Head of Year

Job: Head of Year

School: Secondary Academy, Lewisham, Southeast London

Salary: Enhanced MPS/UPS £38,766 - £60,092 per annum (inner London) + TLR

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Start date: January 2025 

Aston Education is working with an Ofsted Good 11-18 secondary academy looking for a Head of Year. The school is based in Lewisham, Southeast London, and they are part of a respected medium size Multi-Academy Trust.

As a Head of Year, you’ll take a strategic lead in maintaining high standards and aspirations and you have the ability to:

• Raise standards of pupil attainment and achievement and coordinated intervention strategies as required to ensure pupils achieve to their best ability.
• Lead the pastoral support for the Year Group working with Form Tutors and other internal and external agencies.

You will also teach your specialist sucbject(s). 

The School and the MAT offer:

• An extensive support network
• A wide range of professional development opportunities
• Attractive benefits package
• Free parking
• Teacher's pension

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

• Qualified teacher status (QTS)
• Good honours degree in a relevant discipline with relevant teaching qualification
• Experience of holding a curriculum and/or pastoral responsibility
• Experience and ability to teach your subject at KS3, KS4 and KS5
• An outstanding classroom practitioner with an excellent track record of progress and results
• Proven track record of raising educational standards and achievement
• Understanding how to analyse and use data effectively

Closing date: As soon as possible 

Applications: Please contact Tarja Aila at Aston Education for an informal chat and to apply for this permanent Head of Year job, tarja.aila@astoneducation.co.uk or call her on 07399 399 753. An application form is required.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.