Year Leader/Head of Year

Year Leader

MPS/UPS + TLR 1a (£9782)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, motivated and able Year Leader to join our team on a permanent basis. We are looking for an excellent practitioner to work collaboratively with pastoral team to ensure pupils make aspirational academic and personal progress.

The successful candidate will:

§ Provide strategic development, monitoring and review of the development plan, ensuring the development and support of both pupils and staff within the year team.

§ Support all pupils to make aspirational academic and personal progress as specified by baseline data and other information.

§ Assume overall pastoral responsibility for the Year Group.

§ Act as a role model in terms of conduct, dress and professionalism and set the highest possible standards of expectation.

§ Assist the Head teacher and Senior Leadership Team in the overall management and development of the school.

You will be:

§ An outstanding practitioner.

§ Inspirational, dedicated and motivated.

§ Dedicated to being the best you can be.

§ A passion for the education of young people, particularly those with a low ability and vulnerable pupils.

§ Committed to Crofton Academy values.

§ Committed to achieving the best for every pupil.

§ Supportive of the Academy’s ethos and values at all times both within the Academy and the wider community.

§ Committed to inspiring pupils and staff in the development of teaching initiatives and strategies.

§ Able to provide an active contribution to the wider part of Academy life.

Crofton Academy, part of Castleford Academy Trust, is an 11-16 mixed comprehensive of over 1,000 pupils offering a broad and balanced curriculum. Our expectations are high and this is reflected in our very successful academic record. The Academy was inspected in July 2023 and was awarded ‘Good’ in all categories and inspectors praised the Academy for its significant transformation. The inspection commended the Academy’s improvements in pupil behaviour, the wide range of clubs and societies available, its well-structured approaches to teaching, and the high-quality professional development that staff receive.

We value and develop our staff by attracting and retaining high quality teachers, supporting them to achieve their best and create opportunities for professional growth and development. The leadership and staff are incredibly proud of the Academy’s achievements and we welcome you to visit our school for a tour to see us in action. Castleford Academy Trust is in a period of transition which will see the Trust grow significantly with the academies within Northern Ambition Academies Trust joining the Trust in February 2025.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. Relevant information and application forms are available on the school website at www.croftonacademy.org.uk. For any enquiries, please

contact Kim Hinchcliffe at recruitment@croftonacademy.org.uk. The closing date

for fully completed applications is 10am on Tuesday 25th March 2025.

All applications forms should be directed to recruitment@croftonacademy.org.uk and the academy reserves the right to interview potential applicants prior to the closing date.