Head of Year - Colchester, United Kingdom - The Sigma Trust

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Colchester, United Kingdom

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Description

Paxman Academy

HEAD OF YEAR

Pay Range:
Teachers Main/Upper Pay Scale + TLR 2B

Start Date:
September 2023

The Role
We are seeking an outstanding individual to join Paxman Academy in Colchester.

The school opened to Year 7 students in September 2019 and is a co-educational, fully comprehensive 11-16 academy with a PAN of 180.

It is a heavily oversubscribed school which is held in high regard in the community.

We are looking for a dedicated, caring and hardworking leader with ambition to support all students to reach their academic and personal potential.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

To promote the ethos of the school through leading high quality assemblies
To lead a team of tutors and cohort of students, giving a clear vision and direction to work
To have an overview of the range of barriers to learning that impact on student progress, with reference to behaviour for learning, in and out of the classroom
To monitor attendance and punctuality on a weekly basis and take steps to ensure that these are maintained at the highest levels, liaising with partners as appropriate
To monitor student behaviour, attendance and achievement and, in consultation with key staff, decide on appropriate sanctions, interventions and rewards
To raise the standards of student attainment and achievement within the year group establishing high standards.
To use available data to identify students in the year group who are underachieving and implement and monitor the impact of measures to address this.

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification)

We're looking for you if you:

Are an effective and sensitive communicator to a range of audiences.
Have an understanding of the use of a range of data to inform planning and underpin individual student progress.
Experience of, and commitment to, the education of the whole person promoting social and emotional wellbeing in addition to academic development.
Have high expectations of students and colleagues.
Have selfawareness, perceptiveness and being empathetic to the needs of all stakeholders.
The ability to act with integrity.
The ability to engage with parents in the education of their children.

Why work for Paxman Academy?

We can offer you:

A competitive salary
Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme and Pension Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms

Additional Information:

To Apply

Closing date:
Midday Monday 23rd January 2023

Interviews will take place w/b Monday 23rd January 2023
The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics.

This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.