This bundle includes two improvement planning documents. Each is focused on various areas of improving and planning for a year group - from ideas about assemblies and year group cohesion to plans for improving behaviour and attendance. They include details about suggestions to improve on specific areas as well as ways to monitor improvements and evaluate impact. Please consider following me on: 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

In this bundle, you will find: an application letter/supporting statement letter for Assistant/Deputy Head of Department to help you write your perfect letter 3 sets of interview questions for a department leadership role including 40+ questions you may be asked in the formal interview Head of Department specific student panel guide

This bundle contains resources for new Heads of Year/House/KS. It has lots of great resources for new pastoral staff to hit the ground running. This includes: 2 form time activities focused on developing skills for being great learners, growth mindset and organisational skills A compilation of literacy and numeracy form time activities including a numeracy challenge and 20 literacy tasks - great for tutor time 15 frequent pastoral scenarios and what to do in them - ‘5 Big Pastoral Questions’ x 3 attendance tracking spreadsheets to help you track attendance effectively 3 easy to use, ready to go assemblies on confidence self esteem, the effect of random acts of kindness and the importance of choices and responsibility a ready to edit weekly assembly template a 14 slide back to school September expectations assembly and student success contract for your year group two sets of pastoral development courses for your own professional development an example improvement planning document to help you effectively plan improvements for your students and the year group 3 attendance posters for form boards a form time activities booklet - easy to use and focused for students E-booklet ‘40 Ideas for Improving Behaviour and Attendance’ to help you smash your year group goals! E Booklet ‘40 Ideas for Leading Your Team & Working Across school’

This bundle includes almost 40 potential questions for a Head of Year or Head of House interview. These have been collated over the times I have been to interview as a Head of Year (or equivalent) and give a real range of the potential questions you could be asked. These can be paired with with my other resources which focus on answering these questions - these can be found in my shop: ‘five big pastoral questions.’ Please leave a review if you find this useful. Please follow me on: www.facebook.com/teachcoach

In this bundle, you will find resource to help you prepare for a Head of Year interview. You can also find my Ultimate Pastoral Leader Interview Bundle (with more resources in!) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-ultimate-head-of-year-pastoral-interview-bundle-12472346 In this bundle you will find: 3 sets of questions you may be asked on a pastoral interview - over 50 questions for practicing. guidance on a prioritisation task - a task which frequently comes up at Head of Year interviews as an in tray excercise. the first part of my series ‘5 Big Pastoral Questions’. This is guidance on how to answer 5 questions which come up in interview in detail. two PDF e-booklets which are useful to read prior to interview to give you ideas for discussion. ebooklet 1) leading a team and working across school ebooklet 2) ideas for improving attendance and behaviour an example assembly on raising aspirations which I have used successfully on a Head of Year interview. a PDF which takes you through analysing a set of progress data from a head of year perspective. A detailed step by step guide to approaching data and suggested actions. an example data analysis task to help you prepare for interview a PDF containing guidance on responding to a parental concern letter - another task which frequently comes up at Head of Year interviews as an in tray excercise. -a PDF containing information about what to expect on HOY interview and what kind of in trays you can expect to face. a list of common abbreviations linked to the role of HOY. Please follow me on facebook: facebook.com/teachcoach Please leave a review if these are useful to you.

In this bundle you will find the following resources: a covering letter/supporting statement example for the role of deputy HOY a 6 page PDF with guidance and advice for assistant heads of year including how you can make the most from the role, top tips and lots of FAQs 5 Big Pastoral Questions and Their Answers - Set 1, 2 and 3 - detailed answers to 15 pastoral questions like ‘how do I build relationships with parents?’ Pastoral role interview questions Set 1, 2 and 3 - over 40 questions you might get asked on a HOY interview pastoral interview questions and their answers - 15 questions and answers for supporting your prep a list of common pastoral abbreviations - great to start to wrap your head around the common acronyms used! 40 Ideas for year group attendance, behaviour and rewards 40 Ideas fror Leading a Team and Working Across School New to HOY role advice and tips resource - full of ideas to help you consider how you’ll make the most out of the role