Head of Year at St Mary's and St John's CofE School

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/SMASJCS/89981

Location

Bennett House, Sunningfields Road, London, Greater London, NW4 4QR

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Full-Time

Salary

Annually (Actual) MPR/UPR + TLR

Closing Date

9:00am, Fri 15th May, 2026

Start Date

September 2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

About this Role

This role requires a clear commitment to implementing high-quality, consistent practices and policies that ensure disruption-free learning for all students, while also supporting the development of resilient young people who are well-prepared to face both the challenges and opportunities of the future.

What we offer:

Two-week October Half Term

We support flexible working and have family friendly policies

In class feedback policy which eliminates retrospective marking

Curriculum driven assessment rather than exam weeks encouraging staggered assessment marking

Concise curriculum design and centralised planning and resourcing

Consistent, whole school commitment to learning systems leading to excellent student behaviour

High quality CPD with implementation time to embed training

Established coaching culture and focus on career progression

Supportive appraisal policy and no formal observations

No written school reports

Paid lunch duties

Centralised reflections (detentions)

Colleagues can leave school every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 3:15pm (Monday/Tuesday - 4pm finish)

Early finish at the end of the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms.

Nursery wrap around provision for staff members with children at SMSJ, staff are allocated a place for their children (in line with The School’s Admissions Policy)

Access to free counselling and other wellbeing support

Termly staff social events and tea and cake Fridays

SMSJ school personalised staff planners

Car park and off-street parking

We are looking for somebody who: 

Demonstrates a strong commitment to the pastoral care of students, with a clear focus on supporting their wellbeing alongside academic progress.

Builds positive and trusting relationships with young people, helping to motivate and encourage them to engage fully in school life and achieve their best.

Applies careful planning and organisation to pastoral systems and interventions, including monitoring and improving attendance and punctuality, ensuring consistent support for students’ individual needs.

Is effective in identifying and addressing behavioural, attendance, punctuality, and wellbeing concerns, using a calm and solution-focused approach to manage situations in and out of the classroom.

Remains resilient when dealing with complex or challenging pastoral issues, maintaining a professional and steady approach under pressure.

Is reflective in practice, regularly reviewing pastoral strategies and seeking ways to improve support for students’ personal development, welfare, and engagement in school.

Communicates clearly and sensitively with students, staff, and parents/carers, ensuring attendance, punctuality, and welfare information is shared appropriately and relationships are maintained effectively.

Career Opportunities: 

A high-trust, supportive culture focused on innovation and continuing professional development

Access to a confidential coach who will support you to hone your teaching practice

Research-led attitudes towards teaching and learning including a real focus on exploring new ideas and taking risks

A robust secondary phase feedback policy which eliminates the need for hours of unnecessary marking 

A focus on collaborative working in high performing subject teams

A unique opportunity to develop skills and expertise in an all-through setting

Opportunities for career progression

The opportunity to teach A Level

Who we are: 

St Mary’s and St John’s CE School is an all-through school in Hendon, North London, successfully providing high quality education and academic achievement for children and young people from Nursery to Sixth Form. We are proud to be a diverse, multi-faith, harmonious school, with a distinctive Christian ethos, resolute in the belief that "With God, all things are possible". In a changing world our values; Wisdom, Service and Hope, define us, strengthen relationships with our parents and children, and provide guiding principles that enable us to deliver academic excellence and promote self-discipline and resilience. 

 Please contact Ms Ryan (recruitment@smsj.london) for further information or a confidential discussion. 

  Closing date for applications: Friday 15th May 2026.

We reserve the right to close the application process early if suitable candidates apply.  

St Mary’s and St John’s CE School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

The school embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We wish to further develop a diverse community and encourage applications from all sections of society.