Head of Year

Tarleton Academy, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 6AQ

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 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: £28,142.00 - £32,061.00 Annually (FTE)

Head of Year job summary

Are you the right person to work with our fantastic students and staff? Can you demonstrate our values by modelling kindness, respect and ambition to the school community? Have you got first class interpersonal skills? At Tarleton Academy, we are committed to the academic and personal development, social and emotional well-being of every one of our students and as a result, we are expanding our team and are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic team player who will join us in the position of Head of Year

The main purpose of this role is to monitor, track and support all students which will in turn contribute to raising levels of achievement for students at our school. As a Year Leader, you will work closely with the Attendance, Behaviour and Progress Leads to track progress and coordinate interventions for our students.

We are looking for someone who is able to:

Work with and support children of a relevant age

Form positive, effective and appropriate working relationships/boundaries with young people

Work effectively as a member of the team, prioritising conflicting demands and managing own workload effectively

They will be expected to:

Take a lead role on the implementation of the school’s Celebration, Award & Behaviour Procedures

Work directly with students to provide mentoring and pastoral support to overcome obstacles to learning

Lead on administrative support to the year group(s) you are working with

This position is full time, fixed term and term time plus two weeks (inclusive of 5 inset days) 37 hours per week. Working Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 4:30pm & Friday 8:30am to 4:00pm

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please complete our online application form in full, along with a personal statement to support your application and outline the relevant experience you can bring to Endeavour Learning Trust.

Applications should be submitted by 9am Monday 23rd February 2026

Interviews are to be confirmed

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates

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 Tarleton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 675 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tarleton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tarleton-academy

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