In these three PDFs, I answer 15 big pastoral questions. These are intended to support existing or new heads of year as well as being potential questions you may get asked on interview. This set includes questions like: how do you create year group cohesion? why are assemblies important? what is included in a successful form time? why is monitoring attendance important? how do you improve the resilience of your year group? what should you do with your failing FT? why are form tutors important? how do you deal with an angry parent? how do you lead a team? The answers to these questions are suggestions only – they are not necessarily definitive. If preparing for interview, I always recommend you tailor your questions to the school you’re applying to and ensure you are giving specific examples of what you’re able to offer. If in post, always remember the policies of your school.

This bundle contains my three sets of interview questions for the role of Head of Year/Head of House. This resource contains 40+ questions which you may face in a pastoral interview. These resources include space for you to write notes on your own answer. Note: this set is NOT designed to be exhaustive. Please bear in mind you may only be asked 6-12 questions at interview - so this set is designed to give you a broad range of questions for prep. This resource does not include answers.

In this resource, you will find: a christmas form time activity booklet - perfect for the end of the year, final form times, or the lead up to holidays - packed with literacy and numeracy tasks linked to Christmas a giant christmas quiz - 36 questions of christmas general knowledge, music, anagram and dingbats! Please make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this bundle, you will find 11 resources centred around anti bullying, looking after each other, positivity and confidence. This bundles includes: **Assemblies/form time sessions: ** I recommend chosing the first as your whole year group assembly, then others can be used easily during form time or PSHE Anti bullying assembly - ‘choose respect’ Charity awareness - ‘kindness to others’ Choice and Consequences Confidence and self esteem Random Acts of Kindness **Form time resources: ** Emotional check in worksheet - reflection on worries/fears Inspiration cards set 1-3 5 x positive thinking posters Student Concern Log Cards - for staff to log concerns about students Please follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this first BACK TO SCHOOL bundle, you will find resources perfect for return to lessons and the new academic year. This includes: 10 positive postcards; back and front and using motivational and rewarding quotes 1 x colourful weekly desk organiser pages a CPD tracker for tracking your professional development and learning a lesson plan and evaluation pro forma 4 assessment for learning plenaries a class tracker including sheets for class data, detentions, assessment, interventions and homework 10 colourful classroom labels for your storage and trays a set of ice breaker activities for meeting new groups on your timetable a 6 page PDF of guidance for meeting a new group a bank of 60 easy use plenaries a reward stamper for positive student behaviour a success lesson for setting expectations a summer holiday workpack full of activities to encourage students to reflect on their summer holidays a guide to making your own reward scratch cards to use in your lessons 3 x PDFs of collated links to free CPD opportunities ready to help you develop professionally! Please make sure to follow me: faceboook.com/teachcoach

This bundle is a collection of very popular resources which I have collated over the three times I have completed transition as a Head of Year. These have all recently been re-vamped! The bundle includes: • 1 x word document containing details of the plans for the induction day • 1 x PPT for the ‘writing task’ on abandoned places; this provides a baseline for teachers in terms of writing and helps form tutors get a feel for the ability of students • 1 x learning mat to match the writing task on abandoned places • 1 x student transition booklet which students can be issued with during form time to help aid transition • 1 x instructions for using the ‘shields’ or coat of arms; these are used during form time to help students bond and create a sense of community in their forms • 1 x shield templates • 1 x tour quiz for students to complete as they have their tour around school • 1 x PPT for tutors to deliver in their first interactions with students • 1 x over 15 ice breaker activities which can be used with forms • 1 x student panel question to gather feedback from transition • 1 x PPT for your first assembly with Year 7 •1 x transition rewards assembly • 1 ‘design your own school’ form time for tutors to deliver or could be used as part of transition