Head of Year
Simon Balle All-Through School, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8AJ9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
3 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
15 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- TLR 2C £7017
Head of Year job summary
Creating tomorrow’s citizens today
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed Head of Year.
As Head of Year, you will work collaboratively with your tutors, the pastoral team, and other middle and senior leaders across our all-through school. We are looking to appoint someone to develop and embed an ethos of high expectations, outstanding attitudes to learning, academic excellence and exemplary conduct within the Year Group. You will be expected to monitor and support the academic progress of students, working with subject leaders and classroom teachers to ensure that all students are challenged, supported, and able to achieve their full potential.
You will develop strong professional relationships with students and parents, using data to identify barriers to academic progress and implementing timely interventions to address these. You will also liaise with external agencies and stakeholders to support our students and families and work closely with members of the wider pastoral team including safeguarding and attendance.
Simon Balle All-through School prides itself on the outstanding levels of pastoral care that we offer to all of our students. Our aim is to create an ethos and an environment where each student can be happy, succeed, and thrive in every aspect of their education – both personally and academically – alongside flourishing as an individual and as a good citizen. Our vision of a society where all people feel included, are respected and treated with dignity, live well with each other, and have the necessary knowledge, skills, and wisdom in order to flourish, is at the heart of the Simon Balle community.
The ideal candidate will:
Be an outstanding practitioner and inspirational leader;
Have a proven track record of success in raising student attainment;
Demonstrate a strong commitment to both the academic and pastoral development of young people;
Be a committed team-player;
Be ambitious to professionally develop themselves and their team.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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 are not accepted.
About Simon Balle All-Through School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1561 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Simon Balle All-Through School website
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