Raising Standards Leader/Head of Year

Head of Year & Raising Standards Leader 

(Any Subject Specialism will be considered)

Salary: MP/UPS/LP + TLR 2A (with London Weighting) - Full Time/Permanent / Roll: 1,200

We are delighted to have an opening for a colleague to take on a Head of Year role alongside teaching their subject discipline. The Pastoral and inclusion work at St Paul’s is something we are very proud of and work which really does transform lives. An important lead in this pastoral and inclusion work is the role of Head of Year because you are a leading figure in ensuring that high standards are met in terms of academic progress and student engagement in a positive learning culture. We welcome leaders of all backgrounds, faith background or otherwise, to help shape the lives of young people whose talents and skills are ripe for formation.

About Us

St Paul’s has 1200 students aged 11-16 and is a diverse community centred on the charism of St Paul as a missionary, seeker of truth and a champion of justice. St Paul’s Academy seeks to serve young people from both the Catholic and the local community, welcoming all those who embrace its values and share its quest for excellence:

• To provide opportunities for young people to develop the knowledge, skills and wisdom necessary for effective learning.
• To enable learners to develop their intellectual, social, moral, spiritual and physical potential to the full in order to become proactive members of both the local and wider community.
• To increase aspirations by exploiting educational innovations and opportunities in the best interests.

In the Catholic School’s Inspection we had in February 2024, St Paul’s achieved an Outstanding grade for Catholic life and Mission and rated ‘Good’ for all other areas. St Paul’s was praised for the “deep pastoral care” that is provided and for integrating “fully in the wider community through faith in action and service”. OFSTED 2023 also commented on the ambition being put into the curriculum and the strength of the leadership of the school to raise ambitions and expectations at St Paul’s. If you would like to see a little more of life at St Paul’s Academy, please look at the website and our school film, the link for which is here:

https://www.stpaulsacademy.org.uk/school-video/ 

We are proud of our continuing journey of academic success and ever-improving progress. This year, we reached the milestone of achieving a positive Progress 8 score (+0.5) - one of many significant milestones to come. 

The successful candidate will work extremely closely with the Principal and Senior Team to ensure that the Academy’s vision, values and strategies are coherently delivered through actions by all staff in school, and that standards of academic progress, behaviour and character are high. 

In addition

• Collaborative work environment in a school with a strong community ethos.
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• We are embarking on a two year project with SSAT on AFL leadership and classroom practice
• Free Private healthcare benefits
• Free professional subscription to The Key and The National College
• Supportive senior leadership team
• Free use of the academy’s well-equipped gym facilities
• On-site parking (subject to availability)
• The Elizabeth Line is on our doorstep, giving both flexibility in travel and access to a wealth of places across London, Heathrow, Reading, Slough, Kent and the South East.

St Paul’s Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; it expects all members of staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Equalities: To be able to demonstrate a commitment to the principles of Equalities and to be able to carry out duties in accordance with the Council’s Equalities Policy.

Although we some subjects which we would like to allocate additional teacher time to, the subject you teach will not be a decisive factor in your appointment as Head of Year. In addition, the Year Group assigned is something that is decided at the discretion of the Principal.

We reserve the right to interview earlier than the closing date for a suitable candidate.

Internal applications should apply via a letter of application (no more than one side of A4) and send it to  Mrs Ward sheila.ward@stpauls.greenwich.sch.uk

External applicants should complete the full application form which can be obtained from Lisa Way HR Officer at recruitment@stpauls.greenwich.sch.uk or calling Lisa Way 0208 311 3868 Ext: 122.