Head of Year (Teaching)

Alde Valley Academy, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4BG

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  19 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: English, Music
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS with TLR 2C
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS with TLR 2C

Head of Year (Teaching) job summary

Alde Valley Academy is seeking to appoint an ambitious, enthusiastic and highly motivated secondary teacher to join our team as a Head of Year (Teaching).

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented classroom practitioner who is passionate about pastoral leadership and committed to ensuring students achieve their full potential both academically and personally.

The successful candidate will lead and support a designated year group, providing strong pastoral care, promoting high expectations and fostering a positive culture of achievement, attendance and behaviour. Working closely with students, families, teaching staff and external agencies, the Head of Year will play a vital role in ensuring every student feels supported, challenged and valued.

Alongside the Head of Year responsibilities, the successful candidate must have the ability to teach either English or Music across Key Stage 3 and 4.

The successful candidate will:

• Be highly motivated, enthusiastic and have the ability to inspire pupils to achieve their full potential 
• Be accomplished in your current role 
• Deliver the highest quality educational experience for our children 
• Be wholly dedicated to safeguarding pupils. 
• Work alongside a supportive team of professionals within the school and as part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. 

About Alde Valley Academy

Alde Valley Academy is a vibrant and rapidly growing mixed academy, proudly serving the community of Leiston, Suffolk. Our aim is to Achieve Success Together through our values:

Aspire and Achieve

Lead with Kindness

Stronger Together.

At the heart of our success is a passionate team of dedicated professionals who understand that every second of education counts. We are united by a deep commitment to our students and the community we serve. They are the very core of our purpose. Every moment, every lesson, every day is a vital opportunity to inspire, challenge, and support each child to achieve their very best. We believe, without compromise, that with the right environment and encouragement, every student has the potential to achieve greatness.

As proud members of the Kingfisher Schools Trust, we are guided by the shared values of opportunity, community, and excellence. These values are more than aspirations; they are embedded in every decision we make and every interaction we have. We believe in providing all students with meaningful opportunities to grow and succeed, fostering a strong sense of belonging within a supportive community, and setting the highest expectations in everything we do.

This is the Kingfisher Spirit in action — a belief that with the right environment, encouragement, and ambition, every young person can flourish.

As an employee of Kingfisher Schools Trust, you will receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
• Access to a wide variety of training courses through The National College
• Generous pension schemes (TPS )
• Employee assistance scheme including access to face to face and online counselling
• Flu Voucher Scheme
• Optical reimbursement scheme
• Employee Benefits scheme (Vivup), including salary sacrifice schemes for cycle to work and car lease
• National pay scales and policies
• Family friendly policies

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Kingfisher Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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 school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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 Alde Valley Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 674 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alde Valley Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alde-valley-academy

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