Head of Year (Year 12/13)
Whickham School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
17 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
3 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 37,938 - £40,476
What skills and experience we're looking for
The school is seeking to recruit a Head of Year who will lead one of our Sixth Form year groups. The role of a Head of Year is a an important position within Whickham School where the successful applicant will have the opportunity to:
Lead a year group of around 200 students.
Lead a tutorial team teachers.
Be responsible for the academic progress, behaviour, attendance and pastoral care of students in a year group.
Work with other staff within the Sixth Form team, including the Head of Sixth Form, Sixth Form achievement officer and careers guidance officer.
Be a member of our wider Pastoral Leader Group that ensures the quality of pastoral care is consistently strong.
Coach and mentor colleagues in ensuring they are excellent practitioners
This role is aimed at colleagues who are passionate about making a difference for young people and feel they can do this through leading a cohort of students. The role provides an excellent opportunity to develop and enhance skills in preparation for senior leadership responsibilities.
What the school offers its staff
To recruit and retain the highest calibre staff the school offers a number of enhancements for colleagues. These include:
Flexible contracts and hours of work which can be used to ensure school holiday time is taken off and fully paid (some training may be required in school holiday time)
High priority for admission of children of staff to the school.
Access to school fitness facilities, including a gym.
Access to salary sacrifice schemes.for electric vehicles and bicycles, subject to qualifying criteria.
Access to a range of training programmes to ensure professional development.
Access the opportunity to apply for support staff leadership roles.
A supportive environment where work/life balance issues are considered carefully
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
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About Whickham School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1673 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Whickham School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- lsaint@whickhamschool.org
- Phone number
- 0191 4960026
Whickham School is a large and successful school in Gateshead with over 1700 students including approximately 350 in our high performing sixth form.
Demand for student places is strong and the school is regularly oversubscribed. Students are organised into year groups whilst eight faculties deliver the school curriculum. The Sixth Form, which has its own dedicated facility, is an increasingly popular choice of students from all over the local area.
In January 2020 many faculties moved into a brand new, state of the art, STEAMS themed building. The stunning four storey building houses Science, Technology (plus Business and IT), Engineering, Art, Maths and Sport.
The Leadership Team meet weekly and share responsibility for policy generation, decision making, planning and the general wellbeing of the school. The relevant governing body committee is involved in strategic planning and policies from the onset. Faculty and Year groups meet every two weeks to discuss strategic issues
Arranging a visit to Whickham School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lsaint@whickhamschool.org.
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