Assistant Head of Year

TimePlan Education; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed educational institution in Harrow, North West London is looking for an Assistant Head of Year to provide pastoral care and support for students. The role involves working closely with school staff and external partners to promote positive learning behaviors and resolve barriers to learning. The successful candidate will have strong communication skills and the ability to support student development effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting learners' needs and overcoming barriers to learning.
• Ability to liaise effectively with parents and external agencies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead on pastoral care and support for a year group.
• Work with staff and external partners to enhance student learning.
• Monitor student concerns and behaviour, providing support as necessary.

Skills

Pastoral care

Organisational skills

Behaviour management

Job description

Overview

Assistant Head of Year

A secondary school based in Harrow, North West London who are looking to secure an Assistant Head of Year to start in November 2025 on an ongoing long term assignment.

The school

This secondary school is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with over 1500 students on record. The school is located in the London borough of Harrow and is a short walk from a popular overground station. The school has a well-deserved reputation of giving all students equal opportunities to succeed. It supports their individual needs so they make outstanding progress. They have been rated Outstanding by Ofsted for the last 10 years and have continued to go from strength to strength.

Role and responsibilities

This role will involve taking a leading role, alongside the Head of Year (HoY) in the provision of pastoral care and support to learners in the relevant year group, in order to ensure that they are able to achieve their full potential. This will involve resolving issues which present as barriers to learning such as attendance, lack of motivation and poor behaviour.

• Work with a range of teaching and support staff in school, and external partners as appropriate, to promote positive learning behaviour with students and support students' personal and academic development by removing barriers to learning.
• Work with the SLT, Heads of Year, other Assistant Heads of Year, and teaching staff to identify and monitor student concerns and to assist in the identification and support for students with organisational or behavioural difficulties.
• Respond to immediate student concerns clarifying the situation for the Senior Leader/Heads of Year and to make decisions on the use of lower level sanctions where appropriate.
• To support in the effective running and function of the Pupil Support Unit, including staffing the school pupil reception on a rota basis with other Assistant Heads of Year.
• Prepare data and reports for HoYs as required.
• Support students working in the reflection room, through the use of restorative behaviour techniques where appropriate.
• Liaise with external agencies where directed and to attend relevant meetings with them and/or parents as appropriate.
• Act as a point of contact with parents and to maintain regular contact with them to encourage parental involvement in their child's education.

Please apply with an updated CV in order to be considered for this role.