In these three PDFs, I answer 15 big pastoral questions. These are intended to support existing or new heads of year as well as being potential questions you may get asked on interview. This set includes questions like: how do you create year group cohesion? why are assemblies important? what is included in a successful form time? why is monitoring attendance important? how do you improve the resilience of your year group? what should you do with your failing FT? why are form tutors important? how do you deal with an angry parent? how do you lead a team? The answers to these questions are suggestions only – they are not necessarily definitive. If preparing for interview, I always recommend you tailor your questions to the school you’re applying to and ensure you are giving specific examples of what you’re able to offer. If in post, always remember the policies of your school.

In this resource you will find 6 resources to help you prepare for in tray tasks at a Head of Year interview. an overview of in trays you can expect on a Head of Year/pastoral role interview - this covers 10 tasks you might be asked to tackle a detailed guide on how to analyse data as a Head of Year 2 x example data analysis tasks a detailed guide on how to respond to a parental complaint letter a detailed guide on how to complete a prioritisation task guidance on a gold fish bowl task

REFRESHED FOR 2024 In this resource, you will find resources to help you prepare for a Head of Year or Pastoral Leader interview. You can also find two smaller bundles here: Pastoral Leader Interview Bundle 1: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-role-interview-bundle-12348298 Pastoral Leader Interview Bundle 2: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-role-interview-bundle-12425576 This ultimate bundle of resources contains everything to help you prepare for almost every area of an interview! This includes: 3 x sets of pastoral interview questions - 45+ questions questions in total (no answers - just questions!) set 1, set 2 and set 3 of my 5 big pastoral questions - these each include how to answer 5 common questions or scenarios posed in an interview (15 questions and answers total) set one of my pastoral question and answers series - this details 15 questions with potential responses in bullet point form NOTE: you may find duplication of questions in the resources above - however, they are all designed to give you breadth and depth of understanding in relation to the questions you may face on interview and the answers you could provide! 2 x data analysis prep tasks to help you hone your data skills - great for practicing data analysis as a pastoral leader a form time quality assurance form - to help you be able to discuss what you’d look out for in a great form time and how you would quality assure your tutors example year group planning and improvement planning documents for you to read and be able to reference ideas from two booklets to read before your interview ‘40 Ideas for…’ a) improving attendance and behaviour b) working across school and leading a team guidance on the prioritisation in tray task a 7 page PDF guide on getting ready for a pastoral leader interview including tips on what to expect, what skills you’ll need to show and what you can practice before the day! a PDF on student panel guidance and how to ace a student panel - a task which has been included on every HOY interview I’ve attended an example attendance improvement plan to give you plenty to talk about when you’re asked about how you would improve attendance guidance on writing a response to a letter of concern from a parent - a common in tray task a detailed guide to analysing data as a pastoral leader - full of top tips and hints for how to offer your best analysis from a pastoral perspective my detailed guidance for new heads of year - this will give you a great feel for the role and how you will manage it! A genuinely awesome bundle of resources to help prepare you for an interview. To aid these, there is also some free resources in my shop which you may want to consider adding to your prep. Make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

This bundle includes 10 resources which are designed to support to professional development and improvement of Heads of Year and/or Pastoral Leaders. My e-booklet 40 Ideas for Heads of Year on rewards and behaviour and attendance My 2nd e-booklet on 40 Ideas on Leading Your Team and Working Across School 3 sets of professional development courses which can be taken for free A PDF guide on how to analyse data A PDF guide on how to support high ability learners as HOY Make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this resource there is 2 example head of year or head of house application letters/supporting statements. These are different styles of letter but are both made using my experience of head of year interviews. They are great for reading in preparation for writing your own letter. Please remember - these letters are frameworks for your own. I do not recommend sending blanket letters to schools and I would always tailor letters to fit the specific role you’re applying for. Please follow me on facebook: facebook.com/teachcoach