Head of Year
Ashton Community Science College is a Good School. (Ofsted 2023)
The Governors wish to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and well-qualified pastoral leader to support the progress and welfare of a cohort of students.
Ashton Community Science College is an 11-16 mixed school with over 850 pupils on roll and was rated as Good by Ofsted in the last inspection in 2023.
Our pastoral model is one where heads of year stay with their year group for a 4-year rolling cycle, from year 8 through to year 11. This vacancy arises due to the retirement of our current year 9 head of year, so the successful applicant would commence with year 10.
Our goal is to offer outstanding provision. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, well qualified, pastoral member of staff, who is committed to raising standards and inspiring learners. If you believe that young people deserve nothing less than the best and have the passion, drive and ambition to make a difference as a role model and leader to them, you would be a welcome addition to our school family.
The successful candidate will have:
- A passion for supporting and managing young people that goes beyond mere qualifications
- Previous experience of working with secondary age children in Education, Health or social services
- Experience of working with families/carers and students accessing available support services
- Knowledge of school procedures, practices and techniques for mentoring students
- Experience of dealing with emotional situations where students may become distressed
- An absolute commitment to achieving the highest of standards
If you are interested in becoming part of our team and helping us to continue our drive for further success, then we would be pleased to hear from you. A full programme of support is available as part of our commitment to investing in high quality staff.
ACSC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to provide a disclosure from Disclosure Barring Service before any appointment is confirmed. On-line searches will be carried out for short-listed candidates.
Application documents are available to download in the vacancies section of the school website https://www.ashtoncsc.lancs.sch.uk/job-vacancies
Applications should be submitted electronically by 9am Monday 22nd June 2026 to [email protected]
Please note we regret we are unable to contact individual applicants who may be unsuccessful at this time.
Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 29th June 2026. Start date 1st September 2026.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.
This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro rata basis.
An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community
Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.
