Salary
Main/Upper Pay Scale + TLR1C
Contractual hours
32.5
Basis
Full Time
Job type
Teaching
Location
Sutton
Job category
Teacher
Date posted
04/06/2025
Job reference
GST-R1229
Greenshaw High School is a highly over-subscribed 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive secondary school situated in Sutton, South West London. We are proud of our strong local reputation, having over 4,000 applications for 300 places in September 2024.
In October 2024 the hard work of our students and staff was recognised by Ofsted. The inspection team described the school as offering "an exceptional standard of education", using the words "flourishing, "inclusive" and "friendly" to describe our school. In the report Quality of Education, Behaviour & Attitudes, Sixth Form and Leadership & Management were all graded as Outstanding.
We have a very diverse population of students, offering a comprehensive range of opportunities for colleagues who work here. Our students - of all groups - have done incredibly well over the last few years, with our GCSE achievement always being at least in the top 20% of the country, and over 60 Sixth Form students attending Russell Group universities each year.
We are looking for a Head of Year (Teaching). This is an exciting opportunity to join GLT / Greenshaw High School and become an integral member of the pastoral team. Insert overview of school / role.
The Year Team works collaboratively to support, hold accountable and develop a team of tutors; help to ensure that all students in the year group experience high quality teaching and learning; and maintain high standards of student conduct and achievement. To enable the Head of Year to focus on strategic development, they are supported in their role by a Deputy Head of Year.
The post-holder will have the drive, competitiveness and sense of ownership needed to ensure that their year group is the best they can be in all that they do.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our ‘Why you should work for GLT’ recruitment brochure on our jobs portal.
Main responsibilities:
Leadership and Management of Staff
- Lead, develop and hold to account a team of tutors, engendering a strong sense of responsibility in which tutors are committed to ensuring the conduct of their students reflects them favourably.
- Monitor and develop the role of the tutor in line with your vision for the year group, creating an ethos in which all tutors maintain consistently high student expectations and supporting the professional development of tutors.
- Ensure that tutor time is used productively.
- Develop systems to make sure tutors are aware of and promote extra-curricular activities.
Conduct and Achievement of Students
- Create and maintain a positive year group identity and culture of excellence so that all learners have high aspirations in all that they do.
- Use a variety of means to enable a thorough and precise understanding of the academic progress and attainment of the year group overall and in relation to key groups of students, liaising with appropriate members of staff regarding ways to.
- Address any potential underachievement and evaluate the effectiveness of any strategies implemented.
- Consult with inclusion staff and hold student strategy forums with teaching staff, focusing on ways to bring about improvements.
- Liaise with key staff to ensure that all members of the year group experience high quality teaching and learning.
- Collaborate with key staff to implement strategies to ensure homework is set and completed to a high standard.
- Build positive relationships with all members of the year group and be responsible for the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and personal development of students.
- To liaise with outside agencies, including taking a lead role in meetings with social services or other professionals and preparing reports on students for external agencies, as directed by the designated SLT link for inclusion. This may include taking on a keyworker role for LAC students.
- Lead high quality assemblies to promote Greenshaw values and develop a year group identity.
- Co-ordinate and lead a Student Year Committee as part of Student Council.
- Oversee the organisation, induction and monitoring of mid-term admissions and FAP students.
- Take the lead in ensuring the conduct of the year group meets Greenshaw expectations at all times, taking steps to address concerns and being highly visible at social times.
- Maintain a high profile in lessons, with a focus on how well students are learning.
- Have a strategic overview of the ‘rhythm of the year’, ensuring students are well prepared for any challenges and opportunities the year may present for them.
- Liaise with the Deputy Head of Year to maintain excellent standards of attendance and punctuality.
Liaison with Parents
- Assist in the organisation of parents’ evenings and implement strategies to ensure attendance rates at parents’ evenings are high, following up on any absentees.
- Routinely collect and respond to parent feedback regarding parents’ evenings.
- Promote the development of strong home school partnerships.
- Create opportunities to advise and empower parents in order to maximise the achievement of their child.
