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Leader of Pastoral Inclusion and Careers
Lift Aylward, London, N18 1NBThis job expired on 10 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
10 July 2025 at 3:51pm
Date listed
26 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £35880 - £38980 per annum
Leader of Pastoral Inclusion and Careers job summary
Aylward Academy
1 Windmill Road
Edmonton, London, N18 1NB
United Kingdom
Salary: SCP 27-31: £39,855 - £43,299 FTE (£35,880 - £38,980 actual salary based on term time plus 2 weeks) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 37 hours per week, 41 weeks (term time plus two weeks) plus 5 INSET days
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Start date: September 2025
Are you passionate about education and looking for a fulfilling career?
We're looking for a dedicated Leader of Pastoral Inclusion and Careers to join our supportive team at Aylward Academy.
The Leader of Pastoral Inclusion and Pathways (Careers) is responsible for the leadership of the Pastoral Inclusion strategy within the school. This includes the design, development, implementation and quality assurance of pastoral support across the academy. You will be student facing and are responsible for developing and maintaining high standards of student culture. Within your remit, you will promote and support positive behaviour and high levels of attendance from students. Also within this role, you will be responsible for strategies to improve pastoral care; you will liaise with students, staff, teachers, families, alternative provision and agencies where required, and will support teachers to provide consistent pastoral care to students across the academy.
Looking to make a difference every day?
Join our team and play a vital role in ensuring our students receive the education they deserve. You'll provide invaluable support to delivering an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
You're someone who has:
* Experience in motivating students and promoting high expectations with students.
* Ability to promote a positive ethos and role model positive attributes such as patience, active listening, empathy and care.
* The ability to be able to think creatively and innovatively.
This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.
About Aylward Academy
Based in Edmonton, North London, Aylward Academy was established in September 2010 and is an 11-19 learning community with over 1,000 students on roll, including a thriving sixth form. Aylward is situated within a diverse and vibrant London community. Many of our students have English as an additional language, and a significant proportion are entitled to the Pupil Premium. The school is currently rated as GOOD by its last Ofsted inspection in July 2021. If you are passionate about the power of education as a force for change, have a proven track record of impact in similar settings, we would be delighted to receive your application.
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
* Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
Ready to apply? Get in touch here. We can't wait to hear from you.
The role is due to commence from September 2025. This is a full time, permanent position.
Closing date: July 11 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
About Lift Aylward
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1401 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lift Aylward website
Lift Aylward, is a mixed 11-18 comprehensive school in Edmonton, the London Borough of Enfield, serving a truly multi-cultural community, where every student is valued and treated as an individual. Our unwavering standards have seen the school become the school of choice for both the local and surrounding areas.
At Lift Aylward, we believe every young person has the potential to lead a long, happy, and successful life that leaves a positive legacy. Our mission is clear: to provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
Our intentional culture – The Aylward Way – is grounded in our core values of Excellence, Integrity, Kindness, and Self-Control, which are taught, modelled, and celebrated throughout daily school life.
Our curriculum is built around three pillars:
- A knowledge-rich academic curriculum grounded in cognitive science
- A character curriculum that supports spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development
- The Aylward Entitlement, an enrichment programme designed to build cultural and social capital
We set the highest expectations for ourselves and our students because we believe every child has the right to succeed. Through shared values and a culture of ambition, equity, and belonging, we empower our students to thrive and leave a positive legacy.
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