Head of Year with Teacher of Humanities

The Trafalgar School at Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 3HN

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  22 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (Actual) TLR 2B £6136 pay award pending

Head of Year with Teacher of Humanities job summary

• To lead and inspire excellence throughout the school
• To teach as directed by the Headteacher on an agreed reduced timetable in Humanities (Job Description for teaching staff available upon request)
• The key purpose of the Head of Year is to ensure that the students in their year group live out the culture and ethos of the school daily
• To be responsible for ensuring that students in the year group behave with consistently high levels of respect for others, demonstrating high levels of self-control and consistently positive attitudes to their education
• To take responsibility for the efficiency and effectiveness of the pastoral systems and structures to ensure excellent attendance, behaviour and punctuality within the year group
• To ensure the implementation of an expertly designed ‘pastoral curriculum’ and assembly programme that fosters a sense of belonging to the school community and which supports the visions, values and ethos of the schools
• To monitor academic progress of the year group, utilising the role to improve academic outcomes
• To be responsible for supporting the day-to-day operational management of the year group within the wider school.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Trafalgar School at Downton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants will be subject to a full enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and online check before the appointment is confirmed.

References from current employers will be taken for shortlisted
candidates, employers may be contacted to gather further information. Without satisfactory references, an offer of employment will not be confirmed.

Unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 must be declared.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Trafalgar School at Downton

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 794 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Trafalgar School at Downton website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-trafalgar-school-at-downton-salisbury

The Trafalgar School at Downton is a friendly, rural, secondary school set in the historic village of Downton on the edge of the New Forest National Park.

Our values define us and underpin our ambition of a life fulfilled through empowerment. These values apply to our staff, as well as to our student community, so we seek a colleague who is:

Aspirational
Who has a strong desire to achieve greatness in everything they do. They are ambitious.

Compassionate
Who understands how other people feel and support each other. Staff recognise when someone is struggling and we help them.

Determined
Who is focused to achieve, even when a task is difficult. Staff remain committed to our end goal until we complete it.

Inclusive
Treats everyone fairly and equally and understands that difference is something which makes society better.

Integrity
Always does the right thing, even if no-one is watching

Respectful
Treats people, including ourselves and our environment, with respect. Shows consideration of other people’s feelings and wishes.

We are committed to empowering young people to be the source of their own success.

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