Head of Year

_**“Inspiring Excellence, building Character”**_

We are looking for a highly ambitious Head of Year to provide professional leadership, direction and management for your pastoral area in order to secure high quality teaching and tutoring and the effective use of procedures for improving standards of learning, behaviour and achievement for all pupils.

We take pride in our focus upon developing learning through our curriculum of the:

- Heart: a character education building resilience, kindness, inclusion and openness
- Hand: a ‘can do’ education that nurtures creativity and problem solving

King James Academy Royston, is a through school formed from the amalgamation of two middle schools and an upper school in 2019. Since 2020 it has been part of the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust. It is approximately 12 miles from Cambridge and is within easy access of London. The three schools were each recognised as ‘Good’ in all categories by Ofsted in their last inspections prior to the merger.

We are dedicated to high quality professional development and there are opportunities for further progression within the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust. At King James Academy Royston, you can expect a supportive culture within a Trust with very high aspirations. We value our staff and there are many development opportunities within the Partnership.

Further benefits include;
- Collaborative approach to working;
- Opportunities to train/work with other academies within the Diamond Learning

Partnership Trust to share best practice and resources;
- A friendly and professional team;
- Teacher Pension Scheme;
- A caring and supportive working environment

The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust consists of fourteen schools, across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and North Hertfordshire who work closely together to provide the best possible learning experience for our learners. Royston is a market town with good facilities, within easy reach of Cambridge and Stevenage and with excellent transport links to London.

**Salary**: From £30,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 15/04/2024
Expected start date: 01/09/2024