Assistant Head of Year
Lord Grey Academy
Milton Keynes
- £28,624 - £32,115 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Support staff
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 7 January 2025
Job overview
ASSISTANT HEAD OF YEAR
PERMANENT
Support Staff Role
37 hours per week, 39 weeks per annum
(38 term time weeks and 5 training days)
8.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Thursday / 8.30am – 4pm on Fridays
Tove Pay Scale Band H (£28,624 - £32,115)
Pro rata actual annual salary £24,619
We require an enthusiastic, energetic and dedicated Assistant Head of Year as soon as possible. The successful candidate will support, complement and work alongside the Head of Year at Lord Grey Academy. Together with the Head of Year you will work with our students to overcome barriers to learning and support good attendance and behaviour.
The successful candidate will be child centred and able to form excellent relationships with students, staff and parents. You will be highly professional, dedicated and well organised. You will be able to balance your role in the school. You will have good organisational, ICT and administrative skills. The successful candidate will be highly supportive of their Head of Year and will be focused on motivating students to believe in the School ethos.
The Assistant Head of Year will also take on a secondary role in school either as a staff member of the ISR room (Internal Suspension Room) 2 Periods every day, or as a Cover Supervisor supervising students in lessons when the teacher is absent. Assistant Heads of Year can cover up to 12 lessons per week.
A vacancy booklet, information for candidates booklet and the application form are all available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy’s website: http://www.lordgrey.org.uk/general-information/vacancies/
Please note the application form and information for candidates booklet are available on the right hand side of the above link. Details on how to apply for this post are in the How to Apply Section of this booklet. Please do look at our recruitment video of our staff talking about working at Lord Grey and our document: Why work at Lord Grey?
Completed application form and covering letter should be submitted to Human Resources at Lord Grey or emailed to hr@lordgrey.org.uk by 9am on Tuesday 7th January 2025. Interviews to be held on Friday 10th January 2025.
Only successfully short listed candidates will be contacted.
Join an Academy part of a highly supportive and growing MAT. Lord Grey joined Tove Learning Trust in April 2018 and is situated in Bletchley on the outskirts of the growing city of Milton Keynes. We achieved our GOOD OFSTED status in Summer 2022. Since then we have gone from strength to strength with improving GCSE and level 3 results; a football partnership with Paris St- Germain and winners of MK Inspiration Awards ‘Inspiring Secondary School’ 2023 and MK Educations Awards ‘Secondary School of the Year’; ‘Maths Team of the Year’ and ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ November 2023. The right candidate will join us on our exciting journey and enable us to continue to provide a great education for our amazing students as we prepare them for adult life. We have a strong collegial team who create a real atmosphere of collaboration and community who embody - Lord Grey Can!
Tove Learning Trust
The trust is committed to ensuring that all students achieve as highly as possible and we work hard to offer stimulating environments that enable every learner to progress and flourish. We have a small central team and a committed Board of Trustees that are focused on delivering outstanding outcomes. We aim to have academies that are excellent communities of learning where students thrive on success. There are seven secondary schools and one primary school in this growing Trust.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.
Attached documents
About Lord Grey Academy
- Lord Grey Academy
- Rickley Lane, Bletchley, Milton Keynes
- Buckinghamshire
- MK3 6EW
- United Kingdom
At Lord Grey Academy, we are deeply committed to cultivating a culture of character and excellence among our students, grounded in our core values of determination, ambition, civility, integrity, and curiosity. We believe in fostering a learning environment where these values are not only taught but lived out daily.
Our students are encouraged to embrace determination and ambition, pushing themselves to achieve their fullest potential. Civility and integrity are woven into the fabric of our community, promoting respect and honesty in all interactions. Additionally, we celebrate curiosity, encouraging students to ask questions, explore new ideas, and embrace lifelong learning.
The motto of Lord Grey Academy, "Lord Grey Can" encapsulates our commitment to unity, collaboration, and collective achievement within our vibrant community. At Lord Grey, we believe that success is not an individual pursuit but a shared journey. By working together, supporting one another, and embracing diversity, we create an environment where every member can thrive and reach their full potential.
Our motto inspires us to foster strong relationships, celebrate each other's accomplishments, and uphold a sense of belonging and inclusivity for all. Together, we strive for excellence in academics, character development, and personal growth, ensuring that every member of our community is valued and empowered to succeed.
As an employee at Lord Grey Academy, you'll have the opportunity to not only impart knowledge but also instil these essential values in the hearts and minds of our future leaders. Join us in shaping a generation of students who embody these principles and make a positive impact on the world.
Lord Grey Academy joined the Tove Learning Trust in April 2018. We are a close knit family of schools that have a shared vision and purpose: to deliver outstanding educational experiences that lead to inspiring outcomes. Each academy has a strong individual identity and tailors their educational provision to serve their local community. Academies within the Trust collaborate to share expertise and maximise opportunities and experiences for our staff and students.
Winners of the Secondary School of the Year award in the MK Education Awards 2023, plus two further awards for Maths team of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement award. Winners of MK Inspiring Secondary School June 2023.
Ofsted rated Good in May 2022.
We offer:
- Support and well-being - you will become part of a family who really look out for one another.
- Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme providing counselling and advice for you and your close family and access to lots of well-being support
- Professional development - your performance review is truly targeted around you and your development. We want you to be the best you can be which in turn will enhance your performance and lead to outstanding outcomes for all
- Excellent pension schemes - both pension schemes are defined benefit schemes where you build up your pension based on a fixed formula to provide a guaranteed income at retirement. You have the opportunity to see what your actual pension will be
- Free tea and coffee in faculty offices
- Free porridge with a paid coffee in the canteen daily
- Annual Flu jab
- Free staff pilates weekly
- Specsavers NHS Eye tests
- Weekly special colleague award vouchers
- Weekly Vision and Values thank you emails as nominated by your colleagues
- Thank you cards from students
- Access to Paris St Germain Football Academy holiday camps and Player Development Programmes for staff children
- Staff Socials and competitions with prizes- weekly quiz in our Headlines staff newsletter
Samantha Satyanadhan - Associate Principal
Jim Parker - Executive Principal
School Motto - Lord Grey Can
Character Values- Determination, Ambition, Curiosity, Civility and Integrity
We are part of Tove Learning Trust, a highly successful, and growing, multi-academy trust. As an employer, they offer:
Support and well-being - In joining Tove Learning you will become part of a family who really look out for one another. Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme providing counselling and advice for you and your close family and access to lots of well being support.
Professional development - Join a trust where your performance review is truly targeted around you and your development. We want you to be the best you can be which in turn will enhance your performance and lead to outstanding outcomes for all.
Excellent pension schemes - Both pension schemes are defined benefit schemes where you build up your pension based on a fixed formula to provide a guaranteed income at retirement. You have the opportunity to see what your actual pension will be.
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