Head of Year
The Bourne Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 5HS8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
15 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS1-UPS3
Additional allowances
TLR2B
What skills and experience we're looking for
Heads of Year hold key positions within the pastoral system at our Academy. We believe it is extremely important to ensure our students are supported pastorally as well as academically. We believe that a good education depends crucially on the relationships between staff, students and parents/carers.
Our Heads of Year, have the time to really get to know students and their families and build those important relationships. The Heads of Year articulate the Academy's vision to develop citizens who ASPIRE: Ambitious, Self-Confident, Physically Literate, Independent Learners, Resilient and Emotionally Literate. The role can be a Teaching role (50% timetable) or it can be Non-Teaching.
The key indicator of success in this role is to secure the highest levels of achievement possible for students through challenge and support. You must be passionate about wanting to make a difference for the students in our care.
The Academy has an excellent reputation within the local community with strong support from Governors, Parents, Students and a dedicated and highly motivated team of staff.
What the school offers its staff
- Fee breakfast every morning for staff
- Lunch provided every Wednesday for staff
- Healthcare benefits through SimplyHealth
- Bike to work scheme
- Discounted Golf Club membership
- Staff Cricket & Golf Matches v's Canford School Staff
- Extended October Half Term break
- Wellbeing Day
- On site HR Manager
- Workload & Wellbeing Staff Team
- Comprehensive and highly effective CPD programme
- NPQs fully supported
- Bursaries available for professional development
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Bourne Academy
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 946 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Bourne Academy website
- Email address
- finola.gilson@thebourneacademy.com
- Phone number
- 01202 528554
Teaching and learning is high on the agenda at The Bourne Academy and staff are actively encouraged to constantly develop, experiment and reflect on their practice. Access to high quality in-house CPD as well as the opportunity to gain a bursary towards further studies is available. We are an Academy in the heart of the community and so we take the time to get to know and understand each student, supporting them to do their very best. We offer many opportunities to our students to not just grow academically but to grow as an individual. Just look here at what we did last term The Bourne Academy - Spring Term News Reel 2026
Thinking about joining us?
CLICK HERE to Discover what sets The Bourne Academy apart. Our Bourne to Teach guide shares how we nurture talent, build community, and create a workplace where staff feel valued and empowered to grow.
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