Head of Year for either Year 7 or 8
| Posting date: | 07 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2026 |
| Location: | Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5AQ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 230d6a09-9456-48c1-b0b1-eac54be48afe |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and experience
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Good honours degree or equivalent
• Evidence of relevant and ongoing professional development
• Safeguarding training (or willingness to undertake)
Knowledge and understanding
• Secure knowledge of the curriculum and effective teaching strategies
• Strong understanding of Assessment for Learning (AfL) and its impact on pupil progress
• Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, and statutory responsibilities
• Understanding of behaviour management strategies and inclusive practice
• Awareness of strategies to support SEN, disadvantaged pupils, and more able learners
• Understanding of SMSC and its role within school life
• Knowledge of school systems relating to attendance, behaviour, and pastoral care
Skills
Essential
• Ability to deliver high-quality, engaging lessons
• Ability to plan lessons with clear, measurable outcomes
• Ability to use a range of teaching strategies to meet diverse learner needs
• Ability to monitor and track pupil progress using data effectively
• Ability to support students’ social, emotional, and academic development
• Ability to manage behaviour effectively and consistently
• Ability to identify and support students requiring additional pastoral intervention
• Ability to lead, support, and develop a team
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Ability to monitor attendance, behaviour, and punctuality effectively
• Ability to analyse, interpret, and report student data to senior leaders
• Ability to run meetings and communicate expectations clearly
• Ability to build positive, professional relationships with students, staff, parents/carers, and external agencies
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to handle sensitive situations with professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
Desirable
• Ability to deliver presentations or lead parent engagement initiatives
Experience
Essential
• Proven experience of successful classroom teaching across relevant key stages
• Experience of delivering high-quality teaching and learning with strong outcomes
• Experience of planning lessons with clear, measurable outcomes
• Experience of using data to monitor progress and inform interventions
• Experience supporting pupils’ social, emotional, and behavioural development
• Experience managing behaviour effectively
• Experience working effectively with parents/carers and external agencies
• Experience contributing to whole-school systems, policies, initiatives, and events
• Experience of leading or contributing to a team
Desirable
• Experience developing and implementing Individual Pastoral Support Plans
• Experience working with external agencies or multi-agency teams
• Experience of leading whole-school worship/assemblies
• Previous experience in a pastoral or middle leadership role
Personal qualities
Essential
• Commitment to the school’s ethos and values
• Commitment to achieving the best outcomes for all pupils
• High expectations for pupils’ attainment, progress, behaviour, and attendance
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting pupil welfare
• High levels of professionalism and integrity
• Resilient, adaptable, and solution-focused
• Ability to motivate and inspire students and colleagues
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
What the school offers its staff
A committed and supportive leadership team
• Wonderful, motivated children
• A commitment to your future professional development
• Support from the whole community of our church school
• Support from The Spire Trust (currently in process of joining)
Commitment to safeguarding
Walkwood Church of England Middle School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in obtaining this post you will be subject to a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and health screening. As part of our safer recruitment processes, if you are shortlisted for the post, we will carry out a social media account search.
Qualifications and experience
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Good honours degree or equivalent
• Evidence of relevant and ongoing professional development
• Safeguarding training (or willingness to undertake)
Knowledge and understanding
• Secure knowledge of the curriculum and effective teaching strategies
• Strong understanding of Assessment for Learning (AfL) and its impact on pupil progress
• Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, and statutory responsibilities
• Understanding of behaviour management strategies and inclusive practice
• Awareness of strategies to support SEN, disadvantaged pupils, and more able learners
• Understanding of SMSC and its role within school life
• Knowledge of school systems relating to attendance, behaviour, and pastoral care
Skills
Essential
• Ability to deliver high-quality, engaging lessons
• Ability to plan lessons with clear, measurable outcomes
• Ability to use a range of teaching strategies to meet diverse learner needs
• Ability to monitor and track pupil progress using data effectively
• Ability to support students’ social, emotional, and academic development
• Ability to manage behaviour effectively and consistently
• Ability to identify and support students requiring additional pastoral intervention
• Ability to lead, support, and develop a team
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Ability to monitor attendance, behaviour, and punctuality effectively
• Ability to analyse, interpret, and report student data to senior leaders
• Ability to run meetings and communicate expectations clearly
• Ability to build positive, professional relationships with students, staff, parents/carers, and external agencies
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to handle sensitive situations with professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
Desirable
• Ability to deliver presentations or lead parent engagement initiatives
Experience
Essential
• Proven experience of successful classroom teaching across relevant key stages
• Experience of delivering high-quality teaching and learning with strong outcomes
• Experience of planning lessons with clear, measurable outcomes
• Experience of using data to monitor progress and inform interventions
• Experience supporting pupils’ social, emotional, and behavioural development
• Experience managing behaviour effectively
• Experience working effectively with parents/carers and external agencies
• Experience contributing to whole-school systems, policies, initiatives, and events
• Experience of leading or contributing to a team
Desirable
• Experience developing and implementing Individual Pastoral Support Plans
• Experience working with external agencies or multi-agency teams
• Experience of leading whole-school worship/assemblies
• Previous experience in a pastoral or middle leadership role
Personal qualities
Essential
• Commitment to the school’s ethos and values
• Commitment to achieving the best outcomes for all pupils
• High expectations for pupils’ attainment, progress, behaviour, and attendance
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting pupil welfare
• High levels of professionalism and integrity
• Resilient, adaptable, and solution-focused
• Ability to motivate and inspire students and colleagues
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
What the school offers its staff
A committed and supportive leadership team
• Wonderful, motivated children
• A commitment to your future professional development
• Support from the whole community of our church school
• Support from The Spire Trust (currently in process of joining)
Commitment to safeguarding
Walkwood Church of England Middle School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in obtaining this post you will be subject to a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and health screening. As part of our safer recruitment processes, if you are shortlisted for the post, we will carry out a social media account search.