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Head of Year

Head of Year

Salesian School

Chertsey, Surrey

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Salary:
Main Scale / Upper Pay Spine with TLR2c
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1st September 2020
Apply by:
22 January 2020

Job overview

Head of Year Appointment 

To commence: September 2020

Salary: Main Scale / Upper Pay Spine (+TLR 2c)

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 22nd January

Interview: Thursday 30th January 2020

Thank you for your interest in the Head of Year position at Salesian. I would like to take this opportunity to share a few thoughts with you on the role and what it involves.

Salesian is a Catholic school that strives for three aims:

• To support the students in gaining the best qualifications they are capable of

• To provide them with the skills and experiences and opportunities in order to thrive in tomorrow’s world

• To promote Gospel values and support the students to find their vocations by becoming the people God wants them to be

Each year group contains 280 students and the Head of Year is responsible for achieving these three aims with every student. The Head of Year takes ownership of all aspects of the students’ education, including:

• Ensuring target grades are met

• Monitoring standards of Learning & Teaching

• Ensuring that children are positively engaged in all aspects of school life

• Developing the students’ spirituality

There is obviously a large part to play in ensuring the students’ pastoral well-being and a huge emphasis on working with parents, teachers and other members of staff in the school. The Head of Year is also expected to lead a team of ten tutors and plan for and implement the pastoral curriculum.

Essentially what we are looking for is someone to act as Headteacher for a section of the school.

Whilst the successful applicant need not necessarily be Catholic, they would have to be comfortable with leading worship and promoting the Salesian ethos. It goes without saying that only teachers with a proven track record in the classroom would be considered.

Heads of Year usually stay with their Year group as the children move through the school. The successful applicant will start as a Head of Year in Key Stage 3 in September 2020.

The Head of Year position is a high profile role at Salesian School and several previous experienced Heads of Year have been promoted to the Leadership Team. The post would certainly suit someone with ambitions for Assistant Headship.

If you would like to discuss any of these thoughts further or visit the school, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I look forward to receiving your application.

James Kibble

Executive Headteacher

jkibble@salesian.surrey.sch.uk



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Salesian School is characterised by the philosophy of the Salesian founder St John Bosco (1815-1888). He stressed high educational standards and sound moral and religious education. He insisted too on a friendly atmosphere in his schools where the idea of community could be fostered. We strive to ensure that every student experiences personally, a happy atmosphere that will help them to leave the school with a high level of confidence in their own abilities as well as excellent examination results. These goals are delivered through a strong pastoral system, excellent learning and teaching and an extensive range of sporting, cultural, physical and social extra-curricular activities.

It is at the foundation of our values to: 

  • Develop the whole person - mind, body and spirit
  • Ensure relationships are key 
  • Ensure that all decisions are made in the best interests of the children
  • Ensure that everything we do is based on Gospel values 

We promise parents and students that we will:

  • Ensure that students get the best results they are capable of achieving
  • Develop the skills and attributes that students will need to be successful in the world of the future
  • Develop the morals and values of our students to help them lead decent Christian lives and go on to promote these values throughout the world

We who work in Salesian Schools state our belief in our young people. We recognise that they come from differing backgrounds but that they are of equal value to God and to us. In the spirit of St John Bosco, we turn our efforts to those who stand in special need because of lack of material or emotional security.

We set out to create in our schools a joyful atmosphere in which the dignity and worth of each pupil and member of staff is recognised, developed and safeguarded. Our schools are noted for an atmosphere of welcome where all feel at home and a sense of safety and security. Staff are willing to be present with the pupils in friendship and to go that one step further, where this is necessary, to meet the needs of young people.

We strive to affirm, develop and challenge the abilities of each. We are concerned with the way in which each person matures within the context of the community. While recognising that national standards have a part to play, in seeking to achieve these, we emphasise the unique path each person will take. Our main criterion is personal worth. We prepare young people to be a positive influence in the places where they live and work with others.

Within our Salesian Schools we foster the spiritual, moral and religious development of our pupils and a lively celebration of prayer. In this, we respect where each one stands and his or her basic freedom to choose. However, we strive to present these important features of school life in a way that speaks to the needs and concerns of our young people.

We recognise that in our present age there are many social and educational tensions that stretch our staff, at times, to breaking point. In our schools, therefore, we undertake to affirm our commitment to and support for each other.

We also recognise that we are part of a network of schools within the Diocese and Local Area. We appreciate and respect the work of colleagues in these schools.

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