Head of Achievement Year 8/9

The Head of Achievement leads the students, tutors and the pastoral leads within their year group. They hold a key position in the school by being responsible for and upholding the ethos, standards, well-being, progress, community cohesion and development of the students and staff within their year groups. They lead, advise, encourage and promote colleagues and students in the maintenance of high standards and provide an informed and responsible link to parents and the wider community. They maintain excellent levels of communication with parents and outside agencies which are based on mutual understanding, trust and respect.

To lead the Deputy Head of Achievement, the team of Tutors, and two non-teaching Pastoral Leads who together make the Year 8/9 team, to achieve the school’s goals of all students achieving highly, having excellent attendance, and learning in a respectful, mutually supportive and purposeful environment; while promoting the values of tolerance, respect for diversity, and community-engagement intrinsic to the Highcliffe School identity.