Pastoral Manager
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B26 2RZ12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
5 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 September 2026
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
- £40,444.00 - £43,149.00 Annually (FTE)
Pastoral Manager job summary
VISION AND PURPOSE
To encourage, guide & support pupils wellbeing, behaviour and academic achievement at school, ensuring that students achieve the best possible outcomes. To liaise with families and other stakeholders to facilitate this. To support Heads of Year in the day-to-day management of students welfare and well-being.
If successful, you will set high expectations to motivate and challenge students and promote a positive learning culture. You will work closely with the Head of Year and a range of other professionals to provide bespoke support for a year group. You will liaise regularly with parents and carers on behaviour, attendance and wellbeing issues.
The successful candidate will be:
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic
- Have high expectations of students and what they can achieve
- Have clear pastoral experience
- Have a strong understanding of strategies which address barriers to learning
- A committed team player
- Able to develop and drive new initiatives and innovate practice
We can offer you:
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- A modern, well-resourced environment
- Supportive, enthusiastic and committed colleagues
- Access to a range of CPD and training tailored to your needs
The King Edward VI Foundation, Birmingham, is a progressive charitable organisation which has supported excellence in education across the City since 1552. Our schools are diverse in nature but have a common purpose and commitment to achieving our mission of “making Birmingham the best place to be educated in the UK”.
Our Academy Trust currently consists of two independent schools, six selective, and five non selective academies. Our recent expansion into a wider diversity of local communities is enabling us to accelerate our strategies for improving the life chances of young people in Birmingham, whatever their background.
The King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham (“the Academy Trust”) was established in 2017 and is made up of the academies outlined above. The academies receive back office central support services including governance, from the Foundation Office (a central support services function), with several staff being seconded from the Foundation to deliver support services to the Academy Trust and the academies themselves.
Our highly focused five-year strategy aims to build on our existing strengths and heritage and deliver our ambitious growth strategy which aims to bring in a further five academies over the next five years.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham is an educational charity supporting eleven schools and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
CHARITY NUMBER: 529051
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 external website (opens in new tab)About King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1188 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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The King Edward VI Foundation, Birmingham, is a progressive charitable organisation which has supported excellence in education across the City since 1552. Our schools are diverse in nature but have a common purpose and commitment to achieving our mission of “making Birmingham the best place to be educated in the UK”.
Our Academy Trust currently consists of two independent schools, six selective, and five non selective academies. Our recent expansion into a wider diversity of local communities is enabling us to accelerate our strategies for improving the life chances of young people in Birmingham, whatever their background.
The King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham (“the Academy Trust”) was established in 2017 and is made up of the academies outlined above. The academies receive back office central support services including governance, from the Foundation Office (a central support services function), with several staff being seconded from the Foundation to deliver support services to the Academy Trust and the academies themselves.
Our highly focused five-year strategy aims to build on our existing strengths and heritage and deliver our ambitious growth strategy which aims to bring in a further five academies over the next five years.
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is an oversubscribed 11-18 academy serving a vibrant and diverse community.
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