Resources included (19)
40 Ideas for Heads of Year - Leading Your Team - Working Across School - Booklet 2 - CPD Development
40 Ideas for Heads of Year - Heads of House - Rewards Behaviour Attendance
Raising Aspirations - Further Higher Education - Challenging Perceptions - GCSE KS4 Assembly
Pastoral Interview Questions - Set 1 - Head of Year Head of House
5 Big Pastoral Questions and their Answers: Interview Prep - Head of Year Development - Set 1

Year Group Planning - Improvement Planning - Year Group Focus - Intervention Strategies
Student Panel Questions - Interview Preparation - Advice and Guidance
Head of Year - Pastoral Role - Interview Questions - Set 3
Head of Year - Head of House - Pastoral Role - Interview Questions - Set 2
Parental Concern Complaint Letter In Tray Exercise | Head of Year Pastoral Interview
Data Analysis Task Example - Head of Year Pastoral - In Tray Interview Practice
How to...analyse data - Pastoral Leader - Interview - CPD - Data Analysis and Progress Achievement
How to Raise Attainment and Secure Progress |Head of Year House Pastoral Role | Interview CPD
Preparing for a Pastoral Leader or Head of Year Interview | Guidance | What to Expect
Attendance Improvement Plan - Action Plan
Form Time - Learning Walk - Quality Assurance Document Template
New Head of Year/ House Advice Top Tips - New to Pastoral Role
Interview Pastoral | Prioritisation In Tray Exercise Task | Guidance Help Example | Head of Year

Head of Year Overview - Key Job Description Roles Responsibilities
In this resource, you will find 20 resources to help you prepare for a Head of Year or Pastoral Leader interview.
You can also find two smaller bundles here:
Pastoral Leader Interview Bundle: (13 resources): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-role-interview-bundle-12348298
Pastoral Leader Interview Bundle: (8 resources): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-role-interview-bundle-12425576
This ultimate bundle of resources contains everything to help you prepare for almost every area of an interview! This includes:
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the first in my series of 5 big pastoral questions including how to answer 5 common questions or scenarios posed in an interview
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example year group planning and improvement planning documents for you to read and be able to reference ideas from
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two booklets to read before yourinterview ‘40 Ideas for…’
a) improving attendance and behaviour
b) working across school and leading a team -
an example raising aspirations assembly used on a successful interview
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a job description and overview of the role of Head of Year to give you a clear understanding of the expectations of the post
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an example form time rota to help you understand how to organise tutor time as a Head of Year
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a 7 page PDF guide on getting ready for a pastoral leader interview including tips on what to expect, what skills you’ll need to show and what you can practice before the day!
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a PDF on student panel guidance and how to ace a student panel - a task which has been included on every HOY interview I’ve attended
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an attendance letter bundle (to be sent to carers/parents), so you can see the letter/legal process followed for attendance concerns - this is very useful to understand the stages of attendance follow up
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an attendance improvement plan to give you plenty to talk about when you’re asked about how you would improve attendance
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3 x sets of pastoral interview questions - 50 questions in total
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an example data analysis task to help you hone your data skills - great for practicing data analysis as a pastoral leader
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guidance on the prioritisation in tray task - which has been on every HOY interview I’ve had
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guidance on writing a response to a letter of concern from a parent - a common in tray task
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a detailed guide to raising attainment as a pastoral leader - great for if you’re asked to create a presentation or answer questions about how you would raise attainment
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a detailed guide to analysing data as a pastoral leader - full of top tips and hints for how to offer your best analysis from a pastoral perspective
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my detailed guidance for new heads of year - this will give you a great feel for the role and how you will manage it!
A genuinely awesome bundle of resources to help prepare you for an interview.
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