenford High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 2015 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Greenford High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@greenford.ealing.sch.uk
GHS is a large, multi-cultural, mixed gender, non-selective High School based in Southall, Ealing. We have a large Post-16 centre of over 500 students and our own "school within a school": I-Block, a "stepping stone" for Yrs. 7 & 8. Over the last decade we have consistently been in the top 5% of schools for student progress.
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