Year Lead - Westborough High School

Westborough High School is an comprehensive school with a passionate commitment to making a difference to children's lives and ensuring that all pupils have the highest possible learning experience.

We now seek to build on our already strong foundations in order to continue our upward trend of improvement. A key strategy to enable this development is to appoint a hardworking and enthusiastic Year Leader to further develop and embed our ethos of high expectations and exceptional attitudes to learning.

You will be a key member of a successful and vibrant Behaviour for Learning Team liaising with senior leaders, teaching and support staff and be responsible for the behaviour and welfare of a specific year group. The main focus of the role is to support the year group on a daily basis, assisting pupils in improving their attitudes to learning, behaviour and achieving their full potential at school. You will require excellent interpersonal skills to build strong, positive relationships with teenagers, parents, external agencies and school staff.

• The ability to effectively communicate with children/young people, school staff and outside agencies.
• An understanding of child development and learning including Special Educational Needs and also Child Protection Procedures.
• Experience of mentoring and one to one support with young people, including those with challenging behaviour.
• The ability to work with parents and carers in order to support the education of the pupils.
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Clear and shared values and expectations.
• A commitment to tailored professional development.
• A stimulating work environment.
• An experienced, highly committed and supportive leadership team.

Westborough is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people and expects all workers, volunteers and employees to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be appointed subject to satisfactory pre employment checks including references and satisfactory Enhanced Criminal Records with Children's Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Please refer to our child protection and safeguarding policy:

Where a role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This is a position working in regulated activity and therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

All shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches as part of due diligence checks and in accordance with KCSIE 2025 and are required to complete a self declaration form prior to interview.

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