Job Description
We are welcoming applications for the post of a Non-Teaching Head of Year at King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy, an academy recently graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in all four areas in January 2024.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, talented and bold practitioner with a clear understanding of pastoral issues within an educational setting specifically. The ideal candidate will be highly ambitious about the pupils in their care and will be dedicated in building positive professional relationships within our community, our stakeholders and beyond. As a key member of our dedicated and caring team, they will join a strong and focussed pastoral team in which pupils always come first. They will be collaborative in working with them to ensure our young people receive the support they deserve in helping them to be nurtured and developed ready for life post-education. Most importantly, you will be joining a small, kind and powerful community of Senior Leadership, Teaching and Support staff where “staff feel valued and appreciate how their workload and wellbeing are considered by leaders at all levels” as recently noted in our Ofsted Inspection Report.
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy is a dynamic and forward-thinking school, recently recognised as the most improved school in the West Midlands and the fifth most-improved school in the country by the Fairer Schools Index (January 2025). We are also incredibly proud to be the first Birmingham City Academy School in conjunction with Birmingham City Football Club, fostering a unique and inspiring environment for our pupils.
We are incredibly proud of the journey our academy is on and we are looking forward to meeting other like-minded professionals who want the best outcomes for our pupils who “know staff have high expectations of them and want them to be successful.” Both staff and pupils are “rightly proud of how much Balaam Wood has improved over recent years” in which “daily life reflects the school’s values of being bold, ambitious, collaborative and kind.” We are looking forward to receiving your application and welcoming you to our vibrant community.
