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Head of Year

Landau Forte College, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2LF

This job expired on 2 May 2024 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  2 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of year or phase
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPR/UPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an exciting time to join Landau Forte Academy, Amington. We are an oversubscribed forward thinking 11-16 academy on a mission to provide high quality education for our local community and in May 2022 we were judged GOOD in all areas by Ofsted. We have high expectations for our students and our academy is built upon our shared values: ambitious, brave and kind

As with all posts at Amington, we are looking for dedicated, committed and inspirational individuals to provide high quality teaching to our wonderful students.

If successful, you will become part of our community. You will be supported in your career with opportunities to achieve nationally recognised qualifications and we invest in our staff by offering protected time, within the Academy day, for continual professional development. We have dedicated time to create a feedback and assessment policy that prioritises student progress but utilises live marking in the classroom, and whole-class feedback to enable staff to use their PPA time to focus on delivering exceptional learning. Collaboration flourishes within our faculties and shared planning empowers our staff to offer an exciting and unreservedly ambitious, challenging and engaging curriculum.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced individual with a proven track record of high impact teaching or an ambitious ECT.

We care about our staff and staff wellbeing is integral to our decision making. We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our staff through a wellbeing committee and by committing to the DfE Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Those individuals who are excited by being part of a journey to outstanding are encouraged to visit the academy and meet with our Principal, Mr Andrew Deen. To arrange a visit please contact the Principal’s PA at sfarley@lfata.org.uk.

Key information

• Contract: Full time, permanent position
• Salary: MPR/UPR
• Start date: September 2024
• Closing Date: Thursday 2nd May

Person specification

• A graduate with qualified teacher status
• A well-qualified teacher with a strong teaching record
• Relevant professional qualifications (both formal and through appropriate experience) to meet the challenge of the appointment
• An interest in the latest developments in pastoral care, guidance and support.
• The necessary skills to develop excellent relationships with students and parents
• A willingness to explore innovative and dynamic methods for pastoral leadership.
• High levels of enthusiasm, ambition, energy, resilience and determination

Job description

• To lead both the team of tutors and cohort of students. This involves giving a clear vision and direction to work, identifying key areas for improvement and planning appropriate actions to meet them

• To manage both the people and resources associated with each year group
• To monitor the quality of learning experienced by the year group, liaising with Faculty Leaders and offering support and guidance where necessary
• To promote the vision and values of the school through leading high quality assemblies

Academic Progress

• To monitor the academic progress of the year group in order to secure and sustain effective learning for individuals and also collective progress across each tutor group and the year group as a whole
• To use assessment data such as FFT, KS2, and internal data to inform an analysis of student progress
• To have an overview of the range of barriers to learning that impact on student progress, with reference to behaviour for learning, in and out of the classroom
• To use all of the above to identify underachievement with a view to establishing and coordinating improvement strategies in conjunction with teachers and Faculty Leaders

• To monitor the effectiveness of these interventions and report to SLT as necessary
• To liaise with key staff, including the SENDCO, regarding all groups of students’ progress in the year group
• To report to the line manager on the progress of the year group and individuals, and subgroups (e.g. PP)
• To take responsibility for parent information evenings

Pastoral Leadership

• To work as part of the safeguarding team and to act as a safeguarding officer in the school
• To lead and manage a team of personal tutors and maintain regular formal and informal contact with personal tutors
• To act as a role model for tutors by demonstrating high quality pastoral care and academic monitoring of students, continuous professional development and professional presence in the year team

• To ensure all tutors understand, and are actively implementing the key aspects of the academy’s policies including those for behaviour, attendance, uniform and safeguarding
• To set the agenda for tutor meetings which should include a development item

• To have an overview of all the different care and guidance for students e.g. mentors, SENDCO, teaching assistants, external agencies etc.
• To provide a link for parents, tutors, SENCO, teachers, Heads of Department, SLT and external agencies.

