Head of Year

2 months ago

Wokingham, United Kingdom The Forest School Full time

Head of Year

MPS/UPS & TLR

Start date : January 2025

 

Due to school expansion and staff promotions we are delighted to offer a Head of Year position. We are looking to appoint a passionate, dynamic teacher and leader, who is able to lead, support and develop a team of tutors and deputy head of year. You will be accountable in monitoring and supporting the academic, pastoral, personal and social development of students, within a year group, ensuring student wellbeing and readiness to engage in learning. You will be joining a supportive, successful and highly motivated team that have our school motto of, ‘Aspire to become elite’ at the heart of their enhanced, rich curriculum model. 

 

The ideal candidate should be able to work as part of a team with the Assistant Headteacher, SENCO, PP lead and all SLT.

 

The Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service clearance being received.


We are currently a boy’s secondary school that will be offering co-educational study from September 2024, for students aged 11-18 with a co-educational 6th Form. Staff at The Forest School teach in modern, well-equipped classrooms and are offered a tailored CPD programme. Staff are allocated a laptop, have access to the school’s sporting facilities as well as the lively staff social calendar. The school has continued to invest in new technology with projects including a brand new school WiFi network, Show My Homework, GCSE Pod, Chromebooks for students to support learning and reduce staff workload. The school's drive on technology was invaluable during the lockdowns as the school had already established Google classroom. The school has a newly refurbished subject block and subsequently every classroom across the school now has a ViewSonic interactive screen. In addition, we have invested in our all facilities across the school: new heating system reducing our carbon footprint, revamped technology including food room, whole school repainted, new interactive whiteboards, in addition to sporting facilities; upgraded our indoor swimming pool, invested in our sports hall and conditioning centre, all weather pitches: MUGA, an all-weather football dome and our new performance and conditioning centre of excellence. Academically the school has a positive progress measure and the boys achieve above national average. Our curriculum is clearly mapped and was a strong “good” as part of our Ofsted 2021.


The Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service clearance being received.


For further information, please see our website for the Job Description and Teachers Application Form. Please return your completed application form via email to mailto:

recruitment@forest.academy. Please complete the application form in full; CVs will not be accepted. 


The Interview Process 


If selected, the interview process will test and assess your fulfilment of the requirements for this position. As part of this process, you will be expected to teach a class of pupils and attend a panel interview. The interview process will include consideration of your suitability to work with children and the interview panel will ask questions on safeguarding children/young people. 

 

Please apply as soon as possible as shortlisting/interviews will be ongoing up until the closing date. Should a suitable candidate be appointed, the advert may close early.


The school will complete online searches on all shortlisted candidates and reserves the right to do so on receipt of all applications.


CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS Is Monday, 9th September 2024 at Midday.


It is our normal procedure to request references on shortlisted candidates prior to interview. 


The Forest School Support and Professional Development 


A range of support and professional development opportunities are available at The Forest School from working with all other local schools through the secondary federation, the local School Alliance Association and Wellington College. We offer many staff CPD opportunities through the National Qualifications. CPD and Staff wellbeing are highest on our agenda. 

 

·        Highly effective behaviour and inclusion system with a supportive Centralised detentions to reduce teacher workload 

·        Superb CPD including from our outstanding ‘Teaching and Learning Team’ 

·        OFSTED ‘good’ (June 2021) 

·        Friendly and supportive working environment 

·        An active Staff Association and wellbeing team

·        A comprehensive Induction programme for ECTs and new staff Allocation of a professional mentor (ECTs) 

·        A comprehensive CPD opportunity with National Qualifications

 

Please note, we may consider and interview as applications are received; we have the right to appoint a suitable candidate on receipt of application. This is policy procedure as we are aware of the competitive market and wish to recruit the correct person. Submissions from agencies will not be accepted.

We look forward to hearing from you.


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