Year Leader - Head of Year 12 - TLR 1B

Haydon is a large, friendly and creative school in North West London. We have been judged as outstanding by OFSTED. We are looking for a passionate Year Leader to thrive in our supportive environment.  if you are an experienced teacher who would like to work in our supportive and happy school where your passion and ideas will be welcomed enthusiastically, we would love to hear from you.

We are a large and vibrant sixth form with an unwavering focus and track record of delivering our school’s vision of ‘achieving individual excellence in a caring community’. Our Ofsted ‘outstanding’ status for 14 years is born out of a history of delivering the very best academic results for our diverse student population.  Over 50 of our students have secured places at prestigious Russell Group universities last year and 95% of our students secured their first choice university.  This is a real reflection of the support and guidance we give to our students, far beyond just their academic lessons.  Aside from the 172 students who secured a place at University last year, we have a comprehensive and consistent track record of placing students on the very best higher level degree apprenticeship programmes which include:  Transport for London, Skanska, Warner Brothers, Civil Service, Ministry of Justice British Airways and numerous accounting and law firms.  We provide extensive support for students wishing to pursue placements at Medical Schools and Oxford or Cambridge where we have a strong track record of securing student places.

 We believe passionately in developing students far beyond their academic studies, and offer an unrivalled selection of extra-curricular clubs and wider curricular opportunities.  We currently have over 20 extra-curricular clubs, careers evenings and higher education events.  Students complete Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Outside Speakers events, and the Haydon Challenge where students get involved in clubs or activities in our wider school community.  Not to mention we are the biggest Duke of Edinburgh provider in Hillingdon. Our extensive and broad range of A-Levels is matched by the experience and passion of our teaching staff and dedicated sixth form pastoral team. 

What we can offer:   

• An Ofsted ‘oustanding’ large Sixth Form  (500+)   
• Large sixth form pastoral team including dedicated Year Leaders, two teaching Deputy Year Leaders and two specialist Pastoral Leaders supporting the sixth form team.  
• A Level dominated curriculum and fabulous Sixth Form specific buildings  
• Developmental lesson observations instead of grading

What you can offer:   

• QTS   
• Ability to teach across all key stages including A level   
• Creativity with lesson plans   
• Sharing best practice and teaching methods with department  
• Proven experience of dealing with pastoral issues and a knowledge of strategies to support student outcomes.

Reasons to work at Haydon School:  

• Haydon has a fantastic personal development programme for teachers at all levels. All our training is tailored to individual needs and not just a ‘one size fits all’ model.  
• The Haydon culture is supportive, friendly and we encourage staff at all levels to share good practice and collaborative ideas. We strongly believe that teaching is a truly great creative profession.  
• Our students want to learn and be part of a community they take great pride in and take responsibility for pioneering change.  
• We are a school that feels our students should be exposed to as wide a variety of cultures and experiences as possible. As a teacher, you will have the opportunity to join them in this journey.  
• Two week October half term holidays  
• Opportunities to complete national qualifications(NPQ'S)  
• Free Parking on site  
• Long Service Awards for 10,15 and 20 years’ service  
• Staff benefits programme  
• A commitment to protect, promote and enhance the wellbeing of staff  
• Priority admission to children of staff

We have a very large sixth form and encourage our staff to teach to A-level.

Probation periods apply for both Teaching and non-teaching staff.

Please click on the ‘apply’ button below to complete the application form for this role. Joining Haydon might just be the best decision you ever made.

We reserve the right to interview as and when applications are received. 

CV's will not be accepted

Application and covering letter should be sent to Gillian McAuliffe.312@lgflmail.org

If you would like to discuss the post or require further information please contact,  Dan Gooch, Assistant Headteacher, dgooch3.312@lgflmail.org

To find out why we’re so proud of Haydon School, visit our website now: www.haydonschool.com or check us out on twitter @HaydonSchool

Haydon School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers must share this commitment.

To promote a safe environment for students, Haydon School employs a strict selection and recruitment policy which includes all statutory checks on staff and regular volunteers including Enhanced DBS (disclosure and barring service) checks.