• To initiate and respond to communications with parents, ensuring that they are kept fully informed and involved in the progress of their children

• To contribute to the organisation of any parent information evenings by encouraging and monitoring parent attendance to such events

• To monitor student attendance and punctuality on a weekly basis and to take all the appropriate steps to ensure that attendance and punctuality of students in the year group are at the highest levels. To meet with the Attendance Officer and liaise with the Inclusion Team in this respect

• To monitor student behaviour, attendance and achievement using the school’s MIS data and, in consultation with key staff, decide on appropriate sanctions, interventions and rewards
• To oversee students on report and make contact with parents when necessary
• To play the leading role in the disciplining of students referring situations to SLT whenappropriate

• Prepare and lead assemblies

Administration

• To organise and, through a team of tutors, implement a framework for daily tutorial activities.This includes both day to day administrative tasks (signing of planners, checking absences etc) and year specific tasks (preparation for exams, pathways etc)

• To ensure that all tutors have access to relevant materials in order to deliver high quality tutorial activities

• To maintain individual student records as necessary and ensure that they are kept up to date
• To oversee ‘in year’ admissions for new students. This will include liaising with the member of staff responsible for admissions, meeting potential students and parents and in conjunction with key staff organising timetables
• To monitor the settling in of new students
• To work with form tutors to ensure appropriate follow-up to reporting procedures and to play an important part in the evaluation of reporting procedures
• Co-ordinate all information received from whatever source regarding an individual student and to ensure that such information is recorded and distributed where appropriate. This should include checking that appropriate action is taken.
• Lead a team of eight personal tutors
• Lead a dedicated year group Deputy Head of Year
• Lead on all aspects of pastoral provision for a year group
• Set and maintain high standards, expectations and aspirations for both staff and students, ensuring that all are treated with dignity and respect and that students receive appropriate guidance, support and recognition
• Ensure that appropriate, challenging attainment targets are set and used with all students and monitor their performance in terms of attainment, achievement (both quantifiable value added measures and broader qualitative achievements) and progress in respect of the outcomes from learning programmes and activities
• Monitor the quality and effectiveness of the academy pastoral care guidance and support systems
• Actively contribute to academy improvement as a key member of the pastoral team
• Want the best from every student and member of staff

Apply for this job

1. Complete the application form online

Visit: https://lfct.org.uk/vacancy/head-of-year/

2. Or send your application You can email your completed application, along with a covering letter to recruitment@lfct.org.uk or you can post it to:

HR Officer

Landau Forte Charitable Trust

Ashby Road

Tamworth Staffordshire B79 8AH

All appointments made are subject to satisfactory references and a criminal background check. Landau Forte Charitable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post.

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer you

• A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment
• The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students
• Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust
• A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours
• Membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
• Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health

The local area

Tamworth is a historic town surrounded by beautiful countryside, located a short distance from Birmingham. The Academy is located close to the centre of Tamworth, with superb transport links.

• Tamworth is 10 minutes away from the M42; junction 10
• Direct trains from Birmingham (15 minutes) and London (1 hour 15 minutes)
• Birmingham and East Midlands Airports are 30 minutes away

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.

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About Landau Forte College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1198 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Landau Forte College website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@lfct.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/landau-forte-college-derby (opens in new tab)

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic non-teacher to work across year 7. Alongside the Heads of Year, the successful candidates will play a key role in the progress and achievement of all students. The main role of the Deputy Head of Year is to work collaboratively with and in support of Heads of Year, Senior Leaders and the Student Support Team to provide comprehensive care, support and guidance for students in Year groups in order to ensure they meet the school’s high expectations of attitudes to learning, behaviour and attainment.
The type of people we are looking for are likely to possess infectious enthusiasm, a reliable and highly organised individual, who can multi-task, with a professional and friendly disposition. They will be resilient, driven, determined, and ambitious.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a leading educational organisation at the cutting edge of educational development.

Arranging a visit to Landau Forte College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@lfct.org.uk.

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