HEAD OF YEAR

JOB TITLE:                        Head of Year 

BASED AT:                           Samuel Whitbread Academy

GRADE:                               MPS/UPS

ALLOWANCE:                TLR 1A

RESPONSIBLE TO:       Associate Principal (Behaviour & Attitudes)

The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) is a multi-academy trust providing exceptional education across our community of 11 schools and five nurseries. Since forming in 2016, we have grown significantly into one of the largest single employers in Central Bedfordshire. We now educate more than 8,000 children across the area, from nursery age to advanced level study. 

It is our aim to grow the BEST in everyone, and everything we do is driven by our values, but our aims can only be achieved if we recruit, retain and develop the highest quality workforce – and we want those we employ to be valued in the workplace.  The first five years of BEST has been a real success story – and we are looking forward to an exciting future, too.

Samuel Whitbread Academy is looking to recruit an exceptional candidate as a Head of Year, to work in close partnership with the Senior Leadership Team in order to embed the school vision and develop an outstanding school that empowers our students to take responsibility and drive their own destiny.

This role requires a leader who is 100% aligned to Samuel Whitbread’s values, mission and approach. You will have the opportunity to shape culture in your year group by leading your year team to ensure superb outcomes for your pupils.

The successful candidate will have an unwavering determination to deliver excellence for students from all starting points and have the ability to manage behaviour effectively to create a positive, calm and purposeful climate for learning.

This role will involve working closely with the pupils at Samuel Whitbread Academy and you will be engaging in regulated activity with children.

CLOSING DATE:  Midnight on Sunday 27th April 2025

INTERVIEW DATE:  w/c Monday 28th April 2025

For general enquiries about this role, please contact Emma Saunders on 01462 628021 or esaunders@bestacademies.org.uk

For more information about the role, and to view the job description and person specification, please view the attached Head of Year Application Pack.

Information about Samuel Whitbread Academy can be found on the school website https://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/  

Applications may be made online via the MyNewTerm website.

If you would prefer a Word Application Form, one may be obtained by directly emailing Samuel Whitbread Academy via the contact details provided below. 

We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children's welfare and offers of employment are subject to DBS clearance and two satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Strictly no agencies.