Overview Year Lead - With Teaching Responsibilities - FTE 1.0. The Governors of Dorchester Middle School are seeking to appoint a full-time, permanent Year Lead and KS2 Teacher with a focus around English and the ability to teach a full range of subjects across the curriculum. The successful candidate will be a skilled, motivated and innovative teacher. This is a position for someone who aspires to join a committed team in a school with a strong, inclusive ethos.
The Year Lead Role To lead and manage the achievement, progress and pastoral provision for a year group of students.
Track and monitor attendance, achievement and the behaviour of students within your appointed year group to ensure that successes are recognised and any barriers to learning are quickly addressed.
Take a lead responsibility in co-ordinating appropriate intervention for students within your year group whose attendance or behaviour is a concern.
Co-ordinate the delivery of the pastoral curriculum, and liaise with other Year Leads where necessary, to ensure continuity and progression of pastoral provision throughout the school.
The responsibilities of the Year Lead role will also include:
Lead by example in all areas of the pastoral curriculum
Monitor attendance, behaviour and welfare within their year group
Take responsibility for the pastoral care of students in the year group, liaise closely with other Year Leaders to ensure continuity and progression across Key Stages 2 and 3;
To be responsible for transition across and between Key Stages including KS1 and KS3, working closely with feeder and Upper schools and SLT.
Establish good relationships, encourage good working practices and support.
Lead, support, motivate and direct support staff working within the year group.
Oversee all aspects of the pastoral organisation and management, including preparing agendas and chairing meetings, in order to ensure that school policies and practices are being delivered.
Liaise and co-operate with SEN/inclusion staff and outside agencies on the academic, pastoral, social, vocational and behavioural needs of students in the year group
Co-ordinate assemblies and effective use of tutor periods, SMSC, collective acts of worship and British Values.
To work closely with the Pupil Voice Co-ordinator.
Work with KS Leader to facilitate enrichment activities for the year group.
Applications can be made or downloaded via: www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/jobs-and-careers. Individual CVs will not be accepted. You can find further details about the school, its facilities and these positions at the school website: https://www.dorchestermid.dorset.sch.uk/. For more information, please contact Miss Kelly Shutts, Phone: 01305 265651 or email: kshutts@dmsschool.co.uk
Closing Date: 1st February 2026 - Interview Date: TBC
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