- Safeguarding
- Be keenly aware of the responsibility for safeguarding children and to help in the application of the Safeguarding Policy within the school
- Comply with the school’s Safeguarding Policy to ensure the welfare of children and young persons
- Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore this appointment will be subject vetting, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.
The responsibilities outlined in this job description are in addition to the duties required of all teachers as outlined in the School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD), and in addition to the generic job description for teaching staff at Greenshaw High School as outlined below:
- Teaching your subject area up to Key Stage 4 (up to Key Stage 5 is desirable);
- Playing a central role in the department, contributing to extra-curricular activities, revision sessions, competitions, trips and open days;
- Making a vital contribution to the efficient running of the department including setting and marking examinations and undertaking administrative tasks as delegated by the Head of Department;
- Continuing to develop the high standards of work and expectation of student progress within the department;
- Enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in the department and wider school through sharing resources and good practice, lesson observation, collaborative teaching and mentoring;
- Adhering to the school’s principles of teaching, learning and assessment;
- Demonstrate a commitment to following the school’s principles of teaching, learning and assessment;
- Taking responsibility for professional learning and fully engage in the school’s Professional Growth Programme;
- Promoting high levels of written and oral academic language and develop students’ knowledge of the world;
- Setting the highest standards and behavioural expectations in lessons and around the school;
- Maintaining the highest standards of professional conduct and act as a role model to young people;
- Selecting, using and preparing appropriate resources that maximise the impact of teaching on student learning;
- Actively liaising with all specialist support available to provide appropriate provision for students with different learning and/or behavioural needs, but to remain accountable for the progress of those students;
- Undertaking the role of form tutor;
- Committing to and supporting the school’s policy and practice in relation to safeguarding and child protection;
- Undertaking such other duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably requested by the Headteacher in accordance with the relevant Pay and Conditions Document.
You will need:
- Hold an appropriate teaching certificate and Qualified Teacher Status
- Hold a recognised degree (or equivalent) with a good classification in a relevant subject
- Qualifications/training relating to the field of education, psychology, mental health, counselling, youth work, or other therapeutic background;
- Hold a record of sustained professional development
- Previous experience in a Deputy Head of Year role
- Previous experience within a Pastoral role
- An awareness of the ways in which young people’s learning can be enhanced and the techniques that help students to learn effectively
- An understanding of how to use data to monitor progress and raise expectations
- A working understanding of a restorative approach to behaviour management
- Experience of working with young people with emotional, social and/or behavioural difficulties;
- Experience of working in a pastoral or student support role e.g. Keyworker, Year Team support;
- Knowledge and understanding of a solution focused approach;
- Ability to inspire, lead and manage a team, to realise projects in partnership with them and to contribute to their professional development
- Ability to support staff in delivering successful teaching and learning
- Ability to work in partnership with parents to promote students’ achievement
- A solution focused approach
- Ability to contribute to whole school developments
- Efficiency in dealing with routine and administrative tasks
- A high standard of written and spoken English
- A working understanding of the issues and challenges faced by students with Special Educational Needs and Speech and Language Needs
- A working understanding of a restorative approach to behaviour management
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to enable successful working with a range of professionals from different disciplines, based on mutual respect and understanding
- Ability to understand and assess what is causing students to behave in a particular way, and to be able to plan and deliver interventions to help students manage their own behaviour more successfully
- A commitment to the principles of growth mind-set
- Ability to support tutors and contribute to their professional development;
- Credibility and respect amongst students, parents and colleagues
- Commitment to keeping up to date with the national agenda
- Commitment to comprehensive education
- An awareness of equal opportunities issues and good practice
- Desire to enhance and develop skills and knowledge through CPD
- Demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and development of young people and help demonstrate a positive attitude to helping them achieve their potential
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries with individual students and groups;
- Ability to make decisions effectively, confidently and independently when following up day-to-day issues;
- An understanding of how to motivate people;
- Recognition of the importance of personal responsibility for Health and Safety
- Commitment to the school’s ethos, aims and its whole community
- Committed to the safeguarding of children
What’s in it for you:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym Discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Green car scheme
- Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 22nd June 2025. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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