Teachers Vacancy - Head of Year

St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7AB

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of year or phase
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 to UPS1
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2.1

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Michael's CE Middle School islooking for a Head of Year 5 Teacherto join our fantastic team. Could this be you?

Actual Salary £32,916 - £47,472 per annum with TLR 2.1 per annum (M1 to UPS1)

In addition a TLR 2.1is offered for takingresponsibility as the Head of Year 5 and the Year 5 Tutor Team. Teaching across a range of year 5 subjects andother year groups as the timetable requires. The post holder will be responsible for liaising with our feeder first schools to coordinate the transition of pupils into year 5.

This job is full time.

It isoffered on a permanentbasis.

Approximate start date 1st September 2026.

St Michael’s Middle School is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, talented Head of Year who has the ambition to further themselves as a school leader, whilst contributing fully to the vision of our school. You will join a dedicated, supportive, friendly team in order to continue our school’s drive for excellence.

The Head of Year 5 is responsible for the management and organisation of their year group. In carrying out the professional duties of a Head of Year the post holder is expected to provide professional leadership for the year group, which secures its success and improvement.

Heads of Year ensure they take the opportunities to contribute to pupils’ overall sense of health, safety, enjoyment and achievement, enabling them to flourish in our communities and beyond.

Support the vision, ethos and policies of the Trust and school, promoting high levels of achievement throughout the school; demonstrating inspirational leadership and creativity.

What the school offers its staff

Founded in 1971 St Michael’s Middle School is a Church of England school set in stunning grounds in Colehill, on the outskirts of Wimborne Minster, Dorset. With around 600 pupils, our school covers year groups 5-8 (ages 9 to 13) and is consistently oversubscribed on first choice applications.

Middle schools have the advantage of being able to blend together the best parts of primary school teaching with subject specialist teachers and facilities. Pupils study a full breadth of subjects over their four years at the school. Our facilities include science laboratories, product design and cooking workshops, specialist music rooms, ICT suites and PE facilities, including an indoor swimming pool.

We are also proud to offer a wide range of clubs and activities. Each year there are activity weeks, with both residential and day trips available to the pupils. Our school benefits from a strong relationship with the wider community, with local businesses helping deliver our careers provision and charitable groups working with some of our more vulnerable pupils.

St Michael’s achieves high standards and has a robust self-review procedure to explore ways of maintaining and improving these standards. We do not, however, believe in change for change for change’s sake, so we constantly challenge ourselves first with the question, “Is this going to be better for our pupils?’.

We have had our efforts recognised by Ofsted 2018, graded as a good school ,and by SIAMS who judged the school ‘excellent’ in 2019. We have also achieved a number of awards including the Platinum Level School Games Award, the National Music Mark and accreditation as an Eco-School.

For more information please visit our school website:https://www.stmichaelsmiddle.org/

We welcome visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit or require more information, please refer to the contact details above.

Initio Learning Trust offers a welcoming and supportive environment and can provide:

• a genuine commitment to supporting professional development

• a supportive and flexible working environment which offers equal opportunities for all

• free onsite parking

• access to the local government or teachers pension scheme

• a range of employee benefits including Cycle to Work and Health Cash Plan

About Initio Learning Trust

Initio Learning Trust comprises 19 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. Formed in February 2023 from the merger of The Minerva Learning Trust and Wimborne Academy Trust, we offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form. We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of Year JD.pdf - 114 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 583 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill website
• Email address: recruitment@stmichaelsmiddle.org
• Phone number: 01202 88343
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-michael-s-church-of-england-middle-school-colehill

Arranging a visit to St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@stmichaelsmiddle.org.

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