Head of Year

Teaching Maths or English is preferable but other subjects will be considered.

We are excited to announce an opportunity for an exceptional individual to join us as the Head of Year. As the Head of Year, you will play a pivotal role in guiding and nurturing a designated cohort of students, ensuring their academic success, personal development, and well-being throughout their journey at our school. If you are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of young people and have a strong commitment to student welfare and achievement, we invite you to apply and lead our dedicated team in shaping the future leaders of tomorrow.

Our offer to you

When you join the Sholing family there are a significant number of benefits that make us stand out as an employer of choice. These include but are not limited to:

• An exceptional CPD offer including fortnightly personalised Incremental Coaching, weekly Academy-wide and department-based CPD and termly Trust-based CPD.
• A pre-planned, fully resourced, Trust-wide curriculum with the autonomy to adapt for your students - no planning lessons from scratch!  
• A centralised Culture for Learning policy which allows the teacher to teach and students to learn. You will be fully supported too by a superb Pastoral and SEND team.
• A streamlined, personalised feedback & assessment policy, created to minimise staff workload and maximise student progression.
• The opportunity to undertake fully-funded National Professional Qualifications and access to Apprenticeship Levy for further professional and academic qualifications.
• The opportunity to run a weekly extra-curricular club of your choosing, and to share your hidden talents with students!
• Access to an iPad for all staff / students enabling the use of Formative and other online self-marking assessment resources.
• The opportunity to further your career within the Trust and region.  There are also  a range of National Lead Practitioner roles within the Trust which you may also have the opportunity to apply for.
• Access to Eye Care vouchers and a national Cycle to Work scheme.
• Access to Health Shield Cash Plan which can include 24/7 access to a GP, assistance with the cost and access to dental treatment, eye-care, physiotherapy, and chiropody.
• Support to balance your work/life/caring responsibilities via our Time Off Work Policy, Menopause Policy, Flexible Working and Sabbatical Policy
• Trust wide recognition of the challenges to mental health, facing both staff and students, and the support of our National Mental Health Team which is staffed by professionally qualified Mental Health Nurses.
• Confidential Counselling services for you and those that live with you, should times get tough.

The role and what we are looking for

We are looking to recruit a dynamic and inspiring leader. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a year group and make it your own. We need someone who will set high expectations for behaviour, inspire students to love learning, and challenge our young people to think in new ways.

Our academy

Oasis Academy Sholing is a rapidly improving, forward-thinking Academy that maintains high expectations of staff and students.

Sholing is part of the highly successful Oasis Community Learning multi-academy trust.  The successful candidate will share the ambition of community transformation, delivered by exceptional education at the heart of the community.

We are searching for somebody who has high expectations, a commitment to raising standards and up to date knowledge of teaching and learning. 

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

Like what you see? Make sure you fill out an application today and submit to us before the deadline of Noon on 06.05.2024. Application forms can be emailed directly to recruitment@oasissholing.org.

For an informal discussion about the role and the Academy, please contact Suzanne Ashley, Vice Principal at Suzanne.Ashley@oasissholing,.org.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.