Pastoral Manager
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 2HL17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 October 2026 at 10am
Date listed
25 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
- £31,243.00 - £37,900.00 Annually (Actual) (FTE £35,570 - £43,149) Point 23 - 31
Pastoral Manager job summary
About the Role
We are seeking an outstanding Pastoral Manager to lead and support the personal, social and emotional development of students within designated year groups. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in promoting high standards of behaviour, attendance, welfare and wellbeing, ensuring that every student is able to achieve their full potential.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the pastoral provision for designated year groups.
Promote excellent attendance, punctuality, behaviour and student welfare.
Manage and support a team of form tutors.
Monitor student progress and coordinate appropriate interventions.
Build positive relationships with students, parents, carers and external agencies.
Investigate and respond to behaviour and wellbeing concerns.
Lead assemblies, rewards initiatives and personal development activities.
Maintain accurate records and reports using academy systems.
What We Are Looking For
You will have excellent communication and organisational skills, experience of working effectively with young people, and a strong commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and student success. You will be confident building relationships with students, families, colleagues and external professionals and able to remain calm under pressure.
Essential Criteria
5 GCSEs including English and Maths.
Good ICT skills.
Ability to write reports and communicate effectively.
Understanding of behaviour management and child protection procedures.
Strong organisational and teamwork skills.
Commitment to equality, safeguarding and professional development.
Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role confidently in English.
Desirable Criteria
Undergraduate degree in any discipline.
Experience supporting children with SEND and additional needs.
Good understanding of curriculum, literacy and numeracy strategies.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to make a significant difference to the lives of young people within a supportive and ambitious school community. We are committed to developing our staff and providing opportunities for professional growth.
Safeguarding Statement
Please note an online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.
Closing Date: Monday 12th October 2026 at 10:00 am
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 external website (opens in new tab)About King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1052 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy is proud to serve the community of Handsworth and North West Birmingham. We are a non-selective, comprehensive, thriving, diverse and academically successful school for girls aged 11-18. Our Academy is part of the King Edward VI Academy Trust and we are committed to delivering our shared values and resolutely believe that education can:
• Raise aspirations to transform the lives of young people and to enhance the well-being of individuals and the community.
• Give young people the chance to live rich, fulfilled lives and to contribute to society.
• Provide more than the teaching of knowledge and skills.
• Develop curiosity and independence of mind.
• Create a love of learning, which will foster creativity, imagination and the capacity to communicate.
• Provide the chance to participate in sport, music, drama, outdoor pursuits and involvement in the wider community.
• Build character and relationships, along with a sense of morality, care and respect for others.
Regardless of their background or starting points, we expect all our students will achieve the highest academic standards. We also believe if we equip our students with the universal values of scholarship, character and community it will serve them well at university, in training, the workplace and their lives.
We are committed to the value of a broad and balanced curriculum, which is flexible and responsive to the needs of our students and well-matched to their aspirations.
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