Head of Year
Tor Bridge High, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8UN7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours x 40 weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC Grade E
What skills and experience we're looking for
Responsible for the leadership of their designated year group (8, 9 or 10) within the overall policies of the school.
Ensure that learning is disruption free in every lesson, every day so that there is low absence and excellent punctuality within their year group and that their students demonstrate that they are Ready, Kind and Safe in all aspects of school life.
Communicate matters with a holistic overview relating to students’ academic performance with relevant colleagues such as Assistant Headteachers, Curriculum Leaders and Class Teachers.
Behaviour:
- Effectively role model the standards of behaviour expected of students and staff.
- Ensure that learning is disruption free in every lesson, every day and students meet School expectations at all times, specifically that:
- the relationships and behaviour policy is applied to all students within their year group;
- uniform and equipment are checked daily, so no time is lost in class;
- consequences for poor behaviour escalate alongside interventions to reduce repeat sanctions and suspensions;
- parental engagement, SEND advice and support from external agencies are sought where relevant, to create and implement individual pastoral support plans to help students overcome their barriers to learning.
- Ensure that low absence and excellent punctuality are the norm, specifically that:
- absence is ˂5% and robust systems are used to track, support and intervene for any concerns through liaison with the attendance lead;
- lateness to lessons is always challenged and consequences issued;
- liaise closely with attendance team supporting students and their families which may include home visits, supported by the Attendance team.
- Ensure students demonstrate the schools’ values of ‘Courage, Love and Ambition’ which are evident in: Tutor time, assemblies, personal development days, volunteering and leadership opportunities and enrichment activities. These specifically ensure that:
- all students know and understand the School values and are able to demonstrate them;
- at least 50% of students take up voluntary opportunities to enrich their education each week.
- Be the first responder and point of contact for parents/carers who contact the School with concerns about students.
- Make referrals, where necessary, to the ODSL (Operational Designated Safeguarding Lead) to report any safeguarding concerns.
- Work with individual and groups of disengaged students whose relationships are a barrier to learning, supporting them in ways of improving their engagement.
- Work alongside the SENDCo and the Academic Learning Support team to provide staff with information and support that will enable them to better understand students’ needs.
- Review and analyse student data in relation to behaviour, attendance, punctuality, welfare and academic progress in order to identify needs, gaps, patterns and trends, and respond to secure improvement.
- Provide consistent supervision during the School breaks, focusing on positive engagement and school-based activities. This will be mainly based outside in the social areas, monitoring and supporting positive interactions and social skills development.
- Ensure that student success is celebrated everyday through tutorial, assemblies, celebration events, newsletters and communication to parents/carers.
- Deliver assemblies, ensuring registers are completed and supervise students, as required, before, during or after school sessions.
- Lead on year group councils to gather student voice on Year and School issues to make improvements.
- Other Year Groups: Lead on key group events, as appropriate, and as directed by the SLT link.
- Support other year groups outside of directed designation to support colleagues within the team.
- The completion of such other duties or developmental work, which may from time to time may be required.
- Responding to low standards of uniform, equipment and behaviour with timely and effective meetings with parents so that these are resolved quickly.
Other Activities:
- Have oversight of students’ academic performance and communicate, as required, with key staff in school, to ensure that all students within their year group are supported to be the best that they can be.
- Meet with AH-RSL, as required, to raise matters relating to students’ academic performance.
- Provide guidance and advice to students on educational and social matters and on their future education and careers, including information and expert advice on specific questions, making relevant records and reports.
- Create records of and reports on the personal and social needs of students, logging on school management systems (e.g. Bromcom and CPOMS) as appropriate.
- Communicate and consult with the parents/carers of students.
- Communicate and co-operate with persons or bodies outside of the School.
- Participate in meetings arranged for any of the purposes described above.
- Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references of individual students and groups of students.
- Maintain good order and discipline among the students and safeguarding their health and safety both when they are authorised to be on the school premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere.
- Participate in administrative and organisational tasks related to such duties and ordering and allocation of equipment and materials.
Professional Development:
- To take part in the TBH staff development programme by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development at TBH.
- To continue personal development in the relevant areas.
- To engage actively in the Performance Management process at TBH.
- To work as a member of a designated team and to contribute positively to effective working relations across the school as required
Health & Safety:
- Work within the requirements of the Academy’s Health and Safety policy, performance standards, safe systems of work and procedures.
Other specific duties:
- To play a full part in the life of the School and community to support its strategic commitment, purpose and intent and to encourage staff and students to follow this example.
- To actively promote the School’s policies.
- To actively engage in the School’s self-review and evaluation processes.
- To attend meetings as determined and directed by the Headteacher.
- To undertake any other duty as specified by the Headteacher.
- To comply with procedures concerning safeguarding and to ensure that training is accessed when appropriate.
- To ensure that you play a full part in carrying out duties to ensure student conduct around the site is of the highest order.
- To act in line with Tor Bridge High’s policies and procedures in relation to information governance. This includes data protection, information security and confidentiality.
This document outlines the duties required of the post-holder for the time being to indicate a level of responsibility. It is not a comprehensive or exclusive list and, from time to time, duties may be varied, which do not change the level of responsibility or the general character of the job.
What the school offers its staff
Do you show COURAGE in every action you choose?
Do you LOVE inspiring people?
Are you AMBITIOUS about your career?
If YES, Team Tor Bridge is the place for you!
Here at Tor Bridge High our staff and students are driven each and every day by our mission of making the world a better place
To achieve this we insist on:
Relationships & Culture
- Always people first
- Connections
- Belonging
Worklife balance
- Centralised curriculum
- Enrichment activities
- Teacher friendly assessment
Growing Great People
- 1-1 coaching
- Trust Wide CPD Offer
- Powerful Networks
Passion & Energy
- Love coming to work
- Celebrate achievements
- Spread joy
Are you ready to transform lives, to join an outstanding team and be the very best leader? Your journey starts here.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Tor Bridge High
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1171 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Tor Bridge High website
- Email address
- bgeorgiev@torbridge.net
- Phone number
- 01752207872
Our school is a well-established secondary school and sixth form, which caters for up to 1,200 pupils and has been oversubscribed for the past 7 years.
We are on a journey of school improvement with a relentless focus on high expectations with an aim to improve outcomes for all our students. This was reflected in our 2019 Year 11 results where we saw an overall increase in students’ progress - a reflection of the dedication of our staff for continued school improvement.
Arranging a visit to Tor Bridge High
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bgeorgiev@torbridge.net.
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