Head of Year
| Posting date: | 12 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE19 3UG |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7c377c3a-c428-4dca-be3c-55ddad38d8bd |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Head of Year to join our strong and committed sixth form pastoral team at Harris Academy Beulah Hill.
You will lead and manage the pastoral needs of your year group by developing effective systems and strategies to ensure that all students in the year group are supported to enable them to fulfil their educational potential.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
• A good standard of education
• Evidence of pastoral related training
• Evidence of recent relevant ICT training
• Current First Aid certification, or willingness to undergo training
• Current mini-bus licence or willingness to undergo training to get one
• Experience of working with students from the 11-16 age range
• Experience of using ICT to monitor attendance and punctuality, or willingness to undergo training
• Experience of developing student autonomy through strategies such as peer mentoring
• Experience of using extra-curricular activities to enhance motivation and attainment
• Experience of raising levels of attendance and punctuality through rigorous monitoring, reporting and follow-up action
• Experience of using ICT for curriculum and administration purpose
What the school offers its staff
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includesour Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS,a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Further details about the role
Your responsibilities within your year group will include:
• Contributing to the whole School Improvement Plan in conjunction with the Pastoral Lead
• Contributing to the development of effective monitoring and evaluation of pastoral systems
• Contributing to planning programmes of intervention for students who show significant underachievement and barriers to learning
• Participating in the development and implementation of strategies to maintain acceptable student behaviour
• The management of student behaviour
• Developing and implementing strategies to ensure that attendance and punctuality is at or above the school target
• Developing and managing systems for the monitoring and tracking of students out of lessons
• Establishing and managing a programme of enrichment activities
• Motivating and rewarding students
• Participating in the planning and delivery of assemblies
• Developing effective relationships with parents
• Establishing and maintaining effective administration systems
• Leading in student welfare meetings
• Leading in the development of robust and effective student welfare strategies
• Developing and implementing effective strategies for conflict resolution
• Implementation and monitoring of the schools policy on uniform
• In the event of very serious incidents, collating of information required by the Senior Management for disciplinary action
• Establishing and managing systems for the support and guidance of students during examinations
• Tracking, monitoring and supporting students' academic progress
• Developing, building and maintaining relationships with outside agencies
• Completion of student reports, references and records
• Inclusion of information regarding behaviour, attendance, punctuality and relationships in student reports
• Establishing forums for parental consultation and discussion
• Establishing systems which facilitate “student voice“
• The management of year group information systems utilising all available media
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies 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 will be completed.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Head of Year to join our strong and committed sixth form pastoral team at Harris Academy Beulah Hill.
You will lead and manage the pastoral needs of your year group by developing effective systems and strategies to ensure that all students in the year group are supported to enable them to fulfil their educational potential.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
• A good standard of education
• Evidence of pastoral related training
• Evidence of recent relevant ICT training
• Current First Aid certification, or willingness to undergo training
• Current mini-bus licence or willingness to undergo training to get one
• Experience of working with students from the 11-16 age range
• Experience of using ICT to monitor attendance and punctuality, or willingness to undergo training
• Experience of developing student autonomy through strategies such as peer mentoring
• Experience of using extra-curricular activities to enhance motivation and attainment
• Experience of raising levels of attendance and punctuality through rigorous monitoring, reporting and follow-up action
• Experience of using ICT for curriculum and administration purpose
What the school offers its staff
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includesour Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS,a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Further details about the role
Your responsibilities within your year group will include:
• Contributing to the whole School Improvement Plan in conjunction with the Pastoral Lead
• Contributing to the development of effective monitoring and evaluation of pastoral systems
• Contributing to planning programmes of intervention for students who show significant underachievement and barriers to learning
• Participating in the development and implementation of strategies to maintain acceptable student behaviour
• The management of student behaviour
• Developing and implementing strategies to ensure that attendance and punctuality is at or above the school target
• Developing and managing systems for the monitoring and tracking of students out of lessons
• Establishing and managing a programme of enrichment activities
• Motivating and rewarding students
• Participating in the planning and delivery of assemblies
• Developing effective relationships with parents
• Establishing and maintaining effective administration systems
• Leading in student welfare meetings
• Leading in the development of robust and effective student welfare strategies
• Developing and implementing effective strategies for conflict resolution
• Implementation and monitoring of the schools policy on uniform
• In the event of very serious incidents, collating of information required by the Senior Management for disciplinary action
• Establishing and managing systems for the support and guidance of students during examinations
• Tracking, monitoring and supporting students' academic progress
• Developing, building and maintaining relationships with outside agencies
• Completion of student reports, references and records
• Inclusion of information regarding behaviour, attendance, punctuality and relationships in student reports
• Establishing forums for parental consultation and discussion
• Establishing systems which facilitate “student voice“
• The management of year group information systems utilising all available media
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies 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 will be completed.