Year Leader

The Quest Academy, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8HD

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  4 January 2027

• Closing date

  6 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £36,492.00 - £39,838.00 Annually (Actual)

Year Leader job summary

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and proactive Year Leader to join our team at The Quest Academy. This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in supporting our students’ personal development, wellbeing and behaviour - ensuring that every young person can thrive and succeed.

As the Year Leader you will work closely with our SLT and pastoral team to maintain the highest standards of behaviour, attendance and conduct across the Academy. You will be a visible and trusted presence for students, providing guidance, consistency and care, as well as responding swiftly and effectively when challenges arise.

The role will be varied and fast paced. You will lead a team of dedicated tutors, quality assure the tutor programme, lead assemblies, run interventions, meet with parents and other stakeholders and take a significant role in the wider leadership of the school, ensuring that we are efficient and effective in all that we do. There will also be unexpected challenges from time to time, which is often the nature of this important, dynamic and satisfying position.

The job description and person specification shown in this pack will give you a good indication of who we are looking for, including the skills and experience of our ideal candidate. I would be delighted to receive an application from you if, upon consideration, you feel that this role and The Quest Academy may be right for you.

The post is full time, term time plus 4 weeks.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Quest Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 853 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Quest Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-quest-academy

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