YEAR LEADER (IDEALLY WITH ABILITY TO TEACH MATHS, SCIENCE OR PE)
Ratton School, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2XRThis job expired on 20 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
20 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Mathematics, Physical education, Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership 5-9
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Year Leader role is a key leadership position within our pastoral team, responsible for ensuring the high achievement, welfare and personal development of students in a designated year group. This is a rewarding role for a highly motivated and passionate individual who wants to make a significant impact on students' lives.
We are particularly interested in candidates who have the ability to teach Maths, Science or PE as this would complement our curriculum and contribute to the wider success of our school.
As Year Leader, you will:
- Provide strategic leadership for your designated year group, ensuring students develop academically and personally.
- Oversee and implement pastoral initiatives that support student welfare, behaviour, attendance and engagement.
- Work closely with staff, students and parents to create a culture of high expectations and achievement.
- Monitor student progress and implement interventions to support those who need additional guidance.
- Lead and manage an Assistant Year Leader and tutor team, ensuring high-quality provision during tutor time.
- Collaborate with Curriculum Leaders to support student progress across all subjects.
- Contribute to the wider school community through enrichment activities and whole-school initiatives.
What the school offers its staff
- A comprehensive induction programme for new staff to the academy.
- On-going investment into your career development through appropriate CPD.
- Support and mentoring by a strong Senior Leadership Team and other experienced leaders.
- Access to the Bike 2 Work scheme allowing up to 42% discount on the cost of bikes and equipment.
- Full use of an employee assistance programme supporting wellbeing.
- Free breakfast of bagel/cereal/porridge/tea.
- Staffroom with complimentary tea and coffee.
- Subsidised membership of Benenden Healthcare (affordable alternative to private health insurance).
- On-site parking.
- Free Breakfast Club/After School Club place for staff children at Ocklynge Junior School.
- Enviable setting and extensive grounds.
Commitment to safeguarding
The South Downs Learning Trust and all our academies take notice of and adhere to all the national and local policies and guidance in regard to Safeguarding Children and Young People. We are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ratton School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1177 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ratton School website
- Email address
- lbarrow@ratton.co.uk
As a member school of the South Downs Learning Trust, we are committed to providing a safe and enriching learning environment for all our learners. We pride ourselves on ensuring that all members of staff play a key role in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Everything we do is centred on developing our young people to become confident, creative and caring students who achieve excellence in everything they do. Be it academically, or socially, our aim is to enable our students to grow and flourish and achieve all their potential. This means educating the whole child and giving them the skills to take the next steps on their journey when they leave us to attend further education or training, and then into the right career.
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