Assistant Head of Year

TES FE News; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

TES FE News is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Head of Year for Lord Grey Academy in Milton Keynes, starting in September 2025. The successful candidate will support the Head of Year in enhancing student learning and attendance, building strong relationships with students and staff. Benefits include a pension scheme, continuous professional development, and health plans. Join a multi-academy trust committed to safeguarding children and fostering equality in education.

Benefits

Teacher & support staff pension schemes

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Specsavers eyecare voucher

Free Flu vaccine

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Medicash - Health Cash Plan

Dental and optical care

Physiotherapy

Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and dedicated educator.
• Ability to form excellent relationships with students, staff, and parents.
• Well-organized with strong administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Year in managing student behavior and attendance.
• Take on a secondary role as an on-call staff member.
• Motivate students according to the school's ethos.

Skills

Child-centered approach

Organizational skills

ICT skills

Administrative skills

Relationship building

Job description

Job Overview

ASSISTANT HEAD OF YEAR

PERMANENT

Support Staff Role

37 hours per week, 39 weeks per annum

(38 term time weeks and 5 training days)

8.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Thursday / 8.30am – 4pm on Fridays

Tove Pay Scale Band H (£22,624 - £32,115)

Pro rata actual annual salary £24,620

We require an enthusiastic, energetic, and dedicated Assistant Head of Year to start in September 2025. The successful candidate will support, complement, and work alongside the Head of Year at Lord Grey Academy. Together, you will work with our students to overcome barriers to learning and support good attendance and behaviour.

The successful candidate will be child-centred and able to form excellent relationships with students, staff, and parents. You will be highly professional, dedicated, and well-organised. You will be able to balance your role in the school and possess good organisational, ICT, and administrative skills. The candidate will be highly supportive of their Head of Year and focused on motivating students to believe in the School ethos.

The Assistant Head of Year will also be required to take on a second role as a staff member of on-call.

Application materials, including a vacancy booklet, information for candidates booklet, and the application form, are available on the Lord Grey Academy website: http://www.lordgrey.org.uk/general-information/vacancies/. The application form and candidate information are on the right side of the page. Please follow the instructions in the 'How to Apply' section of the booklet. We also encourage you to view our recruitment video and the document: Why work at Lord Grey?.

Completed applications should be submitted to Human Resources at Lord Grey or emailed to [e-mail] by 9am on Monday, 1 September 2025. Interviews will be held on Friday, 5 September 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Tove Learning Trust (TLT) is a successful multi-academy trust with primary, secondary, and alternative provision schools across the West Midlands, Northamptonshire, and Milton Keynes. Serving over 11,500 children aged 4 to 18, our network includes four primary schools, nine secondary schools, and two alternative provision schools.

As an employer of choice, we value diversity and work to remove barriers to equity. We believe that supporting our colleagues enables them to transform students’ lives. Our aim is to have academies that are excellent communities of learning where children thrive and succeed. We provide access to a team of school improvement directors specializing in various subjects and areas, and most of our schools exceed national expectations, with many rated Good or better by OFSTED.

Employee Benefits

• Teacher & support staff pension schemes
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Training School Alliance
• Networking opportunities
• Specsavers eyecare voucher
• Free Flu vaccine
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Medicash - Health Cash Plan including 24/7 GP appointments & prescriptions
• Dental and optical care
• Physiotherapy
• Skinvision skin health tracker
• Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.