Head of Year

About us

Plumstead Manor is a thriving and popular secondary school located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. There has been a school on our site since 1913, with the first 105 years as a girls’ school. In response to local demand we admitted our first mixed cohort in 2018 and are now fully co-educational.

Ours is vibrant, diverse and inclusive school with over 60 languages spoken across our community. We have a clear vision founded on excellence and justice, with the ambition to offer a world class education to the young people and families of Greenwich. Our recipe for success is based on high quality teaching founded on academic rigour, blended with the expectations, support and guidance to create a safe and happy environment. Above all, we want our young people to leave school equipped with the powerful knowledge and necessary skills to change the world for the better. In order to foster successful young people and cultivate harmonious communities, we aim to offer young people excellence in all that we do, so that they can overcome any barrier in their lives and secure greater justice. Our curriculum offers a range of pathways, blending the mastery of knowledge with the development of transferable skills, which see our young people progress onto a full range of future pathways including medicine and veterinary science, courses at the most competitive universities as well as high-quality apprenticeships.

The role

Pastoral care is at the heart of what we do to create the conditions for young people to thrive and flourish. Our pastoral team are innovative and successful, and as Head of Year you will need to use your knowledge and skill to lead excellence in pastoral provision across a particular year group. You will need an understanding of strategies to improve student academic performance, to secure the highest standards of behaviour and to maintain high levels of student attendance. Managing your team of tutors and a Deputy Head of Year, will require a clever combination of challenge, accountability and support. It will also you to be a lead professional in multiagency work, and the ability to positively engage with and contribute to partnerships with other agencies and professionals is critical to this role.

Reasons to join our team

We can offer you a vibrant, happy and diverse community with an ambitious and ambitious vision for all our young people. We take pride in providing excellent pathways for career development and progression for staff, from formal qualifications to support to take on additional whole school roles. We have a commitment to staff wellbeing. So, joining the team at Plumstead Manor will afford you the chance to work in a true comprehensive school, to join a strong and supportive pastoral team who have a track record of sustained improvement and improved outcomes. 

If you share our values and ambitions, and a commitment to pastoral care as central to the work of schools, then this might just be the role for you.

To apply online, please visit www.plumsteadmanor.com

Alternatively, contact the HR Team on 020 3260 3123 or email jobs@plumsteadmanor.com quoting ref: 034.

Closing date: Noon on Tuesday 30 April 2024

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. References will automatically be requested for all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. The successful applicant will be required to be DBS checked prior to taking up post.