Learning Manager

Outwood Academy City, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S13 8SS

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 26 or sooner if possible

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37hrs per week, 40 weeks per year Mon - Fri 7.5 Fri - 7
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: OGAT Grade 7, NJC SCP 15-17

What skills and experience we're looking for

To monitor all students in the assigned year group, both academically and with behavioural issues;

⮚ Work closely with the Inclusion Co-ordinator, the Bridge and the Vice Principal Deep Support on Intervention Strategies, targeting students for intervention, i.e. coursework completion and other issues which may present a barrier to learning;

⮚ To utilise the MIS system in order to track and intervene with serial internal truants or students who are consistently late for lessons;

⮚ To have emphasis on intervention and student tracking throughout the day using the academy’s Praising Stars system;

⮚ Supervise breakfast, break and lunchtime for the year group;

⮚ To supervise students prior to formal examinations;

⮚ Attend PSPs when necessary;

⮚ Record safeguarding incidents, including the production of reports on students for multi -agency meetings;

⮚ Attend safeguarding Case Conferences on behalf of the academy and provide feedback to the delegated person where necessary;

⮚ Attend and, where necessary, chair Children in Need and Team Around the Child meetings, including the co-ordination of the minutes and future meetings;

⮚ Undertake referrals for students and/or their families as specific needs are identified;

⮚ Support the Education Welfare Officer in undertaking truancy sweeps and collect students from home to attend the academy;

⮚ Attend and actively contribute to the RAG meeting to ensure that students of concern are identified early and appropriate intervention actioned;

⮚ Support Consequences by contacting parents to inform them of exclusions and covering the Consequences Room on occasion;

⮚ Analyse and interpret Praising Stars data on a half termly basis to produce Praising Stars intervention booklets and present these to SLT;

⮚ Support a member of the SLT at all readmission meetings;

⮚ Respond to calls on the internal radio system for support in lessons when a member of SLT is not available;

⮚ Support out of academy activities including, organising the prom in Year 11/Year 13, residential trips, open/parents’ evenings, helping students with fund raising activities;

⮚ Follow up intervention for students who receive multiple E4s at Praising Stars, including phone calls home, meetings with parents and carers;

⮚ Attend and, on occasion, chair School Attendance Panel/Formal Attendance Panel meetings;

⮚ Undertake weekly attendance checks for your year group and phoning parents/carers to clarify reasons for absence;

⮚ Make Anti-Social Behaviour Contract referrals to the Police;

⮚ Ensure that trip and events packs are completed, including risk assessments, for those events/trips which you are leading on;

⮚ Complete the IBP and PSP process for students within your year group; ⮚ Co-ordinate photographs for the year group;

⮚ Act as a link between the school and parents on non-departmental issues; ⮚ Ensure strict confidentiality in all areas of work.

Additional Responsibilities

⮚ Deal with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the academy’s policies and procedures;

⮚ Respect confidential issues linked to home/students/teacher/academy work following the Trust’s Data Protection and Freedom of Information Policy;

⮚ Fire Marshall duties in the case of fire and/or emergency evacuation where applicable;

⮚ To comply with the academy’s Child Safeguarding Procedures, including regular liaison with the academy’s Designated Child Safeguarding Person over any safeguarding issues or concerns;

⮚ To comply with the academy policies and procedures at all times;

⮚ Undertake other reasonable duties (with competence and experience) as requested, in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.

What the school offers its staff

Automatic enrolment into our EmployeeAssistance Programme which gives you andyour family members free access to:

• Specialist information on a wide range ofwork-life issues

• Emotional support and counselling for awide range of personal and work issues

• Legal guidance

• Financial guidance and debt counselling

• Child and dependent care supportand advice

• Support for managers

• We are also a wellbeing employer with adedicated wellbeing policy and menopausepolicy along with menopause championsbased in our academies

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Learning Manager JD.pdf - 163 KB (opens in new tab)

Learning Manager PS.pdf - 224 KB (opens in new tab)

About Outwood Academy City

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1177 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Outwood Academy City website
• Email address: j.colliver@city.outwood.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/outwood-academy-city

'New leaders have begun to transform the culture of the school' (Ofsted Nov 2024) so come and join us on the continuation of our transformative journey. Serving the bustling city of Sheffield, Outwood Academy City was constructed in 2011 with state-of-the-art facilities and joined Outwood Grange Academies Trust three years later. The school has undergone a huge transformation for its 1200 students, with an innovative curriculum and a personalised approach to learning, enabling our young people to realise their vocational, practical, creative and academic abilities. 'Pupils learn an ambitious curriculum that the school has carefully sequenced' (Ofsted Nov 2024) to ensure that we give our young people the best chance to succeed. Our students are a really special group of young people, and they are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside our ambitious curriculum, and, as a result of 'high-quality pastoral care’, our students thrive and are proud to be a Citizen. Come and take a look at what we offer, and see if you could be a part of Team City - #WeAreCity and we are striving for excellence. Will you join us?

Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy City

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email j.colliver@city.outwood.com.

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