Head of Year (Sixth Form)
Kesgrave High School
Suffolk
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- MPR TLR2B (£5,347)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 8 May 2024
Job overview
Kesgrave High School, Kesgrave, Suffolk IP5 2PB
Head of Year (Sixth Form)
MPR TLR2B (£5,347)
Full Time
Permanent
Required from September 2024
We are looking to appoint an inspirational Head of Year to take responsibility for the pastoral care of a Sixth Form year group from September 2024 (a cohort of around 200 students) joining our highly effective pastoral team. You will play an active role in planning for September once appointed. Heads of Year teach a maximum of 18/30 lessons and are supported by a Student Support Officer and the Director of Sixth Form.
You will be a resilient, flexible and adaptable individual who is eager to take on a leadership role. As Head of Year you will be responsible for the care, welfare and behaviour of all students in the Year group; enabling each student to receive the support needed to achieve their full potential, through their academic work and participation in activities that extend beyond the classroom.
You will need to:
- have the vision and presence to lead a cohort of students and team of tutors to bring about successful outcomes for all
- be committed to supporting the academic and pastoral development of all students
- take responsibility for the behaviour, attendance, punctuality and ethos of the school
- enthuse and motivate students to engage with their education so that they can go on to be the authors of their own life journey
- be an outstanding classroom practitioner, have excellent communication skills, be ready to coach others and still have the desire to improve
- remain committed to your own professional development both as a leader and classroom teacher, continuing to support the subject area you are deployed within.
Kesgrave High School is a large 11-10 school that has over 1850 students on roll, including over 320 students in the Sixth Form.
Staff benefit from excellent conditions of service and we are committed to personalised CPD and career opportunities both within school and across our Trust.
Kesgrave is part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Farlingaye High School, Bungay High School, Castle EAST School and Avocet Primary Schools.
To find out more:
Should you wish to arrange a visit to the school, or for further details about the post, please contact the school via:
Email: hr@kesgrave.suffolk.sch.uk
Web: www.kesgrave.suffolk.sch.uk/join-us/staff-vacancies/
Telephone: (01473) 624 855.
How to apply:
For further details and an application form, either telephone the school on (01473) 624 855, or download using the following link: https://www.kesgrave.suffolk.sch.uk/join-us/staff-vacancies/.
Completed applications and supporting letters should be made via Julie Garnett, Headteacher’s PA: hr@kesgrave.suffolk.sch.uk
In your letter of application, you should address what you consider to be the key aims as a Head of Year in the Sixth Form. This should be no more than two sides of A4.
Closing date: 9am, 8 May 2024.
Attached documents
About Kesgrave High School
- Kesgrave High School
- Main Road, Kesgrave, Ipswich
- Suffolk
- IP5 2PB
- United Kingdom
About Kesgrave High School
We are proud of staff and students at Kesgrave High School and we expect them to take a pride in all that they do. We have a strong pastoral system, high academic standards and clear and fair behaviour expectations. Our experience tells us that children thrive in an environment that sets firm boundaries, is consistent in its expectations and which builds relationships that set the tone for learning
We provide an environment in which our students feel safe and are encouraged to grow, often challenging their own expectations. Our positive, inclusive approach ensures that students make the most of their talents and potential. We are lucky to have a school environment which befits these expectations, investing in their futures through the latest technology and facilities.
We encourage students to take responsibility, to be curious and to have a thirst for knowledge. Students learn from each other, as well as from their experienced and skilled teachers, in a supportive learning environment where everyone is valued.
Relationships within and beyond the classroom are positive and help us to secure the best possible outcomes for our young people. Teachers, associate staff, parents and carers all work together to help our young people to progress.
Our Culture and Ethos
Kesgrave High School is proud to be 'more than just a school'. Our ethos is at the heart of everything we do:
'Be Positive, Be Respectful, Be Your Best'.
- We have an ethos of purposeful learning with a sense of adventure and challenge, where students and staff are empowered to experiment and develop exciting learning opportunities.
- Our practice and development is rooted in evidence-based research.
- Class sizes are kept as low as possible. On average, a KS4 class has 22 students and at KS5 12 students.
- Our three period day means that staff and students have a break after every lesson to ensure smooth transitions between lessons and a calm purposeful learning environment.
- All departments have access to a designated curriculum administrator who helps drive improvements and reduce workload for teaching staff enabling them to focus on their core activities.
- Team rooms for all departments help build supportive, collaborative relationships and facilitate shared planning time.
- The majority of meetings are dedicated to Teaching and Learning.
- Departmental development is focussed on clear and manageable priorities rooting our work in the cornerstones of the best classroom practice.
- Lesson observations are for the purpose of teacher development and sharing of best practice. We discuss how to get better.
- There is no prescribed template for lesson planning. Our Teaching and Learning Principles focus on Subject Knowledge, Challenge, Modelling, Review and Retrieval, Questioning, Feedback and Oracy.
Headteacher
Julia Upton
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