Head of Year (non teaching)
Ashlawn School, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5ETThis job expired on 9 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
9 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
27 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC22 - NJC25 (£32,654.00 FTE to £35,235.00 FTE) Actual Salary: £27,930.28 to £30,137.91
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate who feels passionately about supporting all students throughout their academic journey in school. Someone who loves to work in a team and rise to a challenge. We are looking for an energetic, approachable person who can liaise with all stakeholders in a positive manner. We are looking for someone who embraces and enjoys the liveliness of a school environment.
At the core of this role is the provision of high-quality pastoral work with the students in order to support the welfare, attendance and behaviour of a cohort of students. This includes providing first line support to students on pastoral issues; providing attendance, behavioural and educational support to students and providing a strategic link between the School and other agencies and parents/carers. Successful candidates will be required to ensure provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated pastoral development curriculum for students in the cohort, in accordance with the aims of the school and the curricular policies and to liaise with other Heads of Year where necessary, to ensure continuity and progression of pastoral provision throughout the school.
Successful candidates will be enthusiastic, sensitive, flexible and hard working with a sense of humour and ability to remain calm. Candidates must show high level skills of communication, time management and prioritisation.
What the school offers its staff
Why work for Ashlawn?
- A large, oversubscribed bi-lateral school committed to supporting all members of the school community to succeed
- You’ll be working within a community of passionate, committed colleagues who genuinely support each other
- A staff wellbeing team implements various strategies to boost staff engagement including various activities, events, conferences, and many other staff benefits
- Excellent opportunities to develop and grow in the successful and expanding Transforming Lives Educational Trust, a growing Multi-academy Trust based within the local community
- To be part of an 11-18 provision with opportunities to teach in the sixth form
Further information about the job
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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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ashlawn School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1558 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ashlawn School website
- Email address
- careers@tlet.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01788 573425
We are a school where excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We believe passionately in education and we know that Ashlawn provides the very best educational experience for all its young people.
We are a happy school where high standards and expectations lead to outstanding academic results for all our students. Respect for each other and high standards of behaviour are values which we all share and for which we are all responsible.
Our colleagues are committed to providing an inspirational environment where our students are engaged and enthused, and where learning enables all young people to realise their academic potential and acquire the skills and values they need for life’s journey. Whilst academic success is important, we recognise that there is more to education than exam passes; confidence, adaptability, learning skills, creativity and resilience are all necessary life skills. Success is celebrated in all aspects of school life as we recognise the needs of each individual and where everyone really does matter.
As a bi-lateral school, Ashlawn is the perfect blend of tradition and innovation. We are a forward-thinking and exciting centre of learning with excellent results and our young people are proud to belong to a school which offers the range of opportunities that our unique curriculum affords. Our record of success is reflected in our A level and GCSE results and we are committed to providing the highest standards of provision.
Arranging a visit to Ashlawn School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email careers@tlet.org.uk.
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