The Teaching Coach is a platform to help teachers, leaders and support staff by providing a range of quality pastoral, teaching and career resources.
You will find a host of resources here from form times and assemblies through to interview prep, application letters, professional development and guidance. Not to mention, lessons, schemes of work and learning resources.
If you can't see what you need, you can email me at: theteachingcoach@hotmail.com.
The Teaching Coach is a platform to help teachers, leaders and support staff by providing a range of quality pastoral, teaching and career resources.
You will find a host of resources here from form times and assemblies through to interview prep, application letters, professional development and guidance. Not to mention, lessons, schemes of work and learning resources.
If you can't see what you need, you can email me at: theteachingcoach@hotmail.com.
This resource is a 26 slide rewards assembly template. This is fully editable and is intended to be used a base for Heads of Year to complete, save and edit.
This is intended to be a time saving resource and is ready to use once filled in!
I advise downloading ahead of time in order to request nominations from staff to use the assembly effectively.
This assembly includes sections on:
favourite moments and space for photos
year group nominations for mindset, effort, behaviour and more
form tutor nominations for mindset, effort, and supportive peers etc.
attendance rewards
positive point awards including a year group competition
year group attendance competition
You will need to also organise rewards for the various slides, which will need to be done in advance.
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In this 6 page PDF, I cover the responsibilities that an assistant Head of Year might take on to support a Head of Year.
We also cover top tips and guidance for how to be most effective in this role and advice for using this role to gain the experience needed to step up the role of Head of Year full time.
It also contains answers to frequently asked questions which you may be thinking about and lists the things you should do to learn the most from your experience.
This is a great resource for new and existing Deputy/Assistant Heads of Year.
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This is a bundle of resources for a Head or Head of House.
This is the 2nd half of bundle 1.
Bundle 1 can be found: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-bundle-1-12396619.
These are different bundles and contain different resources. This means you can buy both bundles for a complete set of resources or can buy which ever of the two is best suited for your needs.
This second bundle includes:
staff reflection activities for use at the end of terms/half terms
attendance tracking documents
attendance interview template for interviewing students with poor attendance
an informal and formal behaviour contract (2 resources)
anxiety and worry worksheet
behaviour reflection worksheet
behaviour improvement plan template for individual students
head of year certificates for use in assemblies
3 sets of positive thinking cards
venn diagrams to help understand your year group
student led reflection progress sheet to prepare for parents’ evenings
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This resource includes a five page example application letter for the role of Assistant/Deputy Head of Year.
This mentions a variety of ideas including attendance, behaviour, data and parental relationships and can be used to create your own letter.
Please note: this is not an exhaustive let but a great starting place for writing your own application.
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In this resource you will find resources to help you prepare for in tray tasks at a Head of Year interview.
an overview of in trays you can expect on a Head of Year/pastoral role interview - this covers 10 tasks you might be asked to tackle
a detailed guide on how to analyse data as a Head of Year
2 x example progress/attainment data analysis tasks
1 x example attendance data analysis task
a detailed guide on how to respond to a parental complaint letter in tray task
a detailed guide on how to complete a prioritisation task
guidance on a gold fish bowl task
In this bundle, you will find 3 resources all of which are designed to help you practice and develop your understanding of analysing data in preparation for a Head of Year/Pastoral Leader interview. A frequent in tray task for these interviews is data analysis and improvement planning.
You will find:
2 x practice data task with hints and tips on how to complete
A detailed guide to analysing data as a Pastoral Leader
These 3 documents will give you a great way to develop your understanding of data and how to improve progress as Head of Year.
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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’
A collection of assemblies - perfect for all year groups. There are 15 assembly powerpoints in this bundle.
a back to school assembly - perfect for September or after a half term!
confidence and self esteem assembly
unplugging and technology assembly
physical violence assembly
random acts of kindness assembly
rumours and gossiping assembly
choices and consequences
a halloween themed assembly
LGBT love is love
new beginnings and positive attitude
raising aspirations
charity awareness
anti bullying assembly
Each assembly is ready to use and can be used without planning!
Also included in this bundle:
editable weekly assembly slides
editable end of the term/half term reward slides
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This is a massive bundle of resources for a Head or Head of House.
This is bundle 1 of 2.
Bundle 2 can be found: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-bundle-2-12396623.
Please note: these are different bundles and contain different resources. This means you can buy both bundles for a complete set or can buy which ever of the two is best suited for your needs.
This first bundle includes:
7 x form time sessions including on growth mindset, organisational skills, creating your own school, what a successful school and great learners might look like
2 x literacy/numeracy tasks/challenges for form time and a 30 page literacy booklet
8 x assemblies ready to use assemblies on: charity, rumours and gossiping, random acts of kindness, raising aspiration, the danger of violence in schools, LGBT, technology awarness, confidence and self esteem
2 x PDFs ‘40 Ideas for Heads of Year’ on attendance, rewards, behaviour, leading your team and working with external partners
You can find bundle 2 here: www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-bundle-2-12396623
This resource is Set 1 of potential Head of Year or Head of House interview questions and includes 15 key questions you are likely to be asked on a Head of Year or pastoral middle leader interview.
