Head of Year with Teacher of Humanities

To lead and inspire excellence throughout the school To teach as directed by the Headteacher on an agreed reduced timetable in Humanities (Job Description for teaching staff available upon request) The key purpose of the Head of Year is to ensure that the students in their year group live out the culture and ethos of the school daily To be responsible for ensuring that students in the year group behave with consistently high levels of respect for others, demonstrating high levels of self-control and consistently positive attitudes to their education To take responsibility for the efficiency and effectiveness of the pastoral systems and structures to ensure excellent attendance, behaviour and punctuality within the year group To ensure the implementation of an expertly designed ‘pastoral curriculum’ and assembly programme that fosters a sense of belonging to the school community and which supports the visions, values and ethos of the schools To monitor academic progress of the year group, utilising the role to improve academic outcomes To be responsible for supporting the day-to-day operational management of the year group within the wider school.