Job Title: Head of Year- Humanities, French or Science Specialism Location: Reading   Contract: Permanent, Full Time  Salary: £31,650-£43,607 + TLR £5,531Hours: 8.00am-4.00pm OR 8.30am-4.30pmOur client has an exceptional school in Reading for young people with an Education Healthcare Plan (EHCP) for young with Autism spectrum Conditions and other associated complex needs.Seeking a Head of Year to join their team, this is a great opportunity to secure a role within a flourishing provision that can offer a range of great benefits.The role: 

• To contribute to the collective ethos of the school and Trust by requiring the highest professional standards from colleagues and behaviour from students.
• To provide high quality leadership and management of an allocated year group, adopting and modelling a positive and solution focused approach to work, which puts maximising students’ life chances first.
• To ensure effective and robust implementation of school and Trust policies.
• To support all students in the year group to make exceptional progress, in the spirit of a no excuses culture, and to reduce any differences in performance linked to contextual issues.
• To ensure the Personal, Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (PD) programme is delivered to the highest level (including through assemblies and enrichment days).
• To liaise with colleagues across the school, Trust and in outside agencies as required.
• To carry out such other associated duties as are reasonably assigned by the Headteacher

Experience/Qualifications: 

• QTS 
• Successful experience of teaching at KS3 and/or KS4 and/or KS5
• Evidence of leading whole school initiatives
• Team Leadership
• Experience of Pastoral Support 
• Evidence of leading whole school initiatives which have positively impacted in student outcomes
• Good Classroom and behaviour management skills 
• Ability to build a rapport with students and colleagues 

Benefits: 

• Discounted Gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Wellness Hub
• Employee assistance hub and counselling 
• Financial wellbeing support 
• Pension with life assurance 
• Shopping discounts
• Eye Care
• Perks Hub
• Secondment opportunities 
• Priority school places
• Flexi perks
• Flu vaccination
• Me day
• Car parking