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Year Lead

Sawston Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3BP

This job expired on 17 June 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  July or September 2024

• Closing date

  17 June 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £39,186.00 - £42,403.00 Annually (FTE)

Year Lead job summary

We are now seeking to appoint a non-teaching Year Lead to join our team of outstanding and friendly pastoral leaders from July or September 2024, to be responsible for the personal development, wellbeing, behaviour and attendance of a year group and to have some oversight of their academic progress. Initially this will be Year 7 and the Year Lead typically stays with their year group until the end of Year 11. The candidate will also be Head of House, a role that celebrates and champions the pupils belonging to Mandela House, encouraging their participation in house events and promoting the house values and identity. Resilient and positive, the successful applicant will have experience of working with young people and be able to relate to them, inspiring and encouraging pupils while earning their respect. School-based experience is desirable but not essential and applications are welcome from those with a background in children and young people’s services and agencies. A liking for young people and a determination to help them all reach their potential are prerequisites for the role.

This is a rewarding full-time post, with the vast majority of hours worked during term time, but some work from home may be required during school holiday periods. Given the nature of the role, there is also the requirement to undertake occasional evening work to support or deliver events and, on very rare occasions, to support safeguarding.

Currently, each of our Year Leads also has responsibility for supporting one key area of school life, such as pupil leadership, celebrations, work experience, anti-bullying or post-16 transition. This additional responsibility will be discussed at interview and agreed at a later date.

We are happy to consider applications from candidates who would like to work part-time on a job-share basis: please indicate your preferred working pattern in your application.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on Thursday 27 June and candidates need to be available on that date.

For full details about this role, please read the candidate information pack.

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

Anglian Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and those in regulated activity will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and online checks. Certificate of Good Conduct and other applicable checks may be requested.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Our policies for Ex-Offenders, GDPR, Safeguarding and Recruitment can be found on our website: www.anglianlearning.org.

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About Sawston Village College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1162 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sawston Village College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sawston-village-college-cambridge

Sawston Village College is an inclusive, comprehensive 11-16 academy, set on a picturesque open campus, a few miles south of the culturally iconic and aspirational city of Cambridge. It was the first purpose-built Village College in England and we are proud of the fact that it is still heralded as a model for community education and remains true to Henry Morris’ founding principles. Many members of the local community visit each week to participate in learning, sporting or leisure activities. We are also proud to be a founding member of the Anglian Learning Trust, a family of like-minded schools serving over 5500 pupils from ages 3-19 in this region. The Trust affords us opportunities to learn from each other, prosper from outstanding leadership development and build strong professional networks to achieve ambitious objectives.

Sawston Village College

Thank you very much for your interest in a position at Sawston Village College. We sincerely hope that the information below and enclosed within this pack will encourage you to apply to our friendly and vibrant school.

We are a very welcoming and highly successful school, one in which all staff are valued, and all contribute to our strong caring ethos. The College is named the State 11-16 Secondary School of the Year in The Sunday Times Parent Power list (The Sunday Times, 8 December 2024). Pupils are at the centre of all that we do but we can only succeed when all professionals work together, collaboratively and supportively, to ensure a positive, safe and calm learning environment in which all pupils can thrive. We ensure our staff have the resources, development and opportunities to fulfil their roles and responsibilities. Staff wellbeing is vital to our success, and we consider workload and the working environment very carefully.

We want staff to feel happy, secure and enjoy their work.
Sawston Village College is an inclusive, comprehensive 11-16 academy, set on a picturesque open campus, a few miles south of the culturally iconic and aspirational city of Cambridge. It was the first purpose-built Village College in England, and we are proud of the fact that it is still heralded as a model for community education and remains true to Henry Morris’ founding principles. Many members of the local community visit each week to participate in learning, sporting or leisure activities. We are proud to be a member of Anglian Learning, a family of like-minded schools serving over 8000 pupils from ages 3-19 in this region.

Our focus is the achievement and wellbeing of our 1180 pupils within a school culture based on community, ambition, respect and endeavour. In 2024, the College achieved above national averages at all levels including 73% gaining grade 5+ in English and Maths, 47% at grade 7 or above across all subjects and a very positive P8 score. Pupils secure their preferred post-16 pathway having achieved grades significantly well above average. Academic success, of course, is only one measure and, as an Artsmark Platinum accredited school, we are equally proud of our extensive extra-curricular offer as well as our aim to help all pupils leave with confidence, enriched experiences and hope for the future. Our code of conduct demands that our pupils also understand and appreciate the need for kindness, humility, politeness and good grace.

This success is based upon the following key principles. Firstly, a firm commitment to the belief that all pupils, regardless of ability or background, are able to achieve their potential and have the best opportunities to succeed in education, employment and life. Secondly, a determination to recruit, develop and retain the very best staff, by providing varied and exciting personalised opportunities for professional development, and a caring, supportive environment with an emphasis on teamwork, collaboration and staff well-being. Thirdly, a firm conviction that teaching and learning can only flourish where pupils are well behaved and respectful. Therefore, we have very high expectations and set exacting standards enabling staff and pupils to feel safe and happy. We provide outstanding pastoral care of our young people. Each pupil is a member of a vertical tutor group and a House. Non-teaching pastoral leads work very closely with our inclusion team, safeguarding team and SLT, to ensure that all pupils are known, valued, cared for and encouraged to do and be the best they can. We pride ourselves on the professionalism of our staff and our commitment to ethical leadership; as role models for the young, how we behave as leaders is as important as what we do.

Sawston Village College, as noted by our recent Ofsted report in May 2023, is a highly professional and exceptionally friendly, caring and enjoyable place in which to work and teach. Our staff surveys are highly positive and reflect the care and attention we pay to looking after staff and making the College the success it is for staff and pupils alike. During these turbulent times, we are keen to recruit people with resilience, adaptability and optimism for a better future. Above all, we are looking for staff who take pride in their work, enjoy the company of children and can harness the power of education to transform lives and inspire our future generation.

Thank you, in anticipation, for the time you will give to your application.

Mr J Russell
Principal

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