The list is, of course, not definitive, but the questions are based on experiences in 3 successful interviews for Head of Year posts.
This resource does not contain answers.
You can find the bundle of more interview questions here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-pastoral-role-interview-questions-12297802 - you can also find pastoral interview questions and answers in my shop too!
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This is a smaller bundle of pastoral interview resources which contains resources useful for interview.
You can also find my two other bundles here:
Pastoral Leader Interview Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-role-interview-bundle-12348298
Ultimate Pastoral Leader Interview Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-ultimate-head-of-year-pastoral-interview-bundle-12472346
a) 3 x sets of questions you may be asked on a pastoral interview - over 50 questions for practicing interview answers.
b) guidance on a prioritisation task - a task which frequently comes up at Head of Year interviews as an in tray excercise.
c) an overview of the general roles and responsibilites of a Head of Year/Head of House - with details about the jobs and tasks you’ll be expected to complete when in post.
d) two parts of my series ‘5 Big Pastoral Questions’. This is guidance on how to answer 10 questions which come up in interview in detail.
e) an overview of the key abbreviations linked to a pastoral role.
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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.’
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In this resource, you will find resources to help you prepare for a Head of Year or Pastoral Leader interview.
You can also find two smaller bundles here:
Pastoral Leader Interview Bundle 1: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-role-interview-bundle-12348298
Pastoral Leader Interview Bundle 2: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-role-interview-bundle-12425576
This ultimate bundle of resources contains everything to help you prepare for almost every area of an interview!
This includes:
3 x sets of pastoral interview questions - 45+ questions questions in total (no answers - just questions!)
set 1, set 2 and set 3 of my 5 big pastoral questions - these each include how to answer 5 common questions or scenarios posed in an interview (15 questions and answers total)
set one of my pastoral question and answers series - this details 15 questions with potential responses in bullet point form
NOTE: you may find duplication of questions in the resources above - however, they are all designed to give you breadth and depth of understanding in relation to the questions you may face on interview and the answers you could provide!
2 x data analysis prep tasks to help you hone your data skills - great for practicing data analysis as a pastoral leader
a form time quality assurance form - to help you be able to discuss what you’d look out for in a great form time and how you would quality assure your tutors
example year group planning and improvement planning documents for you to read and be able to reference ideas from
two booklets to read before your interview ‘40 Ideas for…’
a) improving attendance and behaviour
b) working across school and leading a team
guidance on the prioritisation in tray task
a 7 page PDF guide on getting ready for a pastoral leader interview including tips on what to expect, what skills you’ll need to show and what you can practice before the day!
a PDF on student panel guidance and how to ace a student panel - a task which has been included on every HOY interview I’ve attended
an example attendance improvement plan to give you plenty to talk about when you’re asked about how you would improve attendance
guidance on writing a response to a letter of concern from a parent - a common in tray task
a detailed guide to analysing data as a pastoral leader - full of top tips and hints for how to offer your best analysis from a pastoral perspective
my detailed guidance for new heads of year - this will give you a great feel for the role and how you will manage it!
A genuinely awesome bundle of resources to help prepare you for an interview. To aid these, there is also some free resources in my shop which you may want to consider adding to your prep.
In this resource, you will find:
all three sets of my pastoral interview questions (these contain no answers)
2 sets of my ‘5 Big Pastoral Questions and Their Answers’ (10 questions and answers total)
1 set of 15 pastoral questions and their answers
The question sets include over 50 questions you may be asked on interview and the Big Pastoral Questions and their Answers provide detailed responses for 10 of these questions whilst the question and answer document provides more still!
This is a great resource to help you prepare for interview.
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This bundle contains my three sets of interview questions for the role of Head of Year/Head of House.
This resource contains 40+ questions which you may face in a pastoral interview.
These resources include space for you to write notes on your own answer.
Note: this set is NOT designed to be exhaustive. Please bear in mind you may only be asked 6-12 questions at interview - so this set is designed to give you a broad range of questions for prep.
This resource does not include answers.
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
In this bundle you will find 8 resources:
2 x SENCO application letter/covering letters
2 sets of questions which may be asked at a SENCo interview
10 questions with thorough and detailed answers to interview questions (compliment the sets above)
SENCo specific guidance on a prioritisation task in tray, including lots of top tips and an example for practice for a common task on interview
a general document giving guidance on touring and visiting schools (non-specific)
a general document on acing student panels (non-specific)
In this bundle you will find 5 resources:
an assistant SENDCo application letter/covering letter
2 sets of questions which may be asked at a SENCo interview
SENCo specific guidance on a prioritisation task in tray, including lots of top tips and an example for practice for a common task on interview
a general document on acing student panels (non-specific)
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