Head of Year

Haughton Academy, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 2AN

42 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 May 2026

• Closing date

  24 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 May 2026

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: Band 9 (£35,412, £38,220)

Head of Year job summary

At Haughton Academy, we expect and maintain high standards for all. This is to ensure that all students strive for excellence with the support of our dedicated team of staff. The successful candidate will work alongside and compliment an existing and established team of dedicated pastoral leaders who work cohesively to give all our learners, regardless of starting point or need, the best chance in life to succeed.

If you believe that you are ready to lead practice that will change lives and if you are ready to shape positive behaviour and culture support across an organisation that truly lives its values, we’d love to hear from you. For an informal and/or confidential conversation, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.

This role is offered on an annualised hours contract. Working hours are 8:15am–5:15pm Monday to Thursday, including an unpaid 45-minute lunch break, and 8:15am–5:00pm on Fridays with an unpaid 30-minute lunch break. The post is Term Time Only, with total annual hours equivalent to 1.0 FTE. Approximately 2.5 additional days, will be flexibly allocated across the year for CPD and professional development activities.

The Head of Year will work with our newly appointed Deputy Headteacher and current Principal (since September 2025) to support our students through maintaining the highest standards of pastoral care, through supporting all elements of culture and conduct, including behaviour, safeguarding and attendance.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Haughton Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 890 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Haughton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/haughton-academy

https://www.haughtonacademy.org.uk/

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