Head of Year

The Role

With increased student numbers, the College is looking to expand the pastoral team, and requires an additional Head

of Year to support our students and tutors, and managing student progress and welfare needs as appropriate. We are

looking for an experienced teacher, with a passion for working with young people, who can demonstrate their

understanding of the pastoral side of College life, the issues facing 16-19 year old students and can utilize a range of

strategies to support their well-being. Alongside the Head of Year role, as a teacher, you will also be able to display

your dynamism and passion for your subject and ability to inspire your students.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate who will have good interpersonal skills to communicate with students,

academic and pastoral staff, student services, parents and external agencies. We expect high performance from all

our staff and are looking for a strong, yet caring, individual to support College students. Candidates should

demonstrate their ability and suitability to both the role and the culture of the College.

Woking College aims to ensure equality of opportunity and a wide and varied curriculum for each individual in order

that every student can become an effective learner, who is able to achieve their maximum potential. Student well-

being is paramount to success. Vibrant, dynamic and highly responsive to the changing needs and experiences of

young people, we are proud of our excellent pastoral curriculum and the exceptional care and guidance our learners

receive. The pastoral department organises a range of activities which all students take part in, including self-esteem

workshops and drugs awareness presentations. Placed within our friendly and highly experienced pastoral

management team, this role has developed as a result of growth in the college and increasing student numbers.

The Head of Year team, for the new academic year, will then consist of one Head of Year for Level 2, three Heads of

Year for Year 12, and three Heads of Year for Year 13. With a friendly, supportive team, and exceptional College

facilities, this is an exciting time to join our growing College.

Applications from Teachers in Schools and Sixth Form College sectors are welcome. A full mentoring programme is

arranged to introduce all new staff to sixth form college systems and procedures and to support and encourage

professional development.

Start Date: Tuesday 27 August 2024

Salary: £50,993 to £54,870 pa, depending on experience (including fringe allowance).

These figures include the recently announced 6.5% pay increase.

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Why work with us?

Woking College has a strong sense of community in which everyone is valued; we look forward to welcoming new

members of staff to join our team.

We have an inclusive ethos, and are proud of our diverse students and staff community. The College is committed to

safeguarding, alongside our core values of inclusiveness, adhering to the highest personal, professional and academic

standards, supporting individual wellbeing, supportive management and positive relationship and a sustainable future

for all. We expect all staff, volunteers and others involved in the College community to share this commitment.

Following our grading as Outstanding at our recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022, Ofsted stated that:

“Staff feel proud to work at the College. They are exceptionally positive about the culture leaders have created.

They describe leaders as visible, approachable and highly focussed on staff wellbeing. Leaders celebrate

achievement frequently in staff forums which helps staff to feel recognised, highly valued and a member of

the Woking College family.”

Staff survey results state that:

✓ 95% of staff are proud to work at Woking College.
✓ 99% agreed that leaders are considerate of staff wellbeing.

• A positive approach to staff development; including regular cross-College sharing best practice sessions

• Regular whole-College communication including weekly staff briefings

• Regular departmental meetings to ensure support and share departmental best practice

• Excellent student behaviour and productive working relationships with the Student Union

• Excellent links with local schools, businesses and universities

• Welcoming, friendly and approachable community, a harmonious working atmosphere

• Laptop for all teaching staff

S7 Consortium:

• Opportunities for staff training within the S7 consortium of Colleges & liaison with peers within the

consortium: S7 Professional Development Video

Benefits include:

• Free on-site parking

• Staff room with free hot drinks available to all staff, Friday cakes

• Onsite canteen with a range of healthy options to purchase, and a Costa coffee shop

• Regular staff social events: bowling, staff quiz, summer BBQ, weekend walks/cycling, Christmas lunch,

Christmas party

• College gym available for staff use, yoga classes, staff football (new 3G pitch), run club

• Staff clubs/support groups: book club; menopause group; group for parents/carers of children with mental

• Access to prayer/multi faith room

• Free eye test vouchers

• Flu jab

• Cycle to work scheme

• Pension: eligible employees will be automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension Scheme, or the Local

Government Pension Scheme (support staff), unless you decide to opt-out

• Employee support: staff have access to a confidential employee support helpline

• Location: Excellent train links from London Waterloo and the South Coast, walking distance of Woking

station. Close to A3, M25 & M3 junctions
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Application & Selection
Application forms are available to download from our website: www.woking.ac.uk/about/staff-vacancies/ Please

note that CVs will not be accepted on their own.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted on their own. All applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK.

