Pastoral Assistant
Watling Academy, Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
17 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
9 July 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
- £29,572.00 - £30,559.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary – £25,360 to £26,207 p.a.
Pastoral Assistant job summary
PASTORAL ASSISTANT
Commencing – September 2025
37.5 hours per week
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Term Time Only
Salary – £29,572 to £30,559 FTE *
Actual Salary – £25,360 to £26,207 p.a.*
*pending 2025 pay award
Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people? Do you thrive in a role where wellbeing and pastoral care are a real focus?
The Role
Watling Academy is seeking a caring, committed and proactive individual to join our growing pastoral team as a Pastoral Assistant. You’ll play a key role in supporting students’ personal development, academic progress, behaviour and attendance – ensuring that every child feels known, supported and valued in our school.
This is a varied and rewarding position for someone who wants to help shape the experiences of young people. As a Pastoral Assistant, you’ll work closely with Heads of Year, the Senior Leadership Team, families and external agencies to provide daily support for students across all year groups.
Whether you’re mentoring individuals to improve confidence, working with families to boost attendance, or helping manage behaviour incidents and pastoral interventions, your work will directly contribute to the wellbeing and success of our students.
We’re looking for someone who is approachable, organised and confident in managing sensitive issues. You’ll need excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong digital literacy and a flexible, team-oriented mindset. Experience in a school or youth setting is helpful but not essential – what matters most is your commitment to student welfare and your readiness to play a vital part in school life.
About Watling Academy
Watling Academy is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ secondary school situated on the western edge of Milton Keynes, encompassing the Whitehouse and Fairfields developments. Opening in September 2020, our school is a new and vibrant learning community for students aged 11-18. We are excited to open the Watling Academy Sixth Form to our first cohort of Year 12 students from September 2025, which will provide further educational opportunities. Our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Kindness embody the ‘Watling Way’ and are integral to the way we interact, learn and grow together as a community.
For more information about our school, please explore our website: www.watling.academy
Learn more about why you should join us by downloading the attached Watling Academy Recruitment Pack
About The Alliance Schools Trust
The Denbigh Alliance Trust is driven by our mission of Care, Education and Opportunity. We prioritise care by ensuring that no student or staff member ever feels anonymous. Everyone is recognised, valued and supported, creating a strong sense of belonging within our community. Our commitment to education is reflected in our proven track record of academic success, consistently outperforming both Milton Keynes and national averages. We offer opportunity through supportive and dynamic learning environments, where every student can thrive and be well-prepared for future success in higher education or employment. For staff, we offer extensive opportunities for professional development and progression within our growing network of schools, empowering you to advance your career within a united, forward-thinking Trust.
As a Maths Hub and SCITT, we are recognised as leaders in raising educational standards both within our Trust and in the schools we support. We are proud to appoint motivated, highly qualified staff who thrive in a culture where collaboration and the spirit of partnership are central to everything we do.
How to Apply
Due to our commitment to safer recruitment practices, we can only accept applications through My New Term. Please do not submit CVs.
The Alliance Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
E-mail: hr@tastrust.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Fry
Closing date for applications: Thursday 17th July 2025, 9am
Interview will be held Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd July
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Watling Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1203 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Watling Academy website
Watling Academy is a purpose-built secondary school in its second year of operation, located within the Whitehouse development on the western expansion area of Milton Keynes. The Academy will have 1800 students when at full capacity. Watling Academy is part of the Denbigh Alliance MAT.
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