Head of Year KS3/4/5 - For September 2023

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form is a World Class School with high expectations, encouraging our students to be aspirational with their learning and to enjoy all aspects of school life. We are looking to appoint a professional and engaging Head of Year, to join our highly successful team in September 2023.

This post offers an excellent opportunity for a well-qualified and organised leader, to work within an innovative and successful Academy. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated practitioner who has a real love for their subject and the capacity to use creative approaches in their teaching. This post could be in Key stage 3, 4 or 5.

Our ideal candidate will be a committed team player, who shares our vision to ‘Let your light so shine – Be the best you can be’. You will be responsible for setting the vision for the year group, developing and delivering a strategic plan that builds on our school’s priorities. You will be responsible for monitoring academic and pastoral progress and ensuring that all students are well supported on their journey through school. This post is supported by a team of 8 Form tutors and an Assistant Head of year, who you will be responsible for leading and managing.

Why work for Tolworth Girls’?

Employee wellbeing is a key part of our values, we have a wide range of incentives to engage staff and ensure they are appreciated and feel valued. Our benefits include Teachers Pension scheme; free eye tests; cycle to work scheme; free flu jabs; discounted membership for the on-site gym and free on-site parking. We have an employee assistance programme, which includes free counselling services, plus across school we offer colleagues many opportunities for training, development and coaching. We like to get involved in the fun stuff too, supporting charity events and taking every opportunity to get together and have a cuppa in our dedicated staffroom.

Accreditations

Our last OFSTED Inspection in September 2017 confirmed that Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form is an Outstanding school in all areas. In 2018 we also received World Class School Accreditation, supporting our absolute committed to providing the very best education for our students.

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.

We reserve the right to close this advert early, should suitable candidates apply. We therefore advise all potential candidate’s to submit as early as possible. Application is VIA TES and referees will be contacted prior to interview or as stated in candidates application.

Direct applications only. No recruitment agencies.