Please ensure education and employment history is completed fully, gaps in employment must be accounted for
under the section entitled “Periods when not working”. We would like to see your passion for the role and the College
in your supporting s+tatement, please use this opportunity to include personal skills, experience relevant to the post,
and reasons why you feel you would be successful if this post.

Completed applications, or any queries regarding the role or your application, should be sent via email to Kirsty Crook
(Personnel Officer): recruitment@woking.ac.uk
We actively encourage interested applicants to visit the College to see how you could be part of our friendly College
community. If you would like to do so, please contact Kirsty Crook via recruitment@woking.ac.uk

Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 26 March 2024

Interviews: to be held on Thursday 18 April 2024

Shortlisted candidates will be notified, invited for interview and references will be taken up immediately. Please note

that it is not possible to inform candidates who have not been short-listed due to time constraints.

The interview process will comprise of the following, but may be subject to change:

• a guided tour of the College

• Interview with the Principal and senior staff

• Secondary interview with senior staff

• Informal meet with Heads of Year/pastoral team

• Role-related task

• Observed lesson

The College encourages all candidates to be familiar with the following documents:

• Section 1 of the DfE paper on “Keeping Children Safe in Education” September 2023

• Woking College's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

• In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the College asks candidates to consider the

Privacy Notice for Job Applicants

The documents listed above area available from the College’s Staff Vacancies page, please use this link to access

them https://www.woking.ac.uk/about/staff-vacancies/

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Job Description
Post Title:Head of Year (Full-time)
Responsible to:Associate Director (Pastoral Care)
Job Purpose: to ensure that students within the year group have the best possible chance of

succeeding in their chosen courses, managing their progress and welfare needs as
appropriate

Managing a team of Personal Tutors

Job Responsibilities

1. To work with the Associate Director (Pastoral) on the provision of effective pastoral care by:

• Being one of the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads and demonstrating the willingness to undertake

• Work closely with the Associate Director (Pastoral) and tutor team to ensure a consistent approach to

• To meet weekly with the Associate Director (Pastoral) to review progress and welfare issues of students

• Addressing the year group in assemblies and pastoral events.

• Undertaking the management of cross-college responsibilities as negotiated with the Associate Director

• Managing the pastoral curriculum;

• Overseeing student reports and target setting;

• Organising academic tutoring days.

• Co-ordinating the induction process and taking a management role within the enrolment period.
  

• Undertaking any other particular duties which may be reasonably assigned to you by the Associate Director

2. To oversee the progress of students within the year group by:

• Enabling a welcoming and supportive transition process including enrolment, registration and induction for

• Regularly reviewing the achievement and commitment of students to their studies in the light of anticipated

• Maintaining accurate records with particular reference to: course changes, academic support, safeguarding,

• Carrying out weekly attendance checks across the tutor groups and ensuring that strategies are developed

• Monitoring the progress of warning letters sent to students and parents/carers and keeping all relevant

• Maintaining effective contact with parents and carers.

• Conducting support meetings with students and their parents/carers, producing either stage two or

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3. To play a major role in the provision of a high-quality pastoral curriculum by:

• Assisting in the development of the pastoral curriculum, generating ideas and leading, where appropriate,

• Designing a pastoral curriculum which encompasses issues of personal and health education, safeguarding

4. To be a supportive member of the Pastoral Team by:

• Playing a constructive role in the embedding of the pastoral system.

• Co-operating with the Associate Director (Pastoral) in the setting, monitoring and achieving of targets.

• Attending meetings of the wider Pastoral Team, assisting in the setting of the agenda and, where directed

5. To help in maintaining student discipline by:

• Supporting, encouraging and guiding students.

• Operating disciplinary procedures for students fairly and consistently and in accordance with College policy.

• Co-operating in the establishment of a pastoral care presence around the College during the day.
  

6. To monitor the quality of pastoral provision by:

• Implementing quality assurance procedures within the year group, including the observation of one- to-one

• Contributing to the setting, monitoring, achievement and reviewing of pastoral targets.
  

7. To demonstrate excellence as a teacher by:

• Effectively balancing cross-college responsibility with teaching duties.
  

8. To act at all times in accordance with the College's Equality and Diversity Policies.

9. To act at all times in accordance with the College's Safeguarding policy; ensuring the safeguarding of students
at the College and recognising one’s own role in liaison with the designated safeguarding team.

10. To take part in the training programmes provided by the College and agree to the process of professional

reviews.
11. To undertake any other particular duties which may be reasonably assigned to you by the Principal or

Assistant Principal (Support for Learning & Wellbeing) from time to time.

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