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Head of Year

Positive Futures Recruitment Ltd
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Reading, Berkshire RG17LT, England

Salary

£40,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position of Head of Year is available at an exceptional school in Reading, focusing on students with Autism spectrum conditions and complex needs.
  • This permanent, full-time role offers a salary range of £31,650-£43,607, along with a TLR of £5,531.
  • Candidates must have Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and successful experience teaching at KS3, KS4, or KS5, along with evidence of leading whole school initiatives.
  • The role involves providing high-quality leadership, ensuring effective policy implementation, and supporting students' progress in a no excuses culture.
  • Benefits include discounted gym membership, wellness support, pension with life assurance, and various employee perks.
Job Title: Head of Year- Humanities, French or Science Specialism
Location:Reading
Contract:Permanent, Full Time
Salary:£31,650-£43,607 + TLR £5,531
Hours:8.00am-4.00pm OR 8.30am-4.30pm

Our client has an exceptional school in Reading for young people with an Education Healthcare Plan (EHCP) for young with Autism spectrum Conditions and other associated complex needs.

Seeking a Head of Year to join their team, this is a great opportunity to secure a role within a flourishing provision that can offer a range of great benefits.

The role:

  • To contribute to the collective ethos of the school and Trust by requiring the highest professional standards from colleagues and behaviour from students.
  • To provide high quality leadership and management of an allocated year group, adopting and modelling a positive and solution focused approach to work, which puts maximising students life chances first.
  • To ensure effective and robust implementation of school and Trust policies.
  • To support all students in the year group to make exceptional progress, in the spirit of a no excuses culture, and to reduce any differences in performance linked to contextual issues.
  • To ensure the Personal, Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (PD) programme is delivered to the highest level (including through assemblies and enrichment days).
  • To liaise with colleagues across the school, Trust and in outside agencies as required.
  • To carry out such other associated duties as are reasonably assigned by the Headteacher
Experience/Qualifications:

  • QTS
  • Successful experience of teaching at KS3 and/or KS4 and/or KS5
  • Evidence of leading whole school initiatives
  • Team Leadership
  • Experience of Pastoral Support
  • Evidence of leading whole school initiatives which have positively impacted in student outcomes
  • Good Classroom and behaviour management skills
  • Ability to build a rapport with students and colleagues

Benefits:

  • Discounted Gym membership
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Wellness Hub
  • Employee assistance hub andcounselling
  • Financial wellbeing support
  • Pension with life assurance
  • Shopping discounts
  • Eye Care
  • Perks Hub
  • Secondment opportunities
  • Priority school places
  • Flexi perks
  • Flu vaccination
  • Me day
  • Car parking

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