The role of the head of year is one of the toughest yet most rewarding jobs of all in a secondary school. If you are ready for your first promotion, love connecting with students and helping them to identify the mindset and learning behaviours which will accelerate their success, then this is almost certainly your ideal next step. Middle leadership is renouned for being challenging as middle leaders sit between mainstream subject teachers and senior school leadership. You have to be able to keep your feet on the groud- able to work well with teachers across the whole school, yet contribute at a strategic levels working effectively with senior leaders as well as collaborate with a wide range of external providers. This amazing guide helps you get it right. It demystifies the complexities and gives you a range of practical strategies. The case study section alone is worth its weight in gold. Use this guide to get you on the path to promotion and success as an outstanding head of year.

Under the new Ofsted requirements, for schools to remain or become outstanding, their leadership teams must be outstanding. This quick to read and easy to understand yet profound guide will help you identify how your team can play to its strengths and develop so tha t your team becomes a dream team and gets the ofsted grading it deserves.

New and Improved Planner! Being a Head of Year (HoY) is one of the most important roles in a secondary school. Nothing is more important than a student’s wellbeing and safety. It’s also one of the very busiest jobs in a secondary school. This amazing 89 page planner, will make your job at least ten times easier by allowing you to record and track vital information. Scribbling in the corner of a diary just won’t do! To be a truly great HoY, you must be organised. A simple note book or ordinary diary won’t be enough. You need something which will enable you to be effortlessly systematic. This planner will make your life so much easier. You will be able to note the time of appointments with students, parents, teachers and external agencies on one week to view diary pages note what needs to be followed up for individual students by tutor group note each week which students are on which type of report and for how long note each week which students are internally excluded or suspended note key data analysis outcomes each week and note key information to be shared at weekly staff briefings. Key information at you finger tips is the secret to staying on top of your work and thriving. Go beyond to do lists. This is a system. All of the top productivity gurus such as Tim Ferris stress the importance of having systems that work. The planner is created in three separate documents - a planner for each term so you don’t needlessly carry around a whole year’s worth of information! This planner is for Spring Term 2024 covering two 6 week half terms. Included is a choice of 4 covers with a space to write your name. Print the cover on sturdy card. Use a sheet of the same card for a plain back cover. Print the inside of the planner double-sided including the blank first page. Bind using a wire or plastic comb or book bind.