Head of Year (Teaching)
| Posting date: | 10 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 April 2026 |
| Location: | Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8JF |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3d728a3b-c685-4e0a-b718-3a031042cb19 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and Attainments
Qualified Teacher with QTS - Essential
Degree in a relevant subject area - Essential
Training, Experience and Knowledge
Successful teaching experience in a relevant subject area - Essential
Thorough knowledge of the National Curriculum - Essential
Demonstrate a student centered approach to teaching, including an appreciation of inclusive provision and practices - Essential
Ability to implement creative strategies for raising attainment in literacy and numeracy - Essential
Knowledge and experience of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing student’s work - Essential
Experience of working in partnership with parents/carers to facilitate effective links between home and school - Essential
Personal Skills and Attitudes
Display initiative, be positive and enthusiastic - Essential
Demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity - Essential
Possess excellent communication and relationship building skills - Essential
Be a team player - Essential
Demonstrate a flexible, adaptable, resilient and results orientated approach - Essential
Ability to lead and manage own workload effectively, and take responsibility for own professional development- Essential
Suitability to work with children and young people - Essential
What the school offers its staff
Now is a really exciting time to be joining Colne Primet Academy as we go through a period of rapid expansion, both in terms of staff and student numbers and with extensive new building and refurbishment work recently completed and opened from September 2024.
We currently have 875 students on roll from a diverse range of backgrounds, and the students numbers continue to grow up to our full capacity of 1050 over the next few years. Throughout the school, we have students who speak 23 different languages. Working with such a diverse community brings lots of opportunities for students to learn more about each other and themselves.
By joining the Primet family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. The core drive of being part of the Primet staff team is about wanting the best for our students, and to help them overcome any barriers to their success. Our aim here at Colne Primet Academy is to give each and every child the very best educational start in life. At all times, we guide, support and inspire.
We collaborate with our colleagues at West Craven High School as well as the three primary academies in our Trust family and have the support of the Pendle Education Trust core team for functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health and Safety, IT, Marketing and Governance.
We are proud of the positive atmosphere that exists within the Academy. Visitors very often comment on the calm and orderly surroundings and the warm, welcoming and friendly ethos we have created. We believe that high achievement comes as a result of a positive atmosphere, high expectations and mutual respect.
Our core values are based on the Primet Positives: Progressing, Respectful, Inclusive, Motivated, Expressive and Together. These values are embedded in everything we do throughout school, and we are very proud of what Colne Primet Academy stands for in its community – we hope you want to be a part of that too.
Further details about the role
Head of Year (Teaching)
We welcome applications from all subject areas but the ability to teach English, Maths or Science would be an advantage.
The purpose of this role is to lead a team of Form Tutors and a Pastoral Support Assistant to implement strategies for students that will bring positive change. In this key role, you will develop behaviour plans, lead assemblies, engage with parents and external agencies, ensuring the students are ‘Proud to be Primet’. You will ensure standards are consistent across the Year teams.
