Head of Year- Humanities, French or Science Specialism
Location:
Reading
Contract:
Permanent, Full Time
Salary:
£31,650-£43,607 + TLR £5,531
Hours:
8.00am-4.00pm OR 8.30am-4.30pm
Our client has an exceptional school in Reading for young people with an Education Healthcare Plan (EHCP) for young with Autism spectrum Conditions and other associated complex needs.
Seeking a Head of Year to join their team, this is a great opportunity to secure a role within a flourishing provision that can offer a range of great benefits.
Duties to include but not limited to:
- To contribute to the collective ethos of the school and Trust by requiring the highest professional standards from colleagues and behaviour from students.
- To provide high quality leadership and management of an allocated year group, adopting and modelling a positive and solution focused approach to work, which puts maximising students' life chances first.
- To ensure effective and robust implementation of school and Trust policies.
- To support all students in the year group to make exceptional progress, in the spirit of a no excuses culture, and to reduce any differences in performance linked to contextual issues.
- To ensure the Personal, Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (PD) programme is delivered to the highest level (including through assemblies and enrichment days).
- To liaise with colleagues across the school, Trust and in outside agencies as required.
- To carry out such other associated duties as are reasonably assigned by the Headteacher
Requirements:
- Experience of dealing with young people aged 11+, preferably within an educational context.
- Recent experience of teaching your subject(s) at the relevant level(s).
- Involvement in the marking of GCSE and/or A level examination scripts for a recognised Awarding Body.
- Knowledge of the requirements of the National Curriculum and specifications of examination courses.
- Knowledge of GCSE and/or A level specifications and curriculum initiatives.
- An awareness of likely developments affecting the delivery of subjects at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 (where applicable).
- Awareness of equal opportunities issues and how they can be tackled through teaching and learning strategies and other SEN provision.
Benefits:
- Discounted Gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellness Hub
- Employee assistance hub and counselling
- Financial wellbeing support
- Pension with life assurance
- Shopping discounts
- Eye Care
- Perks Hub
- Secondment opportunities
- Priority school places
- Flexi perks
- Flu vaccination
- Me day
- Car parking