Head of Year
Unity College, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 3DF13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
26 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
Additional allowances
TLR 1.2 currently £12,038
What skills and experience we're looking for
Heads of Year are a really important part of our college leadership structure. The Head of Year holds ultimate accountability for the Year Group. They are supported in this by a non-teaching Deputy Head of Year and expert pastoral teams: Student Support (including Mental Wellbeing Workers and an Early Help Co-ordinator); Targeted Support; SEND and Attendance. Heads of Year line manage a team of 12 tutors and are line managed by a member of the Senior Leadership Team, with whom they will meet regularly.
The successful candidate will possess excellent leadership, management and communication skills and will have demonstrated an ability to work with young people and their families successfully. They will be aware of some of the challenges facing young people yet hold the highest aspirations for Unity College students. They will also be committed to and use strategies that will ensure that all students are given the very best opportunities to be successful in all areas of their lives.
The Heads of Year will work with the Senior Leadership Team to create and deliver a shared vision for the personal development, behaviour and attitudes, wellbeing and safeguarding of all members of the College community. The Heads of Year are some of the most senior leaders of the College and, as such, play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Unity College.
You will:
- share the College’s very high expectations
- be an excellent classroom practitioner
- be committed to working collaboratively with colleagues, students and parents
- be confident in your ability to support and develop colleagues
- be enthusiastic about giving young people the best possible start in life
What the school offers its staff
Working at Unity College is tremendously rewarding and this role is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to young people’s lives as well as offering abundant prospects for professional development. As a College we are firmly committed to continuous professional development for all and we invest heavily in developing our staff at all levels.
We offer:
- the opportunity to be integral to College improvement
- well-considered professional development and a wide range of professional opportunities, including significant leadership development opportunities
- excellent career progression opportunities
- a high level of support for all new staff
- an exciting and stimulating place to work in a friendly environment
- a modern, purpose-built building and excellent facilities
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)
Online and social media
Prohibition from teaching
Right to Work in the UK
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to j.lever@unity.lancs.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Unity College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1434 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Unity College website
- Email address
- j.lever@unity.lancs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01282 683010
Welcome to Unity College, an 11-16 college in the heart of Burnley. We are committed to making education an enjoyable, rewarding and stimulating experience where all students develop a passion to be “the best that they can be”.
At our College, traditional values meet with innovative approaches to learning and fantastic facilities.
We are relentless in our pursuit of high standards and academic success for every child. We offer excellent teaching in a safe and caring environment. Our expectations of students and staff are high and the rewards last a lifetime.
We want our students to leave us with wonderful memories. A huge range of additional opportunities, both within and beyond the classroom, allows our students to develop their individual characters and talents and to fulfil their aspirations.
I am very proud to be the Headteacher of Unity College: a successful college with a very exciting future. I encourage you to visit the College during a working day to see for yourself the high-quality learning and teaching and to experience the friendly, happy and purposeful atmosphere that characterise Unity College. Visits can be arranged at any time. When you visit our College, I am sure that you will recognise not only the warm welcome from our students but also their enjoyment of and their passion for learning.
Jane Richardson, Headteacher
Arranging a visit to Unity College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email j.lever@unity.lancs.sch.uk.
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