The most complete resource for anyone stepping into a Head of Year role. Three files, 26 pages, covering everything from the week before term through to the end of your first year — practical, honest and built around what the job actually looks and feels like from the inside.
File 1 — The Guidebook (12 pages)
Eight chapters covering the full scope of the HOY role:
Before You Start · The First Week · Your Form Tutors · Managing Your Year Group · Safeguarding & Welfare · Parents & Carers · Systems & Admin · Looking After Yourself. Every chapter includes practical frameworks, realistic expectations and honest advice — not theory.
File 2 — The Checklist Pack (7 pages)
Three printable checklists with tick boxes, category labels and a notes column:
First Week (30 tasks) · First Half-Term (25 tasks) · First Year — term by term from September to July.
File 3 — The Editable Template Pack (7 pages)
Five fully editable templates for the most common HOY tasks:
Parent / Carer Meeting Record · Form Tutor One-to-One Log · Year Group Assembly Plan · Student Pastoral Referral Record · Student Support Plan.
Suitable for new HOYs, experienced teachers stepping up and acting pastoral leads. Works for any secondary school regardless of MIS system or behaviour policy.
Designed by a former Assistant Headteacher with 17 years of secondary experience and 11 years as a Head of Year. Everything in this bundle reflects what the role genuinely demands — not what a job description says it should be.
Requires: Microsoft Word (all three files).