EXPIRED

This job expired on 8 December 2024

  • Start date details

    January 2025

  • Closing date

    8 December 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    15 November 2024

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

Teachers Pay Scales Plus TLR2c

Head of Year job summary

We are seeking a dedicated Head of Year for KS4 to join our team, preferably with English or Maths as a subject specialism. The successful candidate will work proactively to provide pastoral support, care and guidance for students. The Head of Year will act as a main point of contact for students and their parents, and work closely with tutors and other key members of staff. The Head of Year will also play a key role in the monitoring the academic achievement of the students, implementing mentoring or support programmes where necessary.

Some of the Principal Responsibilities include:

  • Provide pastoral care and support to students in the designated Key Stage 4 Year group, including monitoring their well-being, behaviour, and attendance.
  • Track and monitor the academic progress of students within the year group, identifying areas of concern and implementing strategies to support their learning and achievement.
  • Liaise with parents or guardians to communicate students' progress, address concerns, and foster positive relationships between home and school.
  • Implement and oversee behaviour management policies within the year group, including managing disciplinary issues and promoting positive behaviour among students

For more information about the role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

We offer our staff an excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment, and are committed to providing high quality professional development. This enables continuous improvement in teaching and learning.

The Appleton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Appleton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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About The Appleton School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1602 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19

About The Appleton School:

At The Appleton School, we value the inclusive history of the school, which stretches back to the establishment of the first comprehensive schools in Britain in the 1960s. This still provides an inspiration for us and sits alongside our absolute commitment to provide the best for our community in the 21st century.

The Appleton School is a mixed comprehensive school for students aged 11-18 and is a supportive community with strong values in which every student matters. The Appleton School, recognised as a Good school by Ofsted, delivers an ambitious, inclusive and broad & balanced curriculum, enhanced by extra-curricular activities to help broaden learning experiences. In 2023 our students achieved well above the national average for attainment at GCSE 9-4 and 9-5 grades with English and Maths.

We offer our staff an excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment, and are committed to providing high quality professional development. This enables continuous improvement in teaching and learning.

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