Head of Year
Wyvern Academy, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 9SHThis job expired on 14 June 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
14 June 2023 at 9am
Date listed
2 June 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
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- 36 hours, term time plus 5 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 7 (NJC SCP 19 to 23) (Actual Salary: £24,853 - £26,905)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a number of enthusiastic and motivated Head of Year to be part of our successful non-teaching Pastoral Team at Wyvern Academy.
The role of the Head of Year will be to monitor, track and support all students in their year group in order to contribute to raising achievement, attendance and behaviour for students at Wyvern Academy.
You will provide pastoral care for students and be the first port of call for parents/carers. As a Head of Year, you will work closely with Attendance and Behaviour Leads to coordinate interventions for students and tracking progress. You will lead a team of Form Tutors in encouraging pupil’s academic, emotional and social well-being.
The successful candidate should be supportive of the ethos and values of the school and have the ability to encourage and motivate our students.
If you feel you share our values, have the vision and drive for excellence and want to be part of a dedicated team, committed to ensuring that students fulfil their potential, then we would like to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Wyvern Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the Branksome and Cockerton area of Darlington, County Durham, England. We are looking for an exceptional candidate as Director of English to join us on our journey to becoming a truly outstanding school.
At Wyvern Academy, our school’s vision, in the work that our school community conducts is that we achieve ‘Excellence in all that we do’. We have a vested interest that all students ‘reach for the stars’ and that every one of our students receive a world-class education.
As a Consilium Academy, Wyvern Academy is built on the values of the Consilium charter. The purpose of the charter is to ensure our mission and values translate into practice within our Academies, ensuring that every student benefits from our distinctively inclusive ethos.
Further details about the role
To apply for the role, please download and complete the attached application form. Please note we do not accept CV’s.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 14th June at 9am.
Interviews will take place week commencing 19th June.
Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact our Business Support Officer, Katie Ferguson, at Katie.Ferguson@consilium-at.com if you would like to arrange a tour of the school.
Consilium Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Appointments are made subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
The Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.
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.
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About Wyvern Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 453 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Wyvern Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- katie.ferguson@consilium-at.com
Arranging a visit to Wyvern Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email katie.ferguson@consilium-at.com.
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