Head of Year at Neale-Wade Academy

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About this Role

Location: Neale Wade Academy, March, Cambridge
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: MPS - UPS (£32,916 - £51,048, Plus TLR 1 £12,521)

We are looking for a committed and values-led Head of Year to help shape the culture, progress, and wellbeing of a year group at Neale Wade Academy. This role combines strong classroom practice with purposeful pastoral leadership, ensuring every learner feels supported and challenged to achieve their best. You will guide behaviour, attendance and personal development, build positive relationships with families and colleagues, and use data thoughtfully to inform interventions that make a real difference. Working closely with form tutors and teaching staff, you will foster a calm, aspirational environment where students can thrive academically and personally, contributing to the warm, inclusive community that defines Neale Wade Academy.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Lead the pastoral culture, wellbeing, behaviour and day-to-day experience of a specific year group, maintaining high expectations.
• Use data on progress, attendance and behaviour to identify priorities and coordinate targeted interventions.
• Build positive relationships with learners, families, form tutors and external agencies to safeguard and support students.
• Lead and quality-assure the work of form tutors, ensuring consistent and effective pastoral provision.
• Teach to a high standard, modelling strong behaviour management and contributing to a positive learning environment.

Why Join Our Trust?

• Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.
• Join an experienced group of people that are fully dedicated to delivering the best for our children.
• Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and local government pension scheme.

Contact

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or for more info, please contact Donna Spendelow, HR & Recruitment Officer, at: dspendelow@neale-wade.org

The Active Learning Trust is committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. Weexpect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in ourTrust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitmentprocess. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks includingthe taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance inline with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right tointerview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to applyas soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, allnew employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching andsupport staff) will be subject to a 6 months' probation period at the start oftheir employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with ourculture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and supportmechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all,including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexibleworking will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.