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You will work extremely closely with our Pastoral Support Team that consists of our Inclusion Manager, Home School Link Worker, Student Welfare Coordinators, Pastoral Support Worker and is led by our Assistant Head Teacher (Pastoral). You will also work closely with the school safeguarding team, developing your knowledge of current safeguarding procedures and legislation and other Heads of Year. For candidates who are interested there will be the opportunity to undergo DSL training in the near future.  You will demonstrate the ability to lead, manage and deliver outstanding lessons that are differentiated to meet the needs of pupils working below national standards. You will be creative, innovative and imaginative. 

The successful candidate will have a strong academic background, be an excellent classroom practitioner who is capable of inspiring and motivating students and have experience of working with children with special educational needs (please note this does not need to be within a special school setting). We are keen to receive applications from mainstream colleagues too. We welcome applications from both primary and secondary qualified teachers. We have a great mixture of both within our school - something that greatly enhances our curriculum offer! The majority of our students are working at a KS1 and KS2 level with a small number studying GCSEs in English, Maths and Art. We would like to invite you to come and meet us and see our fantastic students and staff in action prior to placing your application.

The role will be to oversee the pastoral care of students across Years 8 and 9. The Head of Years 8 and 9 will ensure that students in their year groups make excellent progress and that they are supported, encouraged and challenged both in and out of the classroom. They will assure that the daily, termly and yearly experience of their year groups are positive, that the students are motivated, attend school regularly and lessons on time, they are offered and take part in extra-curricular opportunities and their voice is heard.

Duties and responsibilities

• To oversee the pastoral care, welfare and wellbeing of all students in Years 8 and 9
• Ensure Year 8 students experience a happy and successful transition from Year 7 to Year 8
• To work closely with, and support, members of the Pastoral Support team with matters that arise for students in Years 8 and 9
• Monitor Year 8 and 9 student incidents on the schools’ behaviour reporting system putting strategies in place when necessary
• Lead the year group of form tutors, delivering high quality form tutor meetings with relevant agendas
• To provide support for students and staff by developing strategies to overcome barriers to learning in conjunction with the school SENCo
• To establish and communicate the highest expectations of attendance and punctuality for all students
• To plan the tutorial programme for Years 8 and 9, support tutors in resourcing the programme, and monitor its delivery
• To support with the leadership of the school when key members of the SLT are off site (this may involve coming off timetable on some occasions)
• To develop effective relationships with the parents/carers of students in Years 8 and 9 and to communicate regularly with them
• To lead, oversee and coordinate assemblies for these year groups
• To oversee extracurricular activities for key stage 3
• Take responsibility for other Year 8/9 form groups when tutors are absent EG communications with parents
• To lead, assist and oversee any Year 8 and 9 residential trips alongside the Residential Visits Coordinator
• To liaise with outside agencies to set up interventions to support individuals and groups of students, as and when required
• Be a member of the extended Senior Leadership Team attending any extended SLT meetings that take place