15 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    10 November 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    24 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37 hours a week (Monday to Friday), term-time only

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

£26,366 - £29,114

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a friendly, professional and dedicated individual with experience of working within an education setting, who is committed to the inclusion agenda and meeting the individual needs of pupils.

The successful candidate will have experience of raising standards of behaviour for all pupils, helping them overcome any barriers to learning.

What the school offers its staff

Weston Road is a friendly, harmonious, progressive, over-subscribed 11-18 academy, located on the edge of an attractive county town. The Academy had an outstanding reputation for pastoral care.

We can offer you:

  • An employer placing staff welfare and wellbeing at the heart of our school
  • A stimulating working environment with a platform to share your ideas
  • Outstanding professional development
  • A supportive and dedicated team of colleagues
  • Enthusiastic and well-liked pupils

Wellbeing:

  • Introduced various secret buddy schemes
  • Gives staff monthly thank you’s
  • Organised staff socials
  • Organised staff events, including yoga classes, mud runs and Leadership Team cook breakfast

We can offer through external agencies:

  • Nurse Support Services
  • Physiotherapy
  • Counselling
  • Weight Management
  • Menopause Support
  • Private Medical Operations in some instances
  • Cancer and Chronic Illness Support
  • GP helpline
  • Speech Therapy

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

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About The Weston Road Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
987 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01785 413600

Weston Road is a friendly, harmonious, progressive, over-subscribed 11-18 academy, located on the edge of an attractive county town. The Academy has an outstanding reputation for pastoral care.

Our ethos is built on traditional values such as respect, hard work, community, pride in our appearance and high expectations. We work together to instil an enjoyment in learning and strive to support each child. We work hard to develop their confidence and skills to be the best they can be and to reach their full potential.

We are not just a school recognised by Ofsted as Good, we are also welcoming and caring, with the staff, ideas and a drive to continually improve. Our students leave us well qualified and proud of their achievements. We guide them to be mature, highly skilled and successful learners equipped for the fast-paced modern society they will eventually join.

In return for your overwhelming desire for excellence and career ambition, we offer an outstanding framework for improving learning and a stimulating, innovative environment.

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