Head of Year

Head of Year

Salary grade 4 £34,434- £41,771

(Full Time, Term Time only + Banked Hours 41.52 per week)

Start Date: ASAP

Waverley Education Foundation (WEF) is a Multi Academy Trust, which operates both Waverley School and Waverley Studio College. WEF has over 1900 pupils on roll across the trust. It develops, brokers and delivers a range of services which support learning and leadership & management and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Waverley School is an all through school for pupils aged 4-19.  It also has a Resource Base for pupils with cognition and learning difficulties.  In its recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021, Waverley School was graded as a ‘Good’ School. The secondary phase of Waverley School has 1174 pupils including those in the Sixth Form. We have state of the art facilities for learning, teaching and training and a strong staff team that are committed to the learning and development of all our students.

Our core values of Humanity, Equality, Aspiration and Respect support our vision to create a learning community where we work together to achieve excellence in everything we do.

“Pupils have a strong understanding of diversity, respect and tolerance, including for different family lifestyles” – Ofsted 2021

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as a Head of Year. This is an exciting time to join Waverley School as we seek to expand our existing pastoral team.

Working with the Achievement Co-ordinator responsible for the key stage, the Head of Year will lead the pastoral care of a year group in order to achieve their full potential. To ensure high standards of attendance, punctuality, and behaviour of a specific year group. All applicants must be able to communicate effectively with pupils, teachers and external agencies as required.  All applicants must also have the relevant qualifications and A* - C GCSE in English or equivalent.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate looking to further their experience and contribute to the positive achievement of our children.

The successful candidate will need to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the school application form will be accepted.

Waverley Education Foundation is committed to the protection and safety of its students.

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’

For an application pack please visit the Waverley Education Foundation Trust website.

We welcome informal visits to the school.

Closing date: Wednesday 1st July 2026 at 10:00AM.

Completed applications should be sent to View email address on tes.com Applications received after this date and time will not be considered.  If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.