11 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2026 or earlier if available

  • Closing date

    5 May 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    24 April 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Head of year or phase

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£34,398.00 - £52,490.00 Annually (Actual) Main or Upper Scale

Head of Year : Teaching Role job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an exceptional Teacher to join Kings Norton Girls’ School as a Head of Year. KNGS is an OFSTED outstanding school and is a founding member of West Midlands Multi Academy Trust (WMAT). The school has a comprehensive intake and a co-educational sixth form. We are proud of our vibrant, socially and culturally diverse school, which lies in the heart of our community, and is highly regarded in our local area and beyond. We achieve excellent academic and pastoral outcomes for students within a culture of care, concern and well-being for both students and staff.

The role is available immediately, or for a September start on a permanent, full time basis, all subject specialisms will be considered. The role is not suitable for ECT applications.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional individual to join the team at Kings Norton Girls’ School and Sixth Form in order to open a world of opportunities for our students

The role of Head of Year is key to ensuring that exceptional pastoral support is available to our students. The successful applicant will lead the development of students within their allocated year group and lead and manage a year team of form tutors. They will ensure high quality tutoring and work with staff, students, parents and carers to support learning, behaviour for learning, attendance and personal and social growth for students within the year group.

This is a teaching post (50% timetable) therefore, we are looking for an excellent practitioner to join any of our subject teams alongside being an individual that is committed to working with young people to ensure they flourish. You will recognise the importance of and will strive to maintain a cohesive school community through building positive relationships with our students and existing staff. Excellent communication skills are key, alongside strong organisational skills and the ability to priorities and problem solve. We offer an Employee Assistance Programme and a Cycle to Work scheme.

We hope that what you have read motivates you to find out more about our school and ultimately, apply for this role. Applications must be made online and on the Trust’s application form via the My New Term Recruitment Portal; we do not accept CV applications. Your application’s supporting statement should, of course, address key aspects of the person specification and should be no longer than 1200 words. An additional covering letter is not required.

Should you wish to discuss this opportunity, please contact Mrs Anna Mugridge, Deputy Headteacher (Students) on 0121 675 1305 or amugridge@kngs.co.uk. Should you have any queries relating to the application process, please contact Mrs Denise Wilson, PA to the Headteacher dwilson@kngs.co.uk

Completed applications should be submitted by 8 am on Tuesday 5th May. The selection day will take place on Friday 8th May (this date is provisional and may change).

Commitment to Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Practices: We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. WMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Online searches will be conducted as part of the pre-employment checks.

This role is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks, they will also be asked to complete a criminal records self-disclosure form and successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks at enhanced level, along with other relevant employment checks. This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act, and therefore the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English will be required.

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.
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Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding children and all posts advertised are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

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About Kings Norton Girls' School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1083 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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KNGS and Sixth Form is an OFSTED outstanding secondary school and one of the top comprehensives in the country. Our school lies in the heart of our community and is highly regarded locally.

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