Job Introduction
The Cowplain School requires a Head of Year to support students as part of our highly effective Pastoral Team.
The core hours for this post are Monday to Thursday 8.20am to 3.45pm, Friday 8.20am to 3.40pm, plus an extra 5 weeks (185 hours) over the academic year to be worked before or after school, in after school sessions or meetings.
This is an exciting time to be joining the school as we develop and build on the success of the Pastoral Team. Your role will entail you being the Head of Year for a specific year group, focussing on ensuring those students maintain high standards of behaviour, uniform, and punctuality. You will also support them through mentoring, intervention and liaison with parents, school staff and outside agencies. The role will enable you to promote changes in attitudes, behaviour, and attendance, to enhance students’ well-being and to facilitate learning and academic achievement. You will also line manage your Assistant Head of Year, who again is a non-teaching colleague.
Candidates require a minimum GCSE grade C in Maths and English and good general IT skills, and specifically a good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint. In addition, previous experience of working with secondary age students is desirable. The most important thing is to have high standards and an ambition for our students at Cowplain.
We are constantly seeking to improve our work and post holders will be able to develop this role within a supportive team of professionals.
To request an application pack please email Mrs Amanda Simmons via a.simmons@cowplainschool.co.uk or access via our website www.cowplainschool.co.uk/about-us/vacancies. If you wish to apply for this post you will need to return a fully completed Cowplain School application form to Mrs Amanda Simmons, PA to the Principal, via email or post to The Cowplain School, Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain, Waterlooville, Hants, PO8 8RY.
The closing date for receipt of fully completed Cowplain School application forms is midday on Monday 29th June 2026.
The Cowplain School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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