Interim Head of Year

THIS IS AN INTERNAL POSITION FOR ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY.

Job Title: Interim Head of Year

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Salary (FTE): MPS/UPS plus TLR 1.3- £31650 – 49084 + £12,040

Are you passionate about making a real difference in young people’s lives? Are you ready to lead, inspire and support students and staff to ensure every child thrives both academically and personally? If so, Neale-Wade Academy would love to hear from you.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Interim Head of Year to join our pastoral leadership team from September 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced teacher or middle leader who is ready to take on additional responsibility in a key leadership role within the academy.

About the role:

• Lead and manage a year group, driving high standards in attendance, behaviour, and achievement.
• Support form tutors and oversee the tutor programme.
• Monitor and improve student outcomes, wellbeing and engagement.
• Work collaboratively with the leadership team, teaching staff, and parents to embed the academy values of Ready, Respectful, Safe.
• Uphold the academy’s strong safeguarding culture and ensure a positive school experience for all students.

Why Choose Neale-Wade Academy?

• Work for a Trust that values you and the role you play in educating our young people. Our most recent Ofsted visit confirmed: “The Trust has put in place effective training to help staff implement improvements. As a result, the school has begun to provide pupils with a more positive experience of education.”
• In-house ECT support, through Ambition Institute
• Leadership development opportunities
• Vivup Employee Benefit System
• Teacher Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Our significantly improved provision since our previous graded inspection has seen a change in culture, where staff are happier and there are consistently high expectations for all. As a result, our young people have confidence in their education and behaviour is orderly and calm. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part a school that is highly committed to making a difference for the young people in its community.

We encourage you to visit us to find out more about this exciting opportunity. Please contact Donna Spendelow (HR Recruitment Officer) – DSpendelow@neale-wade.org.

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

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

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees’ alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms 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. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.