REFRESHED FOR 2024 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. Make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this bundle, you will find 12 resources. You also find my Ultimate Pastoral Leader Interview Bundle: (20 resources) 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. 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. 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 VERY 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. You will also find 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 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 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) Please make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

This bundle includes 10 resources which are designed to support to professional development and improvement of Heads of Year and/or Pastoral Leaders. My e-booklet 40 Ideas for Heads of Year on rewards and behaviour and attendance My 2nd e-booklet on 40 Ideas on Leading Your Team and Working Across School 3 sets of professional development courses which can be taken for free A PDF guide on how to analyse data A PDF guide on how to support high ability learners as HOY Make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach