Head of Year

Are you an outstanding practitioner looking for a new challenge? 

Are you committed to raising standards and improving the life chances of young people?

Can you inspire and motivate young people to be the best they can be? 

If so, we at Humphrey Perkins School would love to hear from you. 

Who are we? 

Humphrey Perkins School, an 11-16 academy in Barrow upon Soar, Loughborough, is on a journey.  Following our Special Measures judgement in June 2017, much work has already been undertaken to improve the school and to raise standards, including a new Governing Body and support from an outstanding Multi Academy Trust. We now are looking to strengthen the Humphrey Perkins team through recruiting outstanding teachers, who share our belief that every child deserves the very best standards of education.

We are a small school of approximately 800 pupils, situated just outside of Loughborough. We take pupils from our local and surrounding villages and are fortunate to have excellent parental support. Many of our pupils enter the school with high prior attainment and they are very aspirational. Most work hard and are courteous, polite and respectful. We are a small friendly team who believe our pupils deserve better. We are committed to improving standards here and would like the right person to join us.

Who are we looking for?

The Head of Year role is a crucial role at Humphrey Perkins. We are committed to providing the very highest standards of pastoral care for our pupils and have a dedicated pastoral team, including an experienced Assistant Head Teacher, Director of Behaviour and Routines, two non-teaching Assistant Heads of Year, an Attendance Officer and a Student Support Officer, all who support our Heads of Year in their role. As Head of Year you will also work closely with our Curriculum Leaders to ensure our pupils achieve their potential and are well supported in their learning. The successful candidate will have a strong presence around the school, be a proactive, and decisive individual, who, is able to uphold the school vision and communicate well the school’s and their own high expectations to both pupils and parents.

We need an outstanding pastoral leader who:

• Has a clear vision for success and can motivate and inspire others to share that vision. 

• Can ignite the imagination of young people and instil a burning desire to learn and achieve.

• Is passionate about working with young people and shares the belief that every child deserves the very best.

• Is an excellent teacher, with a proven track record of delivering outstanding pupil outcomes.

• Is determined, proactive and decisive.

• Can bring about change. 

What can Humphrey Perkins offer you?

• The opportunity to be part of our journey and to really achieve something and to change young people’s lives. 

• To be part of the team that transforms Humphrey Perkins into the successful school it has the potential to be.  

• Excellent opportunities for professional development, within the school, the Multi Academy Trust and externally. 

• The opportunity to work in a supportive and caring environment, where everybody’s contributions are valued. 

• A wonderful opportunity for an ambitious individual to gain valuable experience in preparation for senior leadership.

We invite applications from ambitious professionals who enjoy a challenge and who are committed towards their own professional learning and development. We invite applications from those who share our ethos and who want to be part of a forward-thinking team on an exciting journey of school improvement and who most importantly are committed to making a real difference to the lives of young people. We are particularly interested in applications from individuals who can also teach Maths, English or Science.

To apply, you will need to complete an Humphrey Perkins application form and provide a covering letter of no more than two sides of A4 outlining your skills, qualities and experience which make you suitable for this post. Please also tell us why you would like this post at Humphrey Perkins School. 

If you would like to visit the school before making an application please contact the Headteacher’s PA, Deb Phillips.

Closing date: Tuesday 8th May 2018

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.