Head of Year (Non-Teaching)

Academy:               Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

Job Title:               Head of Year

Contract Basis      Permanent, 37hrs, Term Time + INSET days + 1 Week (40 weeks)

SPC 21-25 - £26,975 - £30,095 FTE

Actual Salary - £23,693 - £26,434

Overall Purpose of the Role:

The heart of the role of Heads of Year at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy can be found in these five key responsibilities:

Key Duties:

Supporting the senior leadership team and staff in implementing a vision for excellence by providing a level of service to all stakeholders based on high standards. 

Supporting the senior leadership team and colleagues in creating a climate hospitable to education in order that safety, a co-operative spirit and other foundations of fruitful interaction prevail.  

Cultivating leadership in others so that students and colleagues assume their parts in realising the school vision. 

Providing a level of service which enables teachers to teach and students to learn.

Provide a high standard of pastoral care and support to students and their families.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Lead and co-ordinate the work of a year team including keeping Form Tutors and the Principal informed of important information on individual students or year team issues/developments.
• Contribute to developing the year group identity, creating relationships within, across and outside the school.
• Plan, run and keep minutes of half termly year team meetings – agenda items to include discussion of each high risk student and agreeing further action (if needed); sharing performance information relating to attendance, punctuality, behaviour; feedback of issues emerging from QAP of morning registration; and information about key pastoral events affecting that year group team.
• Monitor and quality assure the morning registration programme/Form Time Programme for each class in your year group at least half termly and provide appropriate feedback to individual Form Tutors and to the team – ensure the programme is delivered to a high standard and Form Tutors run their tutor group sessions effectively.
• Monitor punctuality, attendance, behaviour, uniform and equipment of students in year group.
• Support the timely movement of students from lesson to lesson through presence on the corridors between each lesson.
• Meet with each student in the year group to discuss progress, identify any concerns and address queries to ensure personalised support for their welfare and academic development.
• Contribute to comprehensive assessments of pupils to determine those in need of particular help.
• Ensure students who are absent due to a prolonged illness, injury or incapacity are provided with adequate resources for learning at home.
• Keep in contact with parents of students in the year group, and in particular with those needing more careful monitoring relating to attendance and punctuality, behaviour, bullying or medical needs - ensuring positive family support and involvement.
• Take steps to prevent bullying and support victims of bullying – keep records using CPOMS of all bullying incidents and actions taken.
• Where children have medical needs – ensure this is recorded on MIS/CPOMS and ensure appropriate information is shared with Year team and subject teachers as needed.
• Meet regularly with year council – feedback from students about quality of pastoral programmes, any issues particularly relevant to that year group.
• Work with year team to ensure effective use of rewards and sanctions – keep detailed records using MIS or other agreed whole school system.
• Organise, co-ordinate and run termly celebration of achievement assemblies – including the administration and collection of information from Subject teachers, the buying and distribution of certificates and prizes; and organising assembly input including (if required) external speakers.
• Work effectively in partnership with external agencies including the school nursing services and other health services – organise drop-ins, vaccinations, presentations to year groups and whole school as needed.
• Produce detailed action plans for each high risk behaviour student (those already on report) and those at risk of being high risk (potential) in their year group.
• Meet daily with all students on HOY or SLT reports – make sure they have the report each morning and that it is signed by appropriate staff member at the end of each day.
• Participate in supervisory duties in accordance with the duty rota schedules to support the culture within the organisation.

Accountability and Relationships with others:

Act as a line manager as required by the Principal.

Ensure that line management for colleagues is strong and supports them in highly effective practice that leads to strong outcomes for students.

Participate in the Performance Management Cycle and INSETs.

Make best use of all resources ensuring inventories are accurate and up to date.

Participate in the induction of new staff into the Academy.

Contribute to the wider life of the school and its community.

Maintain good working relationships with colleagues, students, parents/carers, governors, the community and Local Authority and ensure all communication is consistent with the school’s ethos.

Adhere to the Academy dress code.

Adhere to and promote all Trust and academy policies and codes of conduct.

Carry out any such duties as may be reasonably required by the Chief Executive and Principal.

Other Responsibilities

Operating at all times within the stated policies and practices of Brighton Aldridge Community Academy and the wider Trust.

Abiding by and practicing the Aldridge Education Operating norms:

We are Aldridge Education

The standard is excellence

We champion equality

We’re in the work together

We behave with integrity

We lead by example

We use time well

Equal Opportunities

To know and adhere to Brighton Aldridge Community Academy equal opportunities policy and equalities legislation and implement in relation to job responsibilities in employment and service delivery.

Health and Safety

To take reasonable care for his/her own health and safety and any other person(s) who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions at work, in accordance with the Health & Safety legislation.

To co-operate with ​Brighton Aldridge Community Academy insofar as is necessary to enable it to comply with its duties under relevant health and safety legislation.

    

Safeguarding of Children Young people and Vulnerable Adults

To be aware of and work in accordance with ​Brighton Aldridge Community Academy safeguarding child protection policies and procedures in order to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and to raise any concerns relating to such procedures which may be noted during the course of duty.

The post holder will be required to have a valid Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and be re-checked every 3 years as per ​Brighton Aldridge Community Academy procedures.