Non-Teaching Head of Year

Head of Year - working 40 weeks per year, 37 hours per week

Atherton High School wishes to appoint a hardworking, enthusiastic and committed Head of Year. If you are experienced, enthusiastic, open to new ideas and have a flexible ‘can do’ approach, we would welcome an application from you.

What does this job do?

• To support, hold accountable and develop a team of tutors focusing on high standards and expectations of social and personal development of students.
• To provide supervision and guidance and learning opportunities in all non-lesson-based activities.
• To lead both the team of tutors and cohort of students ,giving a clear vision and direction to work, identifying key areas for improvement and planning appropriate actions to meet them.
• To monitor the quality of learning experienced by the year group, liaising with heads of departments and offering support and guidance where necessary.
• To implement specific targeted programmes of teaching or intervention through liaison with the with the relevant staff members.  

“If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, we want you to work for Education Partnership Trust.”

What are the job requirements?

• To monitor the attitude to learning of the year group in order to promote academic rigour.
• To have an overview of the range of barriers to learning that impacting on student progress, with reference to behaviour for learning, in and out of the classroom.
• To monitor the effectiveness of these interventions and report to Head of key stage termly on the progress being made by students in the year group.
• To liaise with key staff regarding all groups of students’ behaviour in the year group, with particular reference to groups of students referenced in the School Improvement Plan.
• To act as a role model for tutors by demonstrating high quality pastoral care, monitoring of students, continuous professional development and professional presence in the team. 
•  Working with other HOY, lead the isolation and on call behaviour systems in response to pupils breaching school behaviour policy.
• To have an overview of all the different care and guidance for students’ this includes attendance, early help and other relevant interventions.
• To design, implement and complete bespoke strategies towards improving individual pupils behaviour.

About Us

The Education Partnership Trust (EPT) was established in 2012 as a not-for-profit multi-academy trust and approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities.

Our pupils come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our schools and Trust stronger.

Why you should work here - benefits

• Employee cash back plan provided free by the Trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
• 6 sessions of free counselling including CBT, wellbeing and bereavement.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to government pension schemes.
• Free parking.
• Training and development including emerging leaders programmes.

Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted, if you need to discuss a reason for being unable to complete a section, please contact the recruitment team HR@ept-uk.com

Education Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

Education Partnership Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.