Head of Year 8
| Posting date: | 03 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2025 |
| Location: | Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 5LQ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0ba48e90-0f22-40c7-9de0-47a2cbb135b8 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• The Head of Year plays a key role in overseeing pupils' academic and pastoral progress, supporting their transition between year groups or key stages. This ensures close monitoring of progress and behaviour to help pupils reach their full potential.
• Applicants must have proven success and strong subject knowledge, with experience teaching across all age and ability ranges
• A track record of Good or Outstanding teaching, along with expertise in effective intervention strategies (Years 7–11), target setting, and planning to raise pupil progress.
What the school offers its staff
• An Ofsted ‘Good’ school and an exciting place to work. As an Investor in People, we offer excellent career and professional development opportunities
• New free on-site state of the art fitness suite, access to Blue Light Card and Costco membership for all staff, cycle to work scheme
• The chance to work with exceptionally committed colleagues who have high expectations of students
• A welcoming school in West London/Ealing with great Trustees, where staff feel valued, enjoy opportunities for additional paid responsibilities, and there is scope to influence autonomy
• The Academy is in outer London but with Inner London pay
• Teachers Pension contribution of over 19%
• Free on-site parking, subsidised meals and family friendly policies including paid dependents entitlement
• Regular nominated staff rewards and free breakfasts are also welcomed by staff.
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.
• The Head of Year plays a key role in overseeing pupils' academic and pastoral progress, supporting their transition between year groups or key stages. This ensures close monitoring of progress and behaviour to help pupils reach their full potential.
• Applicants must have proven success and strong subject knowledge, with experience teaching across all age and ability ranges
• A track record of Good or Outstanding teaching, along with expertise in effective intervention strategies (Years 7–11), target setting, and planning to raise pupil progress.
What the school offers its staff
• An Ofsted ‘Good’ school and an exciting place to work. As an Investor in People, we offer excellent career and professional development opportunities
• New free on-site state of the art fitness suite, access to Blue Light Card and Costco membership for all staff, cycle to work scheme
• The chance to work with exceptionally committed colleagues who have high expectations of students
• A welcoming school in West London/Ealing with great Trustees, where staff feel valued, enjoy opportunities for additional paid responsibilities, and there is scope to influence autonomy
• The Academy is in outer London but with Inner London pay
• Teachers Pension contribution of over 19%
• Free on-site parking, subsidised meals and family friendly policies including paid dependents entitlement
• Regular nominated staff rewards and free breakfasts are also welcomed by staff.
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.