Job Description

Assistant Head of Year

Supervisor Salary: 28,946 - 31,732 pro rata (32,146 - 35,240 FTE)

Hours:

37.5 Hours a week Monday - Friday 8.15-16.15

Contract type:

Fixed Term September 2025 - August 2026

Reporting to:

Assistant Headteacher

Responsible for:

Take a lead in the pastoral provision and academic overview for students within the House so that they are supported to

'enjoy, respect and achieve', by ensuring they feel safe and nurtured in school. To promote positive attitudes from students and families towards education so that students benefit fully from the opportunities available to them. Be able to generate a sense of belonging within the house and support competitions and events to broaden the enrichment activities available to our students.

Promote high attendance & other positive behaviours for learning and build good relationships with students and parents through effective communication. To work with identified vulnerable students and those who experience barriers to their learning to support and provide intervention strategies, including sourcing external support where appropriate. To monitor the performance of students whether academic, attendance or social, and intervene to support high expectations and outcomes for all. To apply school policies consistently and where necessary, firmly, particularly those relating to behaviour, attendance and school uniform.

Responsibilities:

Duty Manager. ARC. Attendance. Pastoral Interventions. Student investigations. Library. Attendance at the daily Pastoral Huddles.

The Candidate

We are seeking a candidate who will be ambitious for our students who is keen to take the next step on the career ladder. Key to this role is a passion for providing excellent pastoral care for students and in working with families to ensure students are well supported to achieve well in school. A keen desire to make a difference and a belief that a good school can and does make a significant difference to students' life chances and achievement, including the wider skills needed in life.

You will:

have experience of pastoral leadership have up to date knowledge of developments in pastoral care and progress achievement in Education, particularly for lower years be skilled in developing effective relationships with students, parents and colleagues. A ability to see the best in all students Confidence in upholding school policies and procedures be able to adapt positively to change Positive 'can do' approach

Our School

Bohunt Farnborough is a vibrant and truly comprehensive school that supports the development of the whole child and celebrates success in the widest sense. It has a reputation as a small, friendly school, built on strong traditional values, exceptional pastoral care and high academic expectations. You will play a key role within a passionate, loyal and talented team of leaders, teachers and support staff, utterly committed to making Bohunt Farnborough the school of choice within its community.

Bohunt Farnborough is also a school on the move. You will be joining us at the best possible time, with the school having recently joined Bohunt Education Trust, an outstanding multi-academy trust, deeply committed to the development and support of its school teams. As a leader, you will benefit from being part of a trust-wide team, professional networks; exceptional support and CPD and the support of specialist lead practitioners including a Trust lead Director for behaviour and welfare.

We offer you:

A supportive and collegiate team of dedicated professionals A culture of bespoke professional development from our own leadership Academy Robus focus on staff wellbeing The opportunity to make a difference Dedicated co-planning time during the school day to support your workload Happy and enthusiastic students who want to learn The benefit of being part of a multi-academy trust offering collaboration, support of experienced colleagues across our schools and greater opportunities for career progression
We acknowledge that we are on a journey of improvement, which is well underway and are looking for dedicated staff who wish to play a part in the improvement of the whole school. This is a team approach and it is often commented on about how warm and welcoming staff are, and how well supported they feel. We are committed to becoming a great school and our ethos of '

Enjoy; Respect; Achieve' applies equally to staff and students.

Closing date: 13 July 2025

Interviews will be on week commencing 14 July 2025

We look forward to receiving your application.

Details and an application form can be found on our website

Please email applications to Cindy Reynolds, PA to the Headteacher

Bohunt Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and

young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are

encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation,

pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Applicants will be required to demonstrate their commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people in line with the school's policies and procedures.

Appointments will be made subject to pre employment checks, receipt of satisfactory

references enhanced DBS check including online/social media checks. The school is

committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 28,946.00-31,732.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension On-site parking Sick pay
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 13/07/2025
Expected start date: 03/09/2025