Additional TLR Responsibilities
• To lead a team of Form Tutors and Pastoral Support colleagues to address the needs of pupils and their parents/carers who require additional support to overcome the barriers to learning, including attendance and behaviour
• To track, monitor and evaluate the progress of students in Year Group to raise achievement in the whole cohort and amongst identified groups to narrow any gaps in attainment
• Foster positive A2L grades, encourage the use of Positive Points and rewards for students
• Enact and respond to student and parent voice activities
• Contribute to the development of a whole school approach in creating and implementing policies and procedures to overcome obstacles to learning and improve participation in learning and school life
• Monitor pupil attendance and implement policies to improve attendance
• Support the identification of alternative provision and managed moves for relevant students and manage the arrangements for any students following a different timetable
• Oversee the investigation, recording and resolution of student disciplinary incidents
• Develop and implement individual support plans and strategies to support achievement
• Develop and lead on the CAFs of identified students
• Provide leadership for students through assemblies and year based activities, maintaining high standards in line with the school’s ethos and expectations
• Facilitate the sharing of information between the school and external agencies and act as the point of contact for specialist support services
Commitment to safeguarding
https://www.pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/page/?title=Safeguarding+and+Child+Protection&pid=58
Qualifications and Attainments
Qualified Teacher with QTS - Essential
Degree in a relevant subject area - Essential
Training, Experience and Knowledge
Successful teaching experience in a relevant subject area - Essential
Thorough knowledge of the National Curriculum - Essential
Demonstrate a student centered approach to teaching, including an appreciation of inclusive provision and practices - Essential
Ability to implement creative strategies for raising attainment in literacy and numeracy - Essential
Knowledge and experience of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing student’s work - Essential
Experience of working in partnership with parents/carers to facilitate effective links between home and school - Essential
Personal Skills and Attitudes
Display initiative, be positive and enthusiastic - Essential
Demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity - Essential
Possess excellent communication and relationship building skills - Essential
Be a team player - Essential
Demonstrate a flexible, adaptable, resilient and results orientated approach - Essential
Ability to lead and manage own workload effectively, and take responsibility for own professional development- Essential
Suitability to work with children and young people - Essential
What the school offers its staff
Now is a really exciting time to be joining Colne Primet Academy as we go through a period of rapid expansion, both in terms of staff and student numbers and with extensive new building and refurbishment work recently completed and opened from September 2024.
We currently have 875 students on roll from a diverse range of backgrounds, and the students numbers continue to grow up to our full capacity of 1050 over the next few years. Throughout the school, we have students who speak 23 different languages. Working with such a diverse community brings lots of opportunities for students to learn more about each other and themselves.
By joining the Primet family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. The core drive of being part of the Primet staff team is about wanting the best for our students, and to help them overcome any barriers to their success. Our aim here at Colne Primet Academy is to give each and every child the very best educational start in life. At all times, we guide, support and inspire.
We collaborate with our colleagues at West Craven High School as well as the three primary academies in our Trust family and have the support of the Pendle Education Trust core team for functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health and Safety, IT, Marketing and Governance.
We are proud of the positive atmosphere that exists within the Academy. Visitors very often comment on the calm and orderly surroundings and the warm, welcoming and friendly ethos we have created. We believe that high achievement comes as a result of a positive atmosphere, high expectations and mutual respect.
Our core values are based on the Primet Positives: Progressing, Respectful, Inclusive, Motivated, Expressive and Together. These values are embedded in everything we do throughout school, and we are very proud of what Colne Primet Academy stands for in its community – we hope you want to be a part of that too.
Further details about the role
Head of Year (Teaching)
We welcome applications from all subject areas but the ability to teach English, Maths or Science would be an advantage.
The purpose of this role is to lead a team of Form Tutors and a Pastoral Support Assistant to implement strategies for students that will bring positive change. In this key role, you will develop behaviour plans, lead assemblies, engage with parents and external agencies, ensuring the students are ‘Proud to be Primet’. You will ensure standards are consistent across the Year teams.
Additional TLR Responsibilities
• To lead a team of Form Tutors and Pastoral Support colleagues to address the needs of pupils and their parents/carers who require additional support to overcome the barriers to learning, including attendance and behaviour
• To track, monitor and evaluate the progress of students in Year Group to raise achievement in the whole cohort and amongst identified groups to narrow any gaps in attainment
• Foster positive A2L grades, encourage the use of Positive Points and rewards for students
• Enact and respond to student and parent voice activities
• Contribute to the development of a whole school approach in creating and implementing policies and procedures to overcome obstacles to learning and improve participation in learning and school life
• Monitor pupil attendance and implement policies to improve attendance
• Support the identification of alternative provision and managed moves for relevant students and manage the arrangements for any students following a different timetable
• Oversee the investigation, recording and resolution of student disciplinary incidents
• Develop and implement individual support plans and strategies to support achievement
• Develop and lead on the CAFs of identified students
• Provide leadership for students through assemblies and year based activities, maintaining high standards in line with the school’s ethos and expectations
• Facilitate the sharing of information between the school and external agencies and act as the point of contact for specialist support services
Commitment to safeguarding
https://www.pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/page/?title=Safeguarding+and+Child+Protection&pid=58