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Pastoral Manager

Wodensborough Ormiston Academy, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 0DR

This job expired on 15 September 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  29 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,168.00 - £30,307.00 Annually (Actual) OAT Grade 6, SCP 20 - 25 (£31,586 - £35,235 FTE) 37 hours per week, 39 week per year (term time including training days)

Pastoral Manager job summary

Work where it matters most, achieve what matters more

Be part of a team where passion meets purpose, as we work together where the challenge is greatest to change the lives and build the futures of children and young people.

We are looking for a strong professional to join our experienced and incredibly supportive Pastoral Team. We are looking for someone who believes (as we do!) that whatever your starting point in life, this should not dictate your future destination. We want someone who believes in social mobility. Someone so passionate about inclusivity that they can instill, within our pupils, an appreciation for attending and engaging to achieve, no matter what the setting!

This role would suit an enthusiastic professional who is looking to join a team of like-minded individuals to play a key role in being part of our Behaviour and Culture teams and be able to effectively support the Head of Year to oversee a year group of students; support our whole safeguarding and attendance agenda and attitude to learning. The successful candidate will also assume responsibility for first day calling in liaison with the Attendance Officer - with a particular focus on disadvantaged students. A core purpose of this role will be to work alongside the Head of Year on all matters relating to the pastoral care of students, with a particular focus on vulnerable learners. In addition, the successful candidate will also play a vital role in providing support and advice to students in line with promoting their social care and personal development with respect to learning and health and safety.

The successful candidate will be joining a popular and heavily oversubscribed 11-16 mainstream school with the additional expertise and facilities to include two focused SEND provisions, for young people on the autistic spectrum, and for those who are deaf and hearing impaired (ARC and Deaf Academy). We have also developed a base on site to support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. Furthermore, our small and bespoke sixth form provision (WOA6) caters for students in Years 12 and 13 who have EHCPs.

We are an outward facing school and work closely with our local community - families, schools, businesses and community groups, with whom we share a common priority - our pupils are front, back and centre of every single decision we make at WOA.

At WOA, we believe that every child has the potential to achieve and we expect nothing but the best for each and every one of our students. Through our curriculum, we aim to provide an excellent education for all our students; an inclusive education which raises aspirations and brings out the best in all of them and prepares them for success in education and later life. Our curriculum is progressive and designed to provide children with the core knowledge they need for success along their learning journey.

We have a team of dedicated, specialist curriculum, SEND and student welfare staff who work together to ensure that the needs of each individual child can be met. Every single member of our team teaches at Wodensborough and this includes the Principal. We passionately believe that good teaching plays one of the most important roles in shaping and creating successful futures for our young people.

Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of Ormiston Academies Trust. Our vision is to create a school system where every child thrives, regardless of background. Our people are at the heart of our approach - they are our greatest asset.

We exist to provide the best learning opportunities every day, in every school for every child. It is the people and teams in our Trust who make this a reality and ensure we have the greatest impact. If you join us at Ormiston, whatever your role, your work will have purpose and meaning

Ormiston, where every member of staff enjoys…

• The opportunity to build on the legacy of those who came before - being part of one of the longest standing Trusts, created with the sole purpose of enabling children and young people to thrive

• Working for a Trust nationally recognised for its impact on disadvantaged children - a rewarding, stimulating career where staff are challenged to be the best they can be, for the pupils we are proud to serve

• Being part of a team and community where you belong - being part of a well-resourced and ambitious network of experts and professionals that work at the heart of communities

• A supportive environment to grow your career - an extensive professional development programme, alongside flexible working arrangements and generous benefits

We believe that we all have an important part to play in raising standards. We truly believe that what we do in our classrooms changes lives. Why not come in, meet the team and join us on our journey?

For an informal tour of the Academy please contact us to book your chosen time and day!

Wodensborough Ormiston Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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

Ormiston Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding children, and we expect everyone who works in our academy to share this commitment. The Child protection and safeguarding policy sets out how Wodensborough Ormiston Academy will deliver these responsibilities.

The policy must be read in conjunction with the statutory guidance documents ‘Keeping children safe in education’ (September 2023), ‘Working together to safeguard children’ (July 2018), a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

We also follow the procedures set out by the Sandwell MBC, Sandwell
Children’s Trust, West Midlands Police and Sandwell’s Clinical Commissioning Group.

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About Wodensborough Ormiston Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1141 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wodensborough Ormiston Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wodensborough-ormiston-academy

We are a popular and oversubscribed 11–16 mainstream school with the additional expertise and facilities to include two focused SEND provisions, for young people on the autistic spectrum, and for those who are deaf and hearing impaired (ARC and Deaf Academy). Our small and bespoke sixth form (WOA6) caters for students in Years 12 and 13 who have EHCPs.

At WOA, we believe that every child has the potential to achieve and we expect nothing but the best for each and every one of our students. Through our curriculum, we aim to provide an excellent education for all our students; an inclusive education which raises aspirations and brings out the best in all of them and prepares them for success in education and later life. Our curriculum is progressive and designed to provide children with the core knowledge they need for success along their learning journey.

We have a team of dedicated, specialist curriculum and student welfare staff who work together to ensure that the needs of each individual child can be met. We work closely with our local community – families, schools, businesses and community groups – with whom we share a common priority, that our students are front, back and centre of every decision we make at WOA.

We believe that we all have an important part to play in raising standards. Come in, meet the team and join us on our journey!

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