Pastoral Leader

Lift Kingsley, Hounslow, TW3 1AX

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 3:19pm

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26995 - £29039 per annum

Pastoral Leader job summary

Lift Kingsley

Cecil Road
Hounslow, London, TW3 1AX
United Kingdom

Salary: NJC 12 - 17 £32,535 - £34,998 (actual), £26,995 - £29,039 (pro rata salary) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: Full Time

Contract: Permanent

Start date: September 2026

Are you looking for a fulfilling career?

We're excited to announce an opportunity for a Pastoral Leader to join our dynamic support staff team. In this role, you'll take on the responsibility of ensuring the welfare of our students while also supporting the Senior Leadership Team in creating a disciplined and purposeful environment throughout the school.

You're someone who'll be able to:

* Communicate with parents about pastoral issues, lead meetings with families, and collaborate with the SENDCo to identify students requiring interventions.
* Provide pastoral support to students, identify personal issues affecting them, and implement plans for their care and support
* Manage and record data on the school's management information systems, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information for safeguarding and well-being.

You're someone who has:

* GCSE Maths and English (Grade 4) or equivalent.
* Experience in motivating students and promoting high expectations with students.
* Experience in using data to analyse performance, track progress, and inform decision-making.
* Knowledge of the education sector, safer recruitment, and safeguarding/child protection.

About Lift Kingsley

We're incredibly proud of our students' achievements and the rapid progress our school has made. Our warm, supportive environment, excellent teaching, and strong relationships help students achieve well above national averages. We foster kindness, courage, and curiosity, enabling every student to grow in character and excel academically.

Rated Good in all areas (Ofsted 2025), Lift Kingsley is a transformed, ambitious school at the heart of its community. We prepare students for university and beyond through high expectations and a culture of aspiration.

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 59 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 and travel deals.

The role is due to commence September 2026. This is a full time, permanent position.

Closing date: 12 June 2026

Interviews: 16 June 2026

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

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

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 in line 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.

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 Lift Kingsley

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 980 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lift Kingsley website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsley-academy

Lift Kingsley is a thriving 11–18 secondary school rooted in the local community, focused on developing knowledge, ambition, and kindness. Staff at Kingsley are collaborative, well-supported, and deeply invested in our shared vision for student success.

Lift Kingsley is rated 'Good' by Ofsted in all areas and is proudly part of Lift Schools. Since 2019, the academy has made rapid and impressive progress, reflected in significant academic improvements and growing student numbers across all year groups. With a culture of high expectations and no excuses, we are unapologetically ambitious for every student.

Our mission is to deliver academic excellence through a broad, balanced and aspirational curriculum that prepares students for success—whether that’s at top universities like Oxford and King’s College, or in high-quality careers supported by our strong employer partnerships. Beyond the classroom, students benefit from a rich extra-curricular offer designed to build skills, confidence and ambition.

Our Culture
We are committed to disruption-free classrooms, where teachers can teach and students can learn without compromise. At the heart of our school is our ‘DNA’, a set of shared values that guide all we do:

Walk the Talk – We model the standards we expect
High Expectations – We never lower the bar for anyone
No Excuses – We believe every student can succeed
Outstanding Learning – Excellent teaching is our core purpose
WHY JOIN OUR ACADEMY

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

Our mission:

We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.

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