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Head of Year

Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 0PA

This job expired on 28 February 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Negotiable

• Closing date

  28 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 February 2025

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: £34,314.00 - £37,938.00 Annually (FTE) NJC 24 - 28, Actual Salary £30,229 - £33,421

Head of Year job summary

37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year

NJC Pay Scale 24 to 28, £34,314 - £37,938 per annum (£30,229 – 33,421 FTE)

Start date: Negotiable

Are you passionate about supporting students in overcoming challenges to their education? Do you have a strong commitment to promoting positive behaviour, mental health, and well-being in a school setting? We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Head of Year to join our team.

Purpose of the Role:
As a Head of Year, your role will be to ensure all pupils are engaged in their education by providing leadership and support around student welfare, behaviour, and attendance issues. You will work closely with staff, parents/carers, and pupils to address barriers to learning and ensure that effective policies and procedures are in place to support every student’s success.

Key Responsibilities:

Working with Pupils:

• Identify and implement strategies to overcome barriers to learning for individual pupils.
• Monitor and assess the behaviour and progress of pupils on targeted interventions.
• Lead the development of support plans for improving pupils' mental health, ensuring progress is regularly reviewed.
• Manage the smooth transition of new and returning pupils, providing necessary support for their reintegration.
• Promote high standards of behaviour, implementing the school's behaviour policy consistently.
• Oversee attendance monitoring, with a focus on supporting pupils on targeted interventions.

Working with Staff:

• Ensure all staff understand and can apply the school’s pastoral procedures consistently.
• Collaborate with teaching staff to monitor and address individual pupils' behaviour.
• Support the attendance officer to improve attendance for pupils on targeted interventions.
• Work with the SENCO to identify pupils in need of additional support and develop individual support plans.
• Contribute to the development of whole-school pastoral care policies.
• Participate in senior leadership meetings and assist with safeguarding.

Working with Parents/Carers and External Agencies:

• Serve as the main point of contact for parents/carers regarding pastoral and behavioural issues.
• Keep parents/carers informed about their child’s behaviour, progress, and attendance.
• Build positive relationships with parents/carers to ensure family involvement in their child’s development.
• Liaise with external agencies to meet the individual needs of pupils.

Administration:

• Maintain accurate records of interventions and meetings.
• Ensure the transfer of relevant pupil information inside and outside the school.
• Ensure that pupil medical information is updated and that staff are aware of individual medical needs.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Act as the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead in support of the DSL and Lead Deputy DSL.
• Follow statutory safeguarding guidance and promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with children and young people, ideally in an educational setting.
• Demonstrates a commitment to improving the well-being and academic success of pupils.
• Has strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is able to work collaboratively with colleagues, parents/carers, and external agencies.
• Holds relevant qualifications or is willing to work towards them.

What we offer:

• A supportive and inclusive school community.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• A chance to make a real difference in the lives of students.
• Healthcare plan

If you are ready to join a passionate team and help create a positive, supportive environment for our pupils, we would love to hear from you.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

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About Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1028 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-william-robertson-academy-welbourn

Sir William Robertson Academy is a popular and successful 11-18 comprehensive school situated in delightful rural surroundings on the Lincolnshire/Nottinghamshire border. Pupils with a positive approach to learning, a committed staff and a supportive body of parents have helped to create a school which was judged by OFSTED (March 2019) to be ‘Good’ in every area of its provision. Sir William Robertson Academy has been acknowledged as one of the top 100 non-selective state-funded schools in England. The school has been approved as part of the DFE's School Re-building programme.

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