Job Description

Job overview

Full time or Part time. We welcome applications from people looking for a part time role or flexible working.

Do you want to work in a welcoming and forward-looking school? Do you want to make a difference?



Springwest Academy, West London, is looking for a talented and committed Head of Year to join our experienced, friendly team. We invite applications from highly motivated, inspirational and outstanding teachers.


In this role, you will have a thorough approach on providing excellent pastoral care, ensuring that every student feels safe and supported. At Springwest, each Head of Year has an experienced pastoral mentor working alongside them and the students in their year group. You will monitor academic progress, attendance and behaviour, working closely with the pastoral mentor, form tutors, teaching staff and SLT. As a Head of Year, you will need to build strong relationships with students and parents. This post requires excellent communication and leadership skills as well as a commitment to safeguarding and student welfare.


Springwest Academy has established a 'culture of kindness' where students and staff flourish. We take staff development very seriously and strive to ensure that you will feel valued and fulfilled. We offer a variety of staff benefits including no after school meetings, a centralised detention system run by SLT, travel loans, a cycle to work scheme, a pension scheme with excellent employer contributions and an early finish on a Friday. We have recently been awarded the ACE School of Character quality mark, and are one of the few schools in London to have achieved this.

What we are looking for

A teacher who:

is passionate about and committed to enabling all students to fulfil their potential regardless of their starting point has a clear understanding of how students learn will lead by example and support students to achieve the best of their ability has knowledge and understanding of the subject requirements appreciates the ethos of Springwest Academy is willing to teach other subjects across the Academy has qualified teacher status (or is working towards gaining QTS at the end of this academic year)

What we offer:

A strong focus on staff development A supportive Senior Leadership Team who lead by example and listen to staff Outstanding teaching and abundant opportunities in a diverse and compassionate community Friendly and well-behaved students A positive work environment and a culture of working together with an At Springwest We... approach to everything we do Excellent pastoral structures and systems Extremely high quality provision for supportive our vulnerable students Employee Assistance Programme with free and confidential counselling and advice Season ticket loans Cycle to work scheme Annual flu jabs Excellent transport links to central London and Heathrow Fantastic sporting facilities and ICT Pension schemes with excellent employer contributions Financial support towards course fees An early finish on a Friday.

Closing date: 10 am on Thursday 3 July 2025

Interviews: Interviews will be held according to application

Contract start date: January 2026

Salary: MPS or UPS with TLR1a (Outer London)

Contract type: Full time or Part time. We welcome applications from people looking for a part time role or

flexible working.

Contract term: Permanent

Interested candidates are invited to visit the school before making an application. Contact Terri Reid by email at

t.reid@springwestacademy.org

or by telephone on 020 8831 3000 to arrange a visit.