Head of Year
The Derby High School, Lancs, Lancashire, BL9 9NH14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
8 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
24 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: EAD OF YEAR: NON-TEACHING Grade 10, Pt 24 – 27 (£35,412 - £38,220 FTE) 37 Hours a week - Term Time plus 5 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 10, Pt 24 – 27 (£35,412 - £38,220 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a full time Head of Year to join our strong and highly supportive Inclusion Team. This is an exciting career opportunity for an ambitious individual who is looking to develop their leadership skills and gain further experience of pastoral work within a school.
The successful candidates will need to demonstrate.
an awareness of how to monitor and track individual student progress, behaviour and attendance
their impact within a school
high expectations of themselves and others and a passion for ensuring all our students achieve their potential
the ability to provide leadership of the team of form tutors
a highly significant contribution to the wider life of the school
Applications should be through the application form outlining
The reasons for your application
The skills and experiences you would bring to the role
Your vision for the role (we are particularly interested to hear your ideas to address the Ofsted requirement to improve the student attendance of a year group, especially for FSM and SEN students as well as ideas based around what good inclusion and pastoral care looks like.
What the school offers its staff
At The Derby High School we ‘Inspire to Make a Difference’. We have high ambitions for all our students. We are passionate about improving life chances and are committed to providing an outstanding education. We want each and everyone of our students to enjoy their high school experience, achieve exceptionally well and succeed in life.
The school is an oversubscribed 11-16 Co-Educational Comprehensive (approx. 950 students on roll).We are situated in the Northwest of England in the heart of Bury, Greater Manchester and have good transport links to the city and neighbouring towns. The school's intake is truly comprehensive, with students from a diverse range of backgrounds.
The Derby High School, built in 1959, is an iconic building within the town with its distinctive look and extensive playing fields. Over recent years there have been a number of unique additions to the school, and these have enhanced our curriculum offer: a bespoke Performing Arts building, INSPIRE, three state of the art science laboratories, DISCOVER and a multimillion-pound Sports Hall, EXCEL. In 2018 we built a STEAM Garden, a cross-curricular outdoor learning space, designed by our students for the school and wider community. Two years ago, we opened CREATE, a purpose-built Design & Technology block that enables our students to develop skills working with various materials, Food and Nutrition, Engineering and CADCAM. Computing and Business lessons are taught in ExcITe. Reflecting our commitment to providing an outstanding education for our most vulnerable students we have also renovated an area of the school to house INCLUDE, a bespoke base for our SEND students.
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 Derby High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 951 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Derby High School website
- Email address
- headteacherspa@thederbyhighschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 764 1819
The Derby High School is an over-subscribed 11-16 Co-Educational School situated in the heart of Bury, Greater Manchester. Year on year our students make exceptional progress and we are currently the highest performing school in Bury for Progress 8 (most recent validated Progress 8 measure stands at +0.30). Alongside this student progress in Mathematics is positive and above the national average. We are an inclusive school serving a diverse student population who are a joy to be around. The leadership of the school at every level is a key strength and this was recognised by Ofsted in our most recent full inspection. We boast a talented staff with a commitment to delivering the highest standards and who are overwhelmingly proud to belong to the school. All who visit The Derby High School are impressed by the warm and welcoming environment that we work in.
Arranging a visit to The Derby High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacherspa@thederbyhighschool.co.uk.
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