CEIAG & Progression Manager

Callerton Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4JQ

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Upon completion of pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £40,777 - £45,091 FTE [actual salary £34,974.12 - £38,674.20]

CEIAG & Progression Manager job summary

We are seeking a CEIAG & Progression Manager to join our team at Callerton Academy.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate careers professional to lead and develop our Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) provision, helping students make informed decisions about their future pathways and achieve their ambitions.

As CEIAG & Progression Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring all students have access to high-quality, impartial careers guidance and progression opportunities. Working closely with senior leaders, staff, employers, further and higher education providers, apprenticeship organisations and families, you will create and deliver a dynamic careers programme that inspires students and prepares them for successful futures.

This role would suit an individual who is committed to transforming young people's life chances, has an excellent understanding of post-16 and post-18 progression routes, and can motivate and engage students, staff and stakeholders alike.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate:

Strong analytical skills with the ability to gather, interpret and use student progression data effectively.

Extensive knowledge of careers guidance, higher education opportunities, apprenticeships and progression pathways for young people.

Experience of delivering careers, progression, information, advice and guidance services to young people.

Experience of working effectively with students who require additional support.

The ability to motivate, inspire and support both staff and students.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

A competitive salary - as an accredited Living Wage Employer, you’re guaranteed a wage that meets, and often exceeds, the real cost of living.

Generous annual leave 

Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking

An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals 

Enthusiastic and motivated students 

An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development 

A school with its community at heart 

Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the Gosforth Group

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, or you are unable to complete the online application form and require this in another format please contact us by email: peoplecallerton@gosforthgroup.org.uk or telephone: 0191 429 9797, option 4.

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date. 

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Callerton Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 479 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Callerton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/callerton-academy

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