Pastoral Year Lead

West Craven High School, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5TB

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 7 SCP 19

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and Attainments

Good general education – Essential

Education related qualification – Desirable

First Aid at Work certificate – Desirable

Knowledge

Experience of working with staff, students and their parents/carers within a secondary school or other educational setting – Desirable

Knowledge of Government legislation around safeguarding and child protection – Essential

Understanding of children with emotional and social needs – Essential

Building positive relationships through effective parental communication – Essential Experience of developing intervention plans to support students with social, behavioural and emotional needs – Desirable

Effectively working in a multi-agency setting – Desirable

Experience of using educational management systems (SIMS) and safeguarding systems (CPOMs) – Desirable

Skills and Abilities

To be flexible and able to take both a proactive and responsive approach towards the role – Essential

To be a good communicator and be able to present to a wide range of audiences – Essential

To promote equality of opportunity throughout all aspects of Academy life – Essential To undertake the role with energy, enthusiasm and tenacity – Essential

Attitudes and Beliefs

Commitment to excellence – Essential

Commitment to inclusivity, equality and diversity – Essential

Commitment to the role of secondary education in developing children’s life chances and enabling them to achieve their full potential – Essential

Commitment to ensuring a healthy and safe environment and the welfare of children and staff – Essential

Commitment to regular and on-going professional development – Essential Commitment to high professional and personal standards of work and conduct - Essential

What the school offers its staff

West Craven is a small and vibrant secondary school for young people aged 11 to 16 years which serves this local Lancashire/Yorkshire community.

Barnoldswick is located on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border with both Leeds and Manchester drivable in just under an hour. Preston, Skipton and Bradford are easily commutable and the town is on the doorstep of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Bronte Country and the Forest of Bowland. The Lake District, Morecambe Bay and the Fylde Coast are all a short drive away.

Our vision is to create a culture and ethos which promotes high aspirations and expectations, balanced with the highest level of care and support. We want students to love coming to West Craven, love learning and love being part of the academy family. The vision involves educating the whole child; our academy motto ‘Ad Vitam Paramus’ means ‘We Are Preparing for Life’. We encourage all students to get fully involved in the life of the academy and the opportunities beyond the classroom.

As an academy at the heart of the community we want close links with our feeder primary schools, local businesses, colleges and training providers. The school is on a programme of rapid transformation and improvement. As part of Pendle Education Trust since 2016, the future of the school is bright.

By joining the West Craven High School family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. We have regular staff training and dedicate time to continuing professional development and staff wellbeing. Our culture is about always looking at how we can share best practice with each other and improve together.

We collaborate with our colleagues at Colne Primet Academy as well as the three primary academies in our Trust family and have the support of the Pendle Education Trust core team for functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health and Safety, IT, Marketing and Governance.

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

https://www.pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/page/?title=Safeguarding+and+Child+Protection&pid=58

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Pastoral Year Lead (1).pdf - 2.99 MB (opens in new tab)

About West Craven High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 591 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: West Craven High School website
• Email address: cbrannon@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk
• Phone number: 01282 812292
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-craven-high-school

West Craven High School joined Pendle Education Trust in September 2016. As a small and vibrant school, it specialises in giving its students the individual attention that larger establishments can find difficult. Every student at West Craven is an individual, prized for their individual skills, and it is a priority for the school to help each student achieve their personal goals.

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