Head of Year

We are looking for a dynamic, dedicated and capable Year Leader to join our successful secondary school. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead across key stages 3, 4 and 5.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF CLASS TEACHER:

Teaching and learning

Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils

·Establish a safe and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect

·Set goals that stretch and challenge pupils of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions

·Demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour which are expected of pupils.

Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils

·Be accountable for pupils’ attainment, progress and outcomes

·Be aware of pupils’ capabilities and their prior knowledge, and plan teaching to build on these

·Guide pupils to reflect on the progress they have made and their emerging needs

·Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how pupils learn and how this impacts on teaching

·Encourage pupils to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.

Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge

·have a secure knowledge of the relevant subject(s) and curriculum areas, foster and maintain pupils’ interest in the subject, and address misunderstandings

·demonstrate a critical understanding of developments in the subject and curriculum areas, and promote the value of scholarship

·keep up to date with developments in pedagogy, teaching resources and make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities.

·use relevant technology to support teaching and learning.

·demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy,

·articulacy and the correct use of standard English, whatever the teacher’s specialist subject.

Our School

All Saints Catholic School is an Outstanding Catholic comprehensive school situated in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and within the Diocese of Brentwood, with good transport links to central London.

All Saints Catholic School has over 1400 students from year 7 to 13. The school achieves excellent exam results, with a Progress 8 score of 0.45 (well above average). We have received an Educational Outcomes award for being in the top 12 percent of schools in the country for progress.

Our core values of Respect, Understanding, Affection and Humour underpin all aspects of our pastoral and academic daily routines. Our 2024 Ofsted judged us to be an Outstanding school, highlighting that “the school successfully encourages pupils to demonstrate its core values, which include respect and understanding others. In addition to this, pupils meet the school’s exceedingly high academic expectations and achieve very well”.

We have won a number of awards which reflect our inclusive approach to education, including being awarded the Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award and the Inclusion Quality Mark, this is indicative of our “One in Christ” motto that we apply every day to everyone that is a part of the school community.

Our learning is based on the transcendental values of truth, goodness and beauty. We encourage pupils to discover truth, develop a sense of goodness and appreciate beauty in the world around them.

Please watch our school videos available at: http://allsaintsschool.co.uk/ to get a further insight into life at All Saints.

Applicants are welcome to visit the School.

All Saints School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a full DBS check before appointment is confirmed.

Closing date: Wednesday 18th September at 09:00 am