Head of Year - Pastoral Lead

About The Role

We're looking for a brilliant Teaching Head of Year to join our team!
Are you passionate about pastoral care and making a real difference in young people's lives? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, diverse school community where no two days are the same? If that sounds like you, read on!
We're on the lookout for a committed and energetic Teaching Head of Year to help lead one of our fantastic year groups through the next stage of their journey. This is a key role combining high-quality classroom teaching with dynamic, proactive pastoral leadership.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading the pastoral care, behaviour and attendance for your year group - with compassion, consistency and high expectations.
• Building strong relationships with students, staff, and families - we're all in this together!
• Working closely with tutors and senior leaders to ensure every student gets the support they need to thrive - academically and personally.
• Championing your year group - celebrating the wins, tackling the challenges, and always keeping standards high.
• Teaching your subject to a high standard - you'll be an excellent practitioner who leads by example.

What we're looking for:

• A passionate teacher with QTS and a track record of great classroom practice.
• Someone who understands the importance of inclusion, equity, and high expectations in an inner-city context.
• A team player with the drive and resilience to make things happen.
• Someone who's ready to lead from the front - modelling routines, building culture, and making school a place students feel proud of.

Why join us?

• We're a vibrant, diverse and ambitious school community in the heart of London.
• You'll work alongside a supportive and passionate team who genuinely care about our students.
• There are opportunities to grow your leadership - whether this is your first step or your next step.
• Our students are funny, challenging, full of potential - and totally worth it.
• Sound like your kind of challenge? We'd love to hear from you!

Benefits

• Twice as many training days as standard
• Weekly staff training designed to meet the needs of the school
• Coaching for every teacher
• Access to high-quality, regular professional development
• Subject-specific knowledge development
• Free use of our leisure centre
• Access to the school counsellor
• Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer.

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/

About Us
Ark Acton is a good school, and we are on a mission to make it a great school. From a strong sapling to a mighty oak. Be part of our growth.
At Ark Acton we think teaching is the best job in the world.
We are heavily committed to staff welfare and development, and this includes:

• weekly staff training and coaching for every teacher
• Subject-specific knowledge development
• free use of our leisure centre
• access to the school counsellor

We have high expectations for our pupils - and our staff - but we know that by working as a team and committing to our mission we can shape the future.
Visit arkacton.org/jobs to learn more about us.

Diversity and inclusion:
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone - staff and students - can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement:
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link.