Head of Year
Liskeard School and Community College, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3EA4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- 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: Permanent Full Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2c (£8,279)
What skills and experience we're looking for
MPS/UPS + TLR2c (£8,279 pa)
Permanent
Full Time
HEAD OF YEAR
To start: September 2025
We are seeking to appoint a highly effective, passionate and ambitious teacher and leader to the post of Head of Year (we welcome applications from all subject specialisms, however a candidate able to teach humanities would be ideal). The ideal candidate would be a knowledgeable, expert teacher and have the drive, expertise and resilience to work with others to support the school’s vision for academic and pastoral excellence with inclusivity for all. The Head of Year would be required to work closely with a range of stakeholders to ensure the best outcome for students’ learning, personal development, safeguarding and welfare.
Our pastoral structure includes Heads of Year for each year group, supported by non-teaching Assistant Heads of Year. Applications are welcomed from existing school leaders as well as teachers with the knowledge, skills and potential to take on a leadership role.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as we may choose to shortlist and interview prior to the closing date. If you would like to find out more about the role or would like to arrange a visit to the school, please contact the PA to the Headteacher rmacdonald@liskeard.net
Closing date is 9am on Monday 19th May 2025
Interviews w/c 19th May 2025
Please see our website www.liskeard.net to download an application form and details of the post.
Please email completed application forms to hr@liskeard.net
What the school offers its staff
We are unable to accept applications made via CVs or applications from agencies.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Liskeard School and Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1175 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Liskeard School and Community College website
- Email address
- hr@liskeard.net
Liskeard School and Community College is a friendly, caring, supportive school in Cornwall with people and relationships at its heart. It is a unique school of extraordinary staff and students and enjoys exceptional support from parents and the local community. We are proud of our school and we are relentless in our approach to make it even better. We take the education of our students very seriously.
Our school is situated in the historic market town of Liskeard, which is central to Cornwall’s outstanding south eastern countryside and coastline, serving the beautiful rural villages and hamlets and is just a scenic, 30-minute drive from Plymouth.
Assessed by Ofsted in March 2020 as a good school, we are an inclusive secondary community school delivering Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 to 1,100 students aged 11-18 and of mixed ability.
We are an academy school and part of the South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust (SMART), which provides for outstanding local career opportunities, excellent professional development opportunities and access to expert support, advice, guidance and knowledge pooling from fellow practitioners in our partner schools.
Arranging a visit to Liskeard School and Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@liskeard.net.
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