Head of Year 7

Full-time Leadership Position

We are seeking an inspiring, strategic and highly organised Head of Year 7 to lead our pupils through one of the most exciting and formative stages of their school journey.

This is a key pastoral leadership post, ideal for a colleague with vision, empathy and the ability to bring out the very best in young people and staff alike.

As Head of Year 7, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring a smooth transition into Senior School and fostering a positive, nurturing and aspirational environment. You will lead a team of Form Tutors, coordinate pastoral provision, monitor academic progress, and champion the wellbeing, safety and personal development of every pupil in your care.

• Lead and contribute actively to Heads of Year meetings and whole‑school initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with Form Tutors and coordinate their work with clarity and purpose.
• Manage, monitor and support Tutor performance, addressing issues promptly and constructively.
• Oversee Year Assemblies and Form Time, encouraging staff engagement.
• Hold regular Year Group meetings (minimum twice per term).
• Ensure high standards of orderliness in Form Rooms, communal areas, lockers and noticeboards.
• Contribute to break and lunch duty supervision to ensure a safe and positive environment.
• Safeguard pupils in line with KCSIE and Prevent Duty requirements.
• Support Form Tutors in all aspects of pastoral care and administrative diligence (including register accuracy).
• Work with Sixth Form Prefects, Form Monitors and pastoral teams to enrich pupil support.
• Assist in the planning and delivery of pastoral education across the school.
• Encourage Year 7 pupils’ full participation in school life.
• Monitor academic progress through assessments, reports and teacher liaison; implement interventions where needed.
• Oversee homework, detentions, attendance and punctuality, ensuring effective follow‑up.
• Track merits, commendations and rewards; present awards in assemblies.
• Liaise with Learning Support and other specialist teams regarding pupils with additional needs.
• Promote high standards of self‑regulation, courtesy and behaviour at all times.
• Build constructive, positive and professional relationships with parents.
• Maintain child‑centred communication around progress, wellbeing and concerns.
• Follow up on parental absences from key events.
• Share responsibility for Saturday Detentions with Heads of Year and SLT.
• Contribute to wider school routines such as lunch duty and off‑games provision.
• Prepare and maintain Tutor group lists.
• Delegate appropriately to Tutors, ensuring balanced responsibilities.
• Undertake pastoral tasks as directed by the Head of Senior School.
• Escalate significant concerns promptly.
• Support school functions and attend meetings as required.
• Engage in ongoing CPD and involvement in relevant professional networks.
• Lead the transition of pupils from feeder schools into Year 7.
• Liaise with ECS Prep and other feeder schools to gather academic, pastoral and safeguarding information.
• Develop early relationships with future pupils (end of Year 5 / start of Year
  6).
• Coordinate and attend transition visits in collaboration with Admissions.
• Organise and oversee the Year 7 Induction Trip and Residential Summer Term Trip, including staffing and risk assessments.
• Manage all documentation for new Year 7 pupils, including academic, pastoral and medical information.
• Liaise with specialist staff (Learning Support, HPL, EAL, sports departments) to ensure early identification of needs and strengths.
• Share relevant pupil information with Form Tutors and teaching staff.
• Start‑of‑Year Leadership – plan for the first weeks of term, supporting Tutors in establishing strong routines.
• Monitor pupils’ pastoral and social adjustment during their first term, working closely with the pastoral and support teams.
• Provide strong, visible leadership for the Year 7 cohort.
• Work closely with Tutors to identify and support pupils needing additional intervention.
• Uphold the highest standards of behaviour, organisation and courtesy.

• Passionate about pastoral care and adolescent development.
• Communicate with clarity, warmth and…