Starting 27 August 2025 or January 2026
Full-time, permanent post
£48,701 – £60,791 inclusive per annum
We are seeking applications for Head of Year from well-qualified and experienced A Level teachers. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of tutors and cohort of students in a unique academic context. This is a full-time, permanent post.
Salaries will be on the sixth form college teachers’ salary scale between Point 5 and Point 9 which is currently £39,590 and £49,725 depending on experience, plus £3,252 London Weighting, per annum. In addition, a responsibility allowance for head of year duties is payable in the range of £5,859 (RA9) - £7,814 (RA12) per annum, depending on experience.
Closing date for applications is on Monday 16 June at 9am. Interviews will take place on Thursday 19 June.
The Trust is committed to equality and diversity. We encourage applications from black and minority ethnic groups which are currently underrepresented. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children and young people.
The College is a member of The Maple Group of leading sixth form colleges in England.
Essential requirements:
1. Successful experience as an A Level teacher and/or as a sixth form tutor.
2. Excellent communication skills with young people from a wide range of backgrounds, with parents/carers and with colleagues.
3. The ability to intervene effectively with students so that they improve their attendance and progress.
4. The ability to monitor and analyse attendance and progress data with a view to prompting and prioritising interventions.
5. Ability to work well in a team.
6. Ability to handle routine administration and manage time well.
7. Good interpersonal skills in demanding or difficult situations.
8. Ability to deal with students’ misbehaviour appropriately and decisively, when required, and to uphold College values with authority.
9. An interest and capacity for developing new material for group tutorials and our students’ pastoral curriculum.
10. Ability to challenge tutors effectively and support them where developmental needs are identified
11. Active commitment to equality and diversity.
12. Understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues, willingness to be trained to level 3 and to take a leading role in safeguarding issues.
For further details about the college and for downloadable documents, please go to the following links:
Woodhouse College: An Overview
Head of Year JD
Teaching JD
Person Specification
Please note, the links will no longer be available following the vacancy deadline.
Some of the benefits of working at Woodhouse College:
- Very strong learning ethos
- Positive workplace culture
- Excellent pension schemes (TP and LGPS)
- Generous holiday entitlement (Support staff)
- Option to apply to sabbatical schemes
- Internal CPD programme
- Well-resourced library for staff personal use
- Bike Scheme
- Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
- Free flu jabs
- Workstation assessments
- Free parking on site
- Employee Assistance Programme – free counselling and support and guidance on a wide range of topics
- Excellent sports facilities for staff badminton, football and table tennis
- Eligibility for the Blue Light Card
If you require any assistance or have any questions, do not hesitate to contact [email protected]
We look forward to hearing from you.
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