Pastoral Head of Year – Bradford

Location: Bradford
Start Date: ASAP / September 2026
Contract: Full-time, long-term
Pay: Competitive daily rate, dependent on experience

Are you an experienced Pastoral Leader, Head of Year, Progress Leader or Behaviour Specialist looking for your next opportunity? ✨

Teaching Personnel are currently working with a welcoming and supportive secondary school in Bradford who are looking to appoint a dedicated and passionate Head of Year to join their pastoral team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting young people, improving behaviour and attendance, and helping students achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing outstanding pastoral care and building positive relationships with students, parents and staff.

The Role

As Head of Year, you will:

• ‍ Take responsibility for the pastoral leadership and day-to-day welfare of an allocated year group.
• Monitor and improve student progress, attendance, punctuality and behaviour.
• Provide targeted support to students experiencing academic, behavioural, social or emotional difficulties.
• Build strong and positive relationships with students, families and colleagues.
• Communicate effectively with parents/carers and external agencies where appropriate.
• Manage and respond to pastoral and behavioural concerns, following school policies and procedures.
• Set high expectations and encourage students to take responsibility for their behaviour and learning.
• Use attendance, behaviour and progress data to identify students requiring additional support.
• Work closely with Form Tutors, Heads of Department, SLT and the wider pastoral team.
• Contribute to the development of a positive, inclusive and supportive school culture.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is:

• ✅ Experienced within a UK secondary school setting.
• ✅ Experienced in a pastoral, behaviour, safeguarding or student-support role.
• ✅ Confident managing challenging behaviour and difficult conversations.
• ✅ Able to build excellent relationships with students of all abilities and backgrounds.
• ✅ Highly organised with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• ✅ Proactive, resilient and able to remain calm under pressure.
• ✅ Passionate about improving student outcomes, attendance, behaviour and wellbeing.
• ✅ Confident working collaboratively as part of a wider pastoral team.
• ✅ Able to demonstrate a strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection.
• ✅ Committed to promoting high expectations and positive behaviour.

Non-Negotiables

Applicants must:

• Have previous experience working within a UK school setting.
• Have experience in a pastoral, behaviour, safeguarding, Head of Year or similar student-support role.
• Hold, or be willing to apply for, an enhanced DBS on the Update Service.
• Have the right to work in the UK.
• Be available for full-time work.

Why work with Teaching Personnel?

When you join Teaching Personnel, you'll benefit from:

Competitive rates of pay
Access to long-term and permanent opportunities
A dedicated consultant supporting you throughout your placement
Free CPD and professional development opportunities
Access to a wide range of schools across Bradford and West Yorkshire
⚡ Fast registration and ongoing support

If you're an experienced pastoral professional who is passionate about making a genuine difference to young people's lives, we'd love to hear from you!

Apply today with Teaching Personnel to be considered for this exciting Pastoral Head of Year opportunity in Bradford.

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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