Head of Year with PE

The Academy is looking for a committed and passionate Head of Year to join our pastoral team.CLICK HERE FOR A FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION.About UsWe believe that a happy and settled staff body helps drive the very best performance from our students. We are committed to a high-quality professional development programme and can draw on expertise from across the Harris Federation. As a HASU member of staff at any level you will receive the training and support that you need to carry out your role effectively and develop at a pace that suits you.We are committed to ensuring that our staff have the right level of balance between work and home life. Our policies and procedures are aimed at allowing our teaching staff to spend as much time as possible planning and delivering lessons. We work in an award-winning building with excellent facilities.We run a broad and diverse curriculum to a fully comprehensive intake of students.Our focus on the core value of Integrity means that our behaviour is excellent, with staff supported by a strong and highly visible Academy Leadership Group. Detentions are run centrally, allowing teaching staff to do what they do best: plan and teach amazing lessons.Attendance and engagement with learning is high, and centrally planned tutor time resources ensure that our tutors can engage with students whilst delivering high-quality experiences.We are located in Sutton, with good public transport and road links. Central London (Clapham, Victoria) is 25 minutes away. Belmont station is just an 8-minute walk and Sutton station a 12-minute walk. We are on the Surrey border so journeys do not take long in fact journeys from Kent only take just over 30 minutes by car. We have safe and secure onsite parking with electric charging points.Other benefits of working for usRegular dialogue about workload and how to manage it effectivelyProtected time for examinersInternal promotion and progression opportunitiesStaff CPD breakfastsHarris subject networksClear communication and manageable deadlinesHigh-quality staff induction programmeRegular recognition and celebration of staff excellenceFree on-site parkingExemplary student behaviourAll SLT teachFully centralised behaviour system including rapid and effective support with any student behavioural issuesMain Areas of ResponsibilityOur team of Heads of Year work, alongside their group of Form Tutors, to provide stability and implement the pastoral and wellbeing programme at HASU which plays such an important role in the underpinning of academic success and personal growth for young people.The purpose of your role will be:To develop a culture that celebrates success and effort in equal measure, ensuring the highest standards of behaviour, achievement, progress and attitudes across a year group.To lead and manage the work of the year group tutors in promoting the best possible standards of learning, effort and achievement in studentsTo monitor and evaluate the implementation of the PDC curriculum across a Year Group.To develop and enhance the teaching practice of tutors and to be a role model in this respectTo monitor the progress of students with a commitment to raising standards as they move through a year groupTo support the Academy