Education ​/ Teaching Head, School Principal

Position: Head of Year
Location: Hackney

Job Title:

Head of Year
Area:
Hackney, East London

Start Date:

September 2026
Contract Type:
Permanent
Salary: MPS UPS plus TLR1c

Working hours:

Full time

Brief description:
An exciting opportunity for an experienced teacher to join a secondary school as Head of Year, leading pastoral care, improving behaviour and driving student achievement across a year group.

About the school:

This is a well established mainstream secondary school within a supportive trust, committed to high standards, inclusion and continuous improvement. The school promotes strong values around achievement, character development and community engagement, with a focus on student progress and wellbeing. Staff benefit from collaborative working practices, professional development opportunities and a clear leadership structure.

About the role:

You will provide strong pastoral leadership for a designated year group, ensuring excellent behaviour, attendance and academic progress. The role involves working closely with senior leaders, subject staff and tutors to implement effective strategies, track progress and support students. You will play a key part in developing a positive school culture and raising standards across the year group.

We're looking for a dedicated candidate to:

Lead and manage a year group to achieve high standards
Monitor behaviour, attendance and student progress
Support and coach tutors within the year team
Work closely with senior leadership on whole school priorities
Implement and evaluate strategies to improve student outcomes
Build positive relationships with students, staff and parents

Requirements
- The ideal candidate would have:

Qualified teacher status and a relevant degree
Proven teaching experience with strong classroom management
Experience working within a secondary school setting
Strong leadership and organisational skills
Ability to drive improvement and support student progress
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Commitment to safeguarding and inclusion

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding vetting checks with Prospero Teaching to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people