Primary Early Years Year Leader

Our Purpose at The Alice Smith School

According to the words of our school song : ‘Soon there were two, who were joined by a few’. Alice Smith started a movement with just two people. That single brave act sparked a positive chain reaction. She inspired other families to join her on her journey, creating a nurturing environment for generations of learners and a home away from home for thousands of families.

In that same vein, we keep the Alice Smith spirit alive by building a nurturing community that encourages our students to explore the world with courage, curiosity and compassion.

To build a better world together.

Our Purpose is embedded through our three strategic pillars :

Our People

We are a diverse collective of experts and curious minds, working together to push the boundaries of education to lead learning for an ever‑changing world.

Our Students

We encourage students to explore different paths with courage and curiosity, in an environment that empowers them to make an impact as their best self.

Our World

We are a supportive, connected community that innovates, explores and learns together.

Job Purpose

To provide professional leadership and management of a year group, ensuring it is run in a smooth, effective and efficient manner, resulting in a high‑quality of teaching, learning and pastoral experience for students.

In addition, to be an effective leader, teacher and manager, the Year Leader is expected to have, or demonstrate the capacity to develop skills and attributes in the following key areas deemed necessary for the position :

• Leadership
• Team building
• Decision making
• Delegation and empowerment
• Communication
• Self management
• Budget management
• Performance management

As a leading professional in education, the Year Leader should be able to demonstrate that they are an effective leader, teacher and manager who challenges and supports all staff and students to do their best through :

All staff are responsible for ensuring that safeguarding is central to everything we do, adopting a whole‑school approach. Please refer to the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy for more information.

Line management

The Year Leader is responsible to the PLT. Year Leader’s will meet frequently with their Vice Principal (VP) phase leader to discuss their year group. The Year Leader is a decision maker at year group level in line with the vision, aims and values of the school under the direction of the Primary Leadership Team (PLT.) They :

Responsibilities

WHOLE SCHOOL

Ensure that the practice in and across the year group is representative and in line with school policies, to ensure consistency of provision across the school.

Communicate the whole school message, as communicated to them, through liaison with the PLT in all matters relating to whole school issues.

LEARNING AND TEACHING

MANAGEMENT OF STAFF (Including TAs & support staff)

MANAGEMENT OF CURRICULUM

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

REPRESENTATION OF THE SCHOOL WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

Review

The duties and responsibilities of this post may vary from time to time according to the changing demands of the school. The performance of the Year Leader in these key responsibility areas is formatively reviewed over the year as part of the school’s PRD process.

This job description will be reviewed annually. All responsibility points are subject to review at the point of every contract renewal.

Safe Recruitment Practices

As a school with a diverse collective of experts, we uphold recruitment protocols that adhere to the highest possible international standards. We conduct thorough pre‑employment checks on candidate references and verify qualifications. The process may vary for individuals of different nationalities.

We prioritize the careful scrutiny of checks as they are essential in ensuring a safe and secure environment for our students. By maintaining stringent recruitment practices, we aim to provide a nurturing and protected learning environment for all our students.

The Year Leader will normally be required to teach up to 65% of the week.

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