Head of Year (teaching) - English or Maths specialism preferred

Future Academies Watford, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 7HW

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  12 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year or phase
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Pay Scale FMPS 1-6 (£35,602 - £48,478), or FUPS 1-3 (£50,624 - £54,328) per annum TLR 2c £8,913

Head of Year (teaching) - English or Maths specialism preferred job summary

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The role of the Head of Year is to secure the effective care of the social, emotional and learning needs of all individual students within their year group. The overriding role is to remove barriers to learning and to promote the ethos of a aspirational and supportive academy where everyone succeeds; to provide strong leadership and management and ensure high-quality student intervention which results in high student standards and achievement.

Please refer to the recruitment pack attached for the full person specification

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 Future Academies Watford

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1060 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Future Academies Watford website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/future-academies-watford

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