Head Of Year

HEAD OF YEAR

The Governors of Roundhay School are looking to recruit an inspirational, dedicated, innovative and ambitious Head Of Year to lead and inspire a year group; building an ethos of hard work, responsibility and respect. The successful candidate will make a strong and enthusiastic commitment to the teaching at Roundhay School by seeking to raise the expectations and performance of all pupils both in and outside the classroom and will be willing to do ‘whatever it takes’ to ensure our pupils/students reach their full potential.

The successful candidate will be passionate about securing the highest standards of behaviour and uniform. They will be high profile around school, care deeply about our pupils, and work proactively to build strong relationships, ensuring that ‘barriers to learning’ are removed. We know that this role is essential in pupils living our values of being Responsible, Resilient, Ready to learn and ultimately ‘Recognisably Roundhay’ as well as achieving excellent academic outcomes: A key reason why Ofsted recently described Roundhay as ‘an exceptional school’.

It is intended that the successful candidate will work with our new Year 7 cohort from September 2025. The summer term will be used to support effective transition activities, so it is not intended that a formal curriculum teaching timetable will be in place at this time.

- This is a rare, incredibly exciting opportunity to lead a year group at Roundhay School (Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ 2024)

- Are you a highly motivated, exceptional individual who is capable of leading and inspiring a year group?

- Do you have what it takes to build an ethos of hard work, responsibility and respect?

- Are you ambitious to secure your next pastoral role?

- Do you have what it takes to build strong relationships with pupils, whilst encouraging the highest standards of behaviour?

- Do you want to work in a school where pupils behave ‘exceptionally well’ (Ofsted 2024).

We are incredibly proud, as a truly comprehensive school which reflects the cosmopolitan make up of Leeds, to be recognised by Ofsted as an 'outstanding school'. We would encourage you to view our most recent Ofsted report from November 2023 which is available on our website.

'Leaders act with a relentless moral purpose. They are committed to supporting every pupil and member of the staff team. They actively seek ways to manage staff workload and well-being. Staff are proud to work at this exceptional school'. Ofsted.

'Pupils thrive academically, and personally, at Roundhay School. Staff know each pupil individually. They work tirelessly to provide exceptional support including acting as strong advocates for pupils and their families with outside agencies. Pupils enjoy attending school. Attendance is high. Pupils behave exceptionally well in lessons and around school. Pupils learn effectively across the whole school. They consistently achieve highly in external exams and tests.' Ofsted.

- We are officially designated as a ‘World Class School’.

- We inspire and support our pupils to reach their potential - we have academic results above national averages across all key stages.

- We encourage and in return have excellent standards of pupil behaviour across the school.

- We have positive relationships at all levels of the organisation.

- We place a real emphasis on supporting and developing staff - we value the contribution of all our staff.

- We are the most oversubscribed school in the region.

- We are a Red Kite Teaching School Alliance strategic partner - one of the largest school-based providers of teacher training in the region.

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to invite candidates to interview prior to the closing date and/or close this vacancy at any time. We promote diversity and are keen to have a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers, visitors and contractors to share this commitment. All employment offers will be subject to pre-employment checks including references, an enhanced DBS check, online search and other relevant checks in line with statutory guidance.

For further details, please see the job pack or contact us at recruitment@roundhayschool.com where we would be delighted to help you.

We are RESPONSIBLE, we are RESILIENT, we are READY TO LEARN, we are ROUNDHAY.