Head of Year with PE
Harris Academy Sutton, Sutton, SM2 5RD6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September
Closing date
7 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
1 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £57,180-£64,259
Pay scale
- Leadership 2-7 (Outer London)
Additional allowances
Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Academy is looking for a committed and passionate Head of Year to join our pastoral team.
Successful candidates will recognise the impact that a stable life at school can have for children, especially those who face challenges beyond the Academy gates, and will be prepared to tackle the behavioural, attendance-related issues that can sometimes act as barriers to success. We also train all out Heads of Year to DDSL level so that they are aware of the way teams need to work together to support the welfare of students.
This role is student-centred and family-focused, and the successful candidate will need to show evidence of the ability to empathise with students and their needs, as well as a willingness to tackle head on the challenging conversations with families about the nature of life at secondary school. You will also need to understand specific strategies, interventions and Academy policies and the way they are used to meet student needs.
- The successful candidate will have:
- QTS (or equivalent)
- Degree or equivalent
- Extensive teaching experience
- Outstanding teaching practice
- Successful management experience (desirable)
- Experience in presenting to a wide audience
- Experience of implementing a range of strategies to raise student achievement, with evidence of success
- Contribution to impact on the quality of learning and teaching and curriculum
- Experience of developing and sustaining positive relationships with students, parents, staff and the Governing Body to build consensus support and capacity
What the school offers its staff
Join our success:
- Judged ‘Outstanding' in all categories by Ofsted (Feb 2023), more information here:https://www.harrissutton.org.uk/469/ofsted
- Progress 8 scores of +1.10 and +0.96 from our first two cohorts of GCSE results.
- Incredible maths Progress 8 scores of +1.26 and +1.31
- In 2023, 92% of students attained Maths GCSE at Grade 4, 83% at Grade 5 and 45% at Grade 7+.
- In 2024, 93% of students attained Maths GCSE at Grade 4, 85% at Grade 5 and 50% at Grade 7+.
We believe that a happy and settled staff body helps drive the very best performance from our students. We are committed to a high-quality professional development programme and can draw on expertise from across the Harris Federation. As a HASU member of staff at any level you will receive the training and support that you need to carry out your role effectively and develop at a pace that suits you.
We are committed to ensuring that our staff have the right level of balance between work and home life. Our policies and procedures are aimed at allowing our teaching staff to spend as much time as possible planning and delivering lessons.
We work in an award-winning building with excellent facilities. Our thriving staff association ensures all new members of staff soon feel part of the HASU community.
We run a broad and diverse curriculum to a fully comprehensive intake of students.
Our focus on the core value of Integrity means that our behaviour is excellent, with staff supported by a strong and highly visible Academy Leadership Group. Detentions are run centrally, allowing teaching staff to do what they do best: plan and teach amazing lessons.
Attendance and engagement with learning is high, and centrally planned tutor time resources ensure that our tutors can engage with students whilst delivering high-quality experiences.
We are located in Sutton, with good public transport and road links. Central London (Clapham, Victoria) is 25 minutes away. We are on the Surrey border so journeys do not take long in fact journeys from Kent only take just over 30 minutes by car. We have safe and secure onsite parking with electric charging points.
Teacher Development
At Harris, we have curated professional development pathways that will guide you towards achieving your career ambitions. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. With a strong network of passionate educators, expert development initiatives and a multitude of opportunities for career progression, your journey with Harris could be the most rewarding one yet.
We offer a wide range of high quality teacher professional development programmes via the Harris Institute of Teaching and Leadership.
Benefits
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance (usually £2,000 for Inner London and £1,500 for Outer London), a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Flexible working opportunities
We are committed to fostering a positive and supportive working environment for our staff, recognising that achieving a balance between professional and personal responsibilities is essential. We understand that each individual's circumstances are unique, which is why we offer flexible working options that can be adapted to meet the needs of both the academy and our employees.
Further information about the job
Our team of Heads of Year work, alongside their group of Form Tutors, to provide stability and implement the pastoral and wellbeing programme at HASU which plays such an important role in the underpinning of academic success and personal growth for young people.
The purpose of your role will be:
- To develop a culture that celebrates success and effort in equal measure, ensuring the highest standards of behaviour, achievement, progress and attitudes across a year group.
- To lead and manage the work of the year group tutors in promoting the best possible standards of learning, effort and achievement in students
- To monitor and evaluate the implementation of the PDC curriculum across a Year Group.
- To develop and enhance the teaching practice of tutors and to be a role model in this respect
- To monitor the progress of students with a commitment to raising standards as they move through a year group
- To support the Academy Behaviour Team and ensure consistent and fair application of the Academy Behaviour Policy as necessary
- To support the Academy Safeguarding Team and ensure student wellbeing is promoted and maintained at the highest level across the year group
- To monitor the attendance of students within a year group, taking appropriate action as necessary, including interventions, home visits and liaising with external agencies as required
For a full list of responsibilities, please download the Job Pack.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
Applying for the job
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About Harris Academy Sutton
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1296 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harris Academy Sutton website
- Email address
- careers@harrisfederation.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0203 962 4500
Harris Academy Sutton opened in September 2018 as a brand new, state-of-the-art 11-18 co-educational academy in the heart of Sutton. With a specialism in Science, the academy collaborates closely with its neighbours on the London Cancer Hub site: the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital. These represent two world-class organisations and together with the new six-form entry academy they form a campus community with research buildings, hospital facilities, and a reputation for excellence in the fields of research and medical provision. The academy offers a broad and balanced curriculum to the young people of Sutton: the Campus itself provides a focal point for talented scientists and clinicians by establishing world class facilities to not only attract top researchers but also to educate the life science workforce of the future. This is a unique opportunity for dynamic, motivated professionals to be part of the team helping to shape what will become the leading science educational establishment in London.
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