Head of Year (PDL)

Beckfoot Upper Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 6AL

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  11 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 January 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: £34,434.00 - £36,363.00 Annually (Actual) SO1

Head of Year (PDL) job summary

Beckfoot Upper Heaton is seeking a compassionate and dedicated individual who is passionate about making a real difference to young people’s lives. This is a full-time, permanent, term-time only role with 5 plus days. As the Head of Year, you will play a vital role in supporting the wellbeing, safety, and inclusion of our students. Working closely with staff, families, and external agencies, you will support in creating a school environment where all students feel supported, understood and able to succeed. We are looking for someone who:

• Will champion our school values of Excellence - Integrity - Kindness
• Is committed to improving the lives of young people, especially those with barriers to their learning
• Has strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport
• Works well in a team and is confident in working independently when needed
• Demonstrates professionalism, resilience and commitment to inclusion
• Shares our vision for creating remarkable schools where no child is left behind

The working pattern for this role is Monday-Thursday 08.00am-4.00pm and Friday is 08.00am-3.30pm

Why choose Beckfoot Upper Heaton

• We are a smaller-than-average, culturally diverse and inclusive 11-16 secondary school, rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023.
• We know our students and staff well, and work hard to celebrate and embrace our differences. Together, we live our values of integrity, kindness and excellence every day.
• We are genuinely ambitious for our young people, and strive to make a positive, lasting impact in the community we serve.
• We are committed to being a People First organisation, listening to the authentic voices of our team and welcoming feedback as a gift that helps us grow stronger together.
• We actively invest in the professional growth and wellbeing of our staff, ensuring everyone feels supported and equipped to thrive.
• Our school sentence captures who we are and what we aspire to be remembered for: The school taught students to act with integrity and kindness so that they went on to demonstrate excellence in their chosen field. It was a place where all belonged.

About Beckfoot Trust

Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind. Since our establishment in 2013, Beckfoot Trust has grown into a respected, locally rooted family of ten diverse schools (primary, secondary and special) that learn from and support one another.

We are team Beckfoot Trust, and together with Team [insert school name], we’re making a real difference in our community.

Discover more about our vision, the benefits we offer, and you can join us in shaping the future by visiting our careers page.

Beckfoot Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as part of our overall vetting checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and they do not need to be disclosed to employers. If they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and further information about filtering offences can be found in DBS filtering guide

This post is also relevant to the Disqualification from Childcare Regulations, and you have a duty to inform the Trust if you are automatically disqualified from providing childcare by having committed a disqualifiable offence or disqualifying event - see Appendix 2 in the Recruitment Policy for more details

Beckfoot Trust collects and processes personal data in accordance with UK Data Protection Laws. For more information on the personal data we collect and why, please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice: Beckfoot Trust - Privacy Notices

Click on the useful links below for further information:

• Beckfoot Trust - Policies and Documents
• Check if you need to tell someone about your criminal record: When you need to tell someone about your criminal record - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy at Beckfoot Trust.

If you have any questions, then please do not hesitate to contact a member of our Recruitment Team on the contact details below.

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 Beckfoot Upper Heaton

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 682 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Beckfoot Upper Heaton website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beckfoot-upper-heaton

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