Head of Year for Key Stage 5 – to start September 2026
Salary: Main Professional Grade + TLR 1b (£12,516)
Closing date: Midnight Friday 17th April 2026
Interview date: Friday 24th April 2026
We are looking for a Head of Year KS5 (rotating between HOY12 and 13) in a school that offers excellent opportunities for professional development. William Perkin Church of England High School (Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ May 2025) is one of four Twyford Trust schools, a successful multi-academy Trust based in the Borough of Ealing. We offer comprehensive CPD, exciting development opportunities and good promotion prospects for our teachers.
The main purpose of the Head of Year role is to ensure all students in the year group are consistently and effectively supported to make outstanding academic progress within the wider context of their full personal, social and spiritual development. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring students’ academic progress, attendance and behaviour as well as ensuring students are engaging in wider learning, including the CASE programme and student leadership programme. The Heads of Year at KS5 closely with each other and the SLT, but particularly with the Assistant Headteacher KS5 (Director of Sixth Form) and the 14-19 Administrator.
The shortlisted candidates are likely to be highly successful teachers with experience in implementing or supporting strong pastoral strategies as the role combines leadership of effective curriculum & assessment with a very wide range of pupil support issues. Curriculum, Pastoral & Wider Learning Programmes - directed by the Head of Sixth Form - must challenge excite, stimulate and challenge all KS5 students, including the most able.
We offer:
- Exceptional professional development and career progression
- Positive working relationships at all levels
- A supportive Leadership Team
- Opportunity to gain experience within four different Trust schools with a common commitment to professional collaboration
The successful candidate will have:
- A good degree and QTS
- Proven record of outstanding results
- Outstanding skills as a classroom teacher and as a tutor
- An excellent record of developmental work in current role
- Some experience of managing or implementing pastoral systems and initiatives
- Some experience of managing others / managing change
- Ability to be reflective and driven towards self-improvement
- A commitment to the ethos of the school
For more information about the school please visit the Twyford Trust and William Perkin websites.
The school reserves the right to research shortlisted candidates on social media platforms and the internet, and the recruitment panel may take this information into consideration during the recruitment process
The Twyford Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo the child protection screening appropriate to the post, including an enhanced disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and references from previous employers. For more information about the DBS please see https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check. The post-holder will also be expected to read and adhere to the Trust’s Child Protection Policy, and any other Safeguarding documents stated within this.
The Twyford Church of England Academy Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community. We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME) and disabled people are currently under-represented among our staff, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.