Pastoral Head Of Year
The Royal Liberty School, Romford, Essex, RM2 6HJ16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
October/November 2025
Closing date
25 September 2025 at 10am
Date listed
9 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,162.00 - £34,046.00 Annually (FTE) SO1 Point 23 to 25
Pastoral Head Of Year job summary
Job Purpose
The purpose of the Head of Year is to provide pastoral support for students. Their main responsibility is to promote positive behaviour, safeguard the students and maintain an
overview of the academic performance and progress in a year group.
Heads of Year liaise with a number of staff within the school including Form Tutors, SENDCO, Learning Mentor and Attendance Officer.
To be responsible for a Year Group, establishing a positive ethos & identity.
Evaluate students’ progress, achievement and attainment and report to the Governors, Trust, SLT, staff and parents as appropriate.
To provide support for students to promote a positive attitude to learning which will enable students to make the most of the learning opportunities that are open to them.
They are the first contact point for parents, responsible for ensuring that there is a positive working relationship between home and school.
Key Responsibilities
Encourage good, positive respectful behaviour amongst students in accordance with the Behaviour Policy. Contribute to the moral, intellectual and social development of students.
Develop a personal knowledge of students and provide information and advice as required.
Promote the pastoral well-being of students:
- Monitor the School’s behaviour log (Bromcom), analyse use of on-call and attendance on Bromcom. Report these findings to the Director of Pastoral Care and implement
Learning Development & Support
- Address behaviour of students causing concern following School Behaviour Policy.
- Meet with parents/carers of students whose behaviour is causing concern.
- Attend and or lead reintegration meetings following fixed term exclusions.
- Liaise with external agencies, relevant school staff and School Counsellor to ensure a coordinated approach to students.
- Liaise with members of staff on matters relating to students’ progress and attendance.
- Prepare behaviour support plans for students whose behaviour is being monitored
- Complete Safeguarding Training in line with statutory requirements.
- Report CP concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- Complete MARF referrals to Social Services.
- Attend relevant safeguarding or child protection meetings and prepare relevant paperwork for these.
- Monitor the year group’s vulnerable students and support when needed.
- Interview new students applying for school places.
- Ensure that students are rewarded consistently and effectively for their efforts.
- Monitor and support students who undertake leadership responsibilities.
- Attend Parent Consultation Evenings for the cohort.
Promote the ethos of the Year Group:
- Discuss issues with tutors and provide support as necessary.
- Report issues with tutors to AHT Learning Development & Support.
- Lead year group assemblies.
- Write references for Yr. 11 College applications (Head of Year 11 only).
- Year 6 transition (Head of Year 7 only).
- Take an active role in School Performance Management System to review own progress and set targets for future development.
- Apply the behaviour sanctions consistently within the school.
Other Professional Responsibilities:
To take appropriate action to identify and minimise any risks to health, safety and security in the immediate working environment.
To work in accordance with the values of the school particularly with regard to promoting positive attitudes towards tolerance and respect for other people.
To work in accordance with school policies and procedures as identified in the staff handbook and school policy folder.
As an employee you will be covered by our excellent well-being support and medical cover programme through MyMedicash.
This includes;
Claim back the cost of your dental bills or new glasses (up to your annual limit)
Wide range of therapy treatments covered, including physiotherapy
Access to payment for private specialist consultations
mProve, Physio & SkinVision included
Options to upgrade and include your partner via personal direct debit
We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. If you are interested in the role, please submit your application as early as possible.
The use of AI is strictly forbidden to assist in any way with the application/interview process.
Further information about the job
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Royal Liberty School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 738 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Royal Liberty School website
Secondary School for boys.
Ofsted rating: Good.
School location
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