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ASSISTANT HEAD OF YEAR 

Grade 7, 35 hours per week term time only plus 5 days

Applicants must be able to motivate and develop positive relationships with young people and support the Head of Year in raising standards and progressing achievement and attainment of students in the year group. This is an exciting time to join a popular, high achieving and consistently oversubscribed 11-16 school.

Some Responsibilities:

• To develop an understanding of the social, emotional and learning needs and barriers to the students concerned
• To assist Head of Year with producing, implementing and evaluating pastoral support to students
• To respond to the social, emotional and learning needs of students identified by the Heads of Year by supporting students in their development of social skills; peer group
relationships; self-esteem; appropriate school behaviour; organisational skills; listening skills, building upon the school’s inclusive and high attaining ethos.
• To build and maintain strong successful relationships with the students, treat them consistently, with respect and consideration
• Where appropriate liaise with parents and carers, where appropriate informing parents/carers of incidents that occur

If you are interested in applying for this post, then we look forward to receiving your completed application form and letter of application. Your letter of application should be no longer than one side of A4. In it we would like you to tell us a little about why you would like this job and outline your experience to date.

Applications:

To apply for this position please use the online application form and submit your application along with a covering letter via email (please refer to letter to applicants)

The closing date for applications is noon, on 19th November 2025. 

Interviews week commencing 24th November 2025.

Gartree is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, pre-employment checks (including evidence of your right to work in the UK), online checks and a satisfactory Health Check.

References will be requested for all shortlisted applicants in advance of the interview.