Head of Year

2 weeks ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham City Council Full time

Start date: 1 September 2024

Contract type: Permanent

Moseley School and Sixth Form

College Road

Springfield

Birmingham

B13 9UU

Telephone number:

Contact email:

We are looking to recruit a Experienced Head of Year to join us at Moseley. We are looking for a new team member with the passion and enthusiasm to make a positive impact on the young people at our school. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Year. The ideal candidate will already possess the knowledge and experience to make this role successful and be able to provide the best support for our students.

Core Purpose: Lead the year team of staff and students to inspire excellence in character and scholarship, securing excellent progress and outcomes for all students in the year group.

Our perfect teaching candidate will have:

  • experience of working in a pastoral leadership role
  • experience and track record of demonstrating impact on pastoral issues
  • ability to inspire and motivate students
  • ability to lead and work collaboratively
  • have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills

    Specific responsibilities of this role:
    • promote positive daily strategies and actions for the highest standards of student behaviour, attitudes and conduct in line with our 'Clear, Firm and Fair' framework
    • promote school culture based on our core values: 3 R's and RAISE
    • establish a learning culture for students with high expectations for attendance, punctuality, behaviour, and performance
    • contribute to the improvement of teaching and learning, particularly through the development of positive classroom relationships and the use of praise and recognition
    • build a strong school ethos among students, their families, and tutors in the year group
    • maintain excellent communication and relationships with families
    • leadership and management of the Pastoral Manager and form tutors, including the use of Quality Assurance procedures to ensure high quality and consistency of provision
    • use data to analyse and monitor the progress of students in the year group and plan support to overcome any barriers to learning and underachievement if across multiple subject areas, in collaboration with the relevant Heads of Faculty
    • work collaboratively with other members of the Pastoral Team to ensure co-ordinated planning, management, and evaluation of all aspects of achievement and behaviour, including attending regular Head of Year Team meetings
    • tracking and implementing proactive strategies to improve attendance and punctuality across the year group
    • use data to monitor and analyse standards within the year group including attendance, punctuality, and student conduct
    • support with the running of daily whole school detentions
    • ensure the effective delivery of the pastoral curriculum during tutor and assembly time
    • monitor students' progress in terms of personal development and instigate measures to address any identified concerns
    • take primary responsibility for organising and leading year group assemblies
    • establish an inspirational learning ethos among students in the year group
    • assist with events relating to the year group e.g., progress evenings
    • ensure effective communication within the year team including the effective deployment of student leaders
    • lead Year Team briefing sessions and contribute to whole school training as appropriate
    • participate, as necessary, in arrangements of the appraisal of staff performance
    • monitor staff welfare and hold return to work meetings
    • monitor that staff comply with school policies and procedures and provide support and challenge as required
    • follow Pastoral reporting systems, referral processes and liaising with AHT Behaviour, Culture and Ethos and DHT Standards and Welfare
    • plus, any additional duties as directed by the Headteacher

      Interviews will take place on Thursday 23 May 2024.

      Please visit our school website recruitment page for further information regarding the role and details about our school.

      We welcome visitors to the school. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a visit.

      Please contact the Recruitment Team if you would like further information regarding this role or the school in general please email us on

      This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

      Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

      Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

      An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

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