Teaching Head of Year
Sir John Thursby Community College, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 2ATThis job expired on 3 October 2022
Job start date
1 January 2023
Closing date
3 October 2022 at 9am
Date listed
14 September 2022
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
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS + TLR 1.1
Additional allowances
TLR 1.1
Teaching Head of Year job summary
Teaching Head
of Year
MPS/UPS + TLR 1.1 Full Time
To start
01.01.2023
"Sir John Thursby Community College continues to be
a good school.Staff enjoy working at
this school.
The pupils that we
spoke to told us that they feel safe at school. They have good relationships with staff and they are well cared for. Senior
leaders are determined to make the school better for pupils and staff.” Ofsted January
2020
At SJT we
value and care for all our staff and take staff well-being seriously. We take
staff’s work/life balance seriously and this is reflected in the fact that minimum
PPA any teacher receives is 20%. We are commitment to reduce marking and
planning workload.
As part of our journey to being ‘a truly great school’,
we are looking for a highly effective and motivated Head of Year to join our dynamic
and successful school in a middle leadership role.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding teacher with the
responsibility of providing leadership for a year team and to be accountable
for securing a highly positive climate for learning in their year group. The
successful candidate will work pro-actively to ensure 100% of the students have
the highest expectations of themselves and others whilst valuing and
celebrating the achievements and talents of all.
This
role is a great opportunity for the right candidate to develop leadership
skills, to contribute to our work and to benefit from an excellent learning environment
where teachers are encouraged to progress their careers with us.
Our
Pastoral team has an outstanding track record in supporting and challenging
students to be the very best they can. Each year group team comprises a Head of
Year supported by an Assistant Head of Year. A Head of Year is responsible for developing
a positive Climate for Learning and ensuring that all students in their year group
are known, valued and loved.
The
successful candidate will fully embrace our ethos of ‘Belong, Believe, Achieve’
whilst bringing fresh ideas that will build on current strengths and
achievements through:
- Excellent classroom practice and an ability to
engage all young people. - A passion to make a difference to young people’s
lives through education - The ability to motivate students of all
abilities to achieve their full potential. - A clear understanding of strategies and
approaches that support the climate for learning through building positive
relationships - A clear understanding of strategies to support
student attendance - A clear understanding of safeguarding in schools
- A clear understanding of how to analyse and use
information to raise achievement - The ability to work and contribute as part of a
team. - Commitment, resilience, patience, hard work and
a good sense of humour. - A drive to make things happen
Further
details and application form are available from the college website or Lynsey
Clayton (on behalf of the Headteacher) as detailed below.
For application information please:
- download from the ‘vacancies’ section on the college website: www.sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
- or email l.clayton@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
- or telephone 01282
682313
Send your completed Application form to: l.clayton@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
Closing date: 9am Monday 3rd October 2022
Interviews: Wednesday 12th October
2022
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be
required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and a range of other
recruitment checks.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and a range of other recruitment checks. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
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About Sir John Thursby Community College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1118 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sir John Thursby Community College website
- Email address
- l.clayton@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01282 682313
Background Information and Introduction from the Headteacher
I am incredibly proud to be leading a committed team of staff in our vibrant, ambitious and progressive community School.
We are characterised by how we treat our people. Everything we do is driven by our strategic vision and our ambition to be a beacon of excellence for our students and families. We are research driven and our work is linked to our core values of Ambition, Respect and Belonging. We are passionate about learning and we have a genuine commitment to ensuring our staff have autonomy, within a framework of a respectful, professional environment.
Sir John Thursby Community College is a mixed 11-16, multi-cultural, fully inclusive school which values all students, staff and our community partners. We have over 1,100 students on roll and over 150 staff enjoying working together to provide the best for everyone. In our latest Ofsted report in April 2023, the school was graded ‘good’ in every area and inspectors commented that the pupils ‘enjoy attending this thriving and popular school'
People and relationships are at the heart of what we do. One of our key values is that all members of our school community are known, valued and loved. We are firmly committed to ensuring that all our staff have a positive work/life balance and we give all our teaching staff a minimum of 20% non-contact time. In our 2025 staff survey, 97% of our staff said they would recommend SJT as a great place to work.
We have a highly ambitious curriculum with over 70% of students following the EBacc subjects. Our results are consistently strong, and students make excellent progress from their starting points. Our behaviour system is built around the principles of relational practice and students behave well.
I would encourage you to come and visit SJT to see why we all believe that it is a special place to work. I am always keen to show people around our school so would welcome any contact for an appointment to see us in action.
Mr Matt Renshaw - Headteacher
SJT is committed to safeguarding and expects all applicants to share this commitment. All staff are required to adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures and regularly undertake a full enhanced DBS check.
Arranging a visit to Sir John Thursby Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.clayton@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk.
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