Head of Year
The Appleton School
Essex
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- Salary:
- MPS/UPS plus TLR 2c (£7,847)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 20 October 2024
Job overview
Required: January 2024
Salary: Teachers Pay Scales plus TLR 2c £7,847pa
Contract: Permanent
Role Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated Head of Year to join our team. The successful candidate will work proactively to provide pastoral support, care and guidance for students. The Head of Year will act as a main point of contact for students and their parents, and work closely with tutors and other key members of staff. The Head of Year will also play a key role in the monitoring the academic achievement of the students, implementing mentoring or support programmes where necessary.
Some of the Key Responsibilities include:
- Provide pastoral care and support to students in the designated Key Stage 4 year group, including monitoring their well-being, behaviour, and attendance.
- Track and monitor the academic progress of students within the year group, identifying areas of concern and implementing strategies to support their learning and achievement.
- Liaise with parents or guardians to communicate students' progress, address concerns, and foster positive relationships between home and school.
- Implement and oversee behaviour management policies within the year group, including managing disciplinary issues and promoting positive behaviour among students.
We offer an excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment and are committed to high quality professional development and continuous improvement in teaching and learning.
The Appleton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
If you are able to inspire and motivate students in order to help them achieve their full potential we would welcome your application.
As well as our continued focus on CPD, staff also have access to a wide range of benefits and rewards, including:
Closing date: 20th October 2024
Interview: On receipt of suitable applications
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, call applicants to interview, and appoint, prior to the closing date
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About The Appleton School
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At The Appleton School, we value the inclusive history of the school, which stretches back to the establishment of the first comprehensive schools in Britain in the 1960s. This still provides an inspiration for us and sits alongside our absolute commitment to provide the best for our community in the 21st century.
I am very proud to be the Headteacher of this Good school as recognised by Ofsted. The Appleton School is a mixed comprehensive school for students aged 11-18 which offers a fantastic opportunity for your child to learn and develop by nurturing individual excellence and providing the best possible foundations for adult life.
The Appleton School is a community with strong values in which every student matters. Respect and good manners are important and good behaviour is expected as the norm. Through our high expectations and high quality teaching by excellent, professional staff, each student has the opportunity to enjoy their learning and achieve their personal best. They receive excellent careers support and guidance for their next steps and they have the chance to demonstrate responsibility and develop leadership skills whilst embracing modern British values. All this is delivered through an ambitious, inclusive and broad & balanced curriculum, enhanced by extra-curricular activities to help broaden their learning experience.
All members of the school community are expected to achieve their full potential and be proud of their achievements. In return, we are dedicated to developing each student into successful future leaders. We live in a vibrant and exciting world, in which our children need to develop with confidence and respect, celebrating differences and learning from others. With your support, and working in partnership with parents, we will give your child the confidence and skills to be successful.
Sarah Cox, BA (Hons), Headteacher
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