Year Leader
John Masefield High School, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2HF2 days remaining to apply
Earliest start date
1 June 2025
Latest start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 January 2025
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, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Teachers main or Upper depending on skills and experience
Additional allowances
TLR2 £8279
What skills and experience we're looking for
- QTS status
- Successful experience of a role providing advice, support and or counselling to young people
- A track record that demonstrates establishing strong and respectful relationships with young people
- Enthusiasm for, and enjoyment of teaching, and a passion for inclusive and engaging learning
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent classroom management skills and the ability to disseminate these
- Commitment to working as part of a team, including the sharing of successful support strategies and work on cross year issues where required
- Ability to form professional relationships with parents/carers through strong communication skills
- Understanding of the systems for safeguarding young people and the causes of poor behaviour choices in young people
- Ability to effectively support our most challenging students
- A leader who is able to work effectively with other middle leaders and Senior Leadership Team in order to raise and maintain standards of welfare and behaviour, leading to progress and achievement
- Ability and determination to ensure all aspects of the safeguarding policy and behavioural policy are applied consistently by all staff within your year group
- Ability to promote and achieve an excellent ethos within a year group for example through assemblies, Information evenings and Year group meetings
What the school offers its staff
- Lovely rural location in a thriving small market town
- Excellent staff development opportunities
- Free on-site parking
Commitment to safeguarding
JMHS is committed to the protection and safety of its pupils and therefore all successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check at Enhanced Level. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an on-line Google search
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@jmhs.hereford.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About John Masefield High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 884 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- John Masefield High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- chloe.limbrick@jmhs.hereford.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01531 631012
John Masefield High School is an all ability 11-18 school situated in the market town of Ledbury. We are an Academy with Specialist School Status for the Performing Arts.
Arranging a visit to John Masefield High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email chloe.limbrick@jmhs.hereford.sch.uk.
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