Head of Year
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Head of Year at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
This is a fantastic opportunity for a knowledgeable and passionate Head of Year to develop their career with the support of an excellent leadership team and strong school culture at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. The role is ideally suited for an exceptional teacher who is committed to inspiring students to achieve the best possible academic outcomes. We strongly encourage applications from Maths and English teaching candidates.
- Location: London
- Salary: £38,805 - £58,404 per year
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Working Pattern: Full-Time
- School: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
About The Role
The role of Head of Year is critical to the continuing progress of the academy. As Head of Year you will be responsible for ensuring outstanding pastoral and academic support for all students, fostering a culture that enables students to maximise their achievements across the spectrum of school life. You will be instrumental in our mission to provide every student, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life.
The successful candidate will work closely with other teachers and leaders in [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s team, as well as across the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Network to secure excellent outcomes for our children.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity or for any queries, please contact Vicky Rouse by email to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].
Benefits
- Collaborative planning, centralised or shared resources
- Clear and consistent behaviour systems
- Knowledge rich curriculum & traditional T&L approach
- Highly visible supportive leaders who have your back
- Centralised daily detentions
- Realistic and manageable feedback policy
- Excellent CPD opportunities – internal & within network
- Thoughtful and impactful meeting schedule with time for co-planning
- Friday afternoon co-planning following earlier student dismissal
- Free breakfast daily
Find out more about the benefits of working for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] at https://arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/.
About Us
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a growing and successful academy based in East Croydon that opened in September 2020. We are consistently oversubscribed in every year group and currently have students in Years 7–11. We continue to grow and are currently seeking to recruit for further key roles to drive forward our ambitious plans.
At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], our mission for the school is to embed a powerful knowledge-rich curriculum and provide fantastic opportunities for character development, all underpinned by an environment where exemplary behaviour is the norm. In terms of our school culture, it is based around the simple but powerful belief of ‘working hard, being kind and taking responsibility’. We aim to become a leading school in London as quickly as possible by living out this day to day belief.
Discover what it's like to work at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] by exploring our candidate information pack or visit arkblake.org/jobs to learn more and see our current vacancies.
Diversity and inclusion: We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click this link.
Safeguarding statement: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.