Head of Key Stage 4 - The Park Community School (The Harbour School Partnership)
- North Devon, Devon
- Full Time
- Leadership Scale 10-12: £64,691 - £67,898 FTE (This will be paid pro-rata to reflect hours and weeks worked)
About the role
The successful candidate will take a strategic and influential role in driving excellence across Key Stage 4, leading initiatives that further strengthen student attainment, attendance and behaviour. As an Associate Member of the Senior Leadership Team, they will make a significant contribution to our whole-school improvement journey, shaping the future direction of our provision.
They will provide inspiring leadership for Year 10 and Year 11, working closely with Heads of Year and other staff to guide, support and challenge students so they thrive academically, socially and personally. They will playa leading role in maintaining good behaviour and ensuring the most vulnerable students remain included in education. As part of a highly committed and successful Head of Year team, they will help foster a culture where every student feels supported to succeed.
The post holder will be passionate about enabling young people to aspire to be their best, work hard, conduct themselves with integrity, and make the most of every opportunity. As Head of Key Stage 4, they will ensure the delivery of exceptional pastoral and academic support, creating a culture in which all pupils can flourish and achieve their very best.
While applicants from any subject discipline are warmly encouraged, we would particularly welcome candidates who can also contribute to the development of our new Key Stage 3 alternative provision pathway. However, the central focus of this role is the leadership and continual enhancement of Key Stage 4 - cultivating strong behaviour, character and a positive culture.
Key Accountabilities:
1. Student progress: ensure students make exceptional academic and personal progress through their time at Park.
- Oversee, develop and deliver impactful strategies that you and your Head of Year will deliver to support students in engaging more successfully with school and lessons, supporting positive outcomes for the cohort.
- To be accountable for driving and leading a positive culture within the Key Stage. Strategically leading the Heads of Year in ensuring that the Year Groups ethos reflects wider school values and that there are consistent high expectations established for excellent behaviour, kindness and respect. This culture will be embedded through the use of Year Group assemblies, tutor time and additional opportunities and events organised by the Head of Year and Head of Key Stage.
- Heads of Key Stage will be responsible for the quality assurance of tutor time and assemblies and will use data from incidents to support the pastoral programmes in each Key Stage to address concerns and proactively support a positive culture and the personal development of students.
- Heads of Key Stage will ensure that students leave school as well rounded, confident, independent individuals no matter their starting point. The wellbeing, motivation and engagement of students within school will be developed across each Key Stage, including disadvantaged students.
- Take an active role in tracking the outcomes, both pastorally and academically of disadvantaged students and support / develop initiatives to consistently narrow the gap between disadvantaged and the wider cohort, supporting their engagement, attendance and motivation within lessons and wider school activities.
- To be accountable for monitoring the effective administration and completion of processes around suspensions by the Heads of Year. To be accountable for collating evidence for permanent exclusions and creating the exclusion pack in a timely manner for SLT to review.
2. Inclusion (Progress, SEND, Behaviour, Attendance and Safeguarding):
- Strategic Leadership of pastoral / progress review meetings after each data collection. Attended by both Heads of Year, Progress Leaders and appropriate members of SLT. SISRA used to analyse student data to examine those who underachieve and those with low AtL. Additional pastoral monitoring and support of targeted students put in place.
- To be accountable for strategic development of impactful strategies to improve attendance for all groups
- To work ensure the entire Key Stage team communicates and works in partnership with other staff and agencies, in supporting vulnerable students, with both additional SEND or safeguarding needs.
- Oversee, develop and deliver impactful strategies that achieve an attendance for the cohort that is above national average. Work with the Heads of Year to ensure families are both supported and challenged to improve attendance and strategies and interventions are tracked to monitor successes.
Why Join Us?
You will become part of a dedicated team working to ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive. We offer:
- A supportive and collaborative working environment.
- Opportunities for ongoing training and professional development.
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to young people’s lives.
If you’re enthusiastic about supporting students and would enjoy contributing to a positive and purposeful school environment, we’d love to hear from you.
This role requires an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Successful applicants will be subject to an online search.
The Harbour Schools Partnership require all applicants to be eligible to work in the UK with no restrictions, as we are unable to offer sponsorship/work visas. You will be required to provide proof of Right to Work at interview stage.
To apply for this role please submit your application online; your supporting statement should outline your suitability for the post (https://theparkcommunityschool.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/4140346?cid=1711&t=Head-of-Key-Stage-Four).
The closing date for applications is 9am on 21st April 2026.
Interview Date: Will be held on Tuesday 28th April 2026.
Job Details
- OrganisationOther Organisations
- Work LocationNorth DevonDevon
- Work Postcode
EX32 9AX
- Reference
AC6164
- Occupational GroupSchool Leadership
- Salary Details
Leadership Scale 10-12: £64,691 - £67,898 FTE (This will be paid pro-rata to reflect hours and weeks worked)
- Job TermPermanent
- Appointment TypeFull Time
- Hours
1.0 FTE, 39 weeks per annum
- Closing Date
20/04/2026
- DBS Check Required
Yes