Pastoral Year Leader

Cottenham Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8UA

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

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: £33,143.00 - £35,511.00 Annually (FTE) Points 21-24 paid pro-rata salary circa Point 21 £28,426 to Point 24 £30,458)

Pastoral Year Leader job summary

Pastoral Year Leader - Cottenham Village College

Salary: Points 21-24 (FTE currently £33,143 to £35,511) Paid Pro-rata
(Pro-rata salary circa Point 21 £27,789 to Point 24 £29,775)
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Term-time only (38 weeks) plus 5 training days
Hours: 37 hours per week

Do you have a passion for pastoral care and want to make a genuine impact on students' lives? Are you committed to fostering positive learning experiences and supporting student welfare? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Cottenham Village College, part of the Astrea Academy Trust, is seeking a dedicated Pastoral Year Leader to join our team. This is an exciting period of development, and we are looking for someone who can uphold our high standards and expectations, ensuring each student achieves their full potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the senior leadership team to deliver the academy vision.
• Role model as the lead professional of the year group, representing the Academy values to parents, the community, and external agencies.
• Work with the DSL, SENCo, Attendance Officer, Teachers, and Heads of Department to implement effective teaching strategies and provide additional support for students.
• Ensure the success of the Academy rewards systems and processes.
• Oversee the tutor time curriculum and lead the tutor group team to maintain high standards in uniform, equipment, and homework.
• Monitor student behaviour and ensure appropriate follow-up actions are taken.

Our Values:

At Cottenham Village College, we are committed to providing an inclusive, aspirational, and academic education for all our students. We believe in:

• Curiosity: Encouraging students to ask questions and seek knowledge.
• Scholarship: Promoting academic excellence and research-based learning.
• Tenacity: Ensuring students and staff deliver on promises with determination.

We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, regardless of their background, prior attainment, or needs. Our goal is to help every student overcome barriers and flourish, ensuring they have the option to pursue higher education or other aspirational paths.

What We Offer:

• Generous Annual Leave entitlement
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Continued professional development and training opportunities
• Free on-site parking

The successful candidate will be:

• Experienced in working with KS3/4 students in a pastoral capacity.
• Skilled in effective behaviour management.
• Educated to at least GCSE level with excellent standards in Maths and English.
• Strong in interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to relate well to people at all levels.
• Appreciative of the distinctive characteristics of urban and multi-faith communities.

Interested in Applying?

If you are passionate about education, looking for a fresh opportunity, or simply want to make a positive impact, we welcome early applications and would love to hear from you.

Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.

Flexible Interview Dates:

Please note that interview dates are flexible, and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our dynamic and forward-thinking team, apply today and be a part of our mission to create a positive impact

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

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.

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.

About Cottenham Village College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 877 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cottenham Village College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cottenham-village-college-cambridge

Welcome to Cottenham Village College, part of the Astrea Academy Trust, a highly-successful 11-16 mixed academy situated close to the beautiful city of Cambridge; here you will find hard-working, well-behaved students and friendly, dedicated staff who are committed to a fully inclusive, comprehensive education.

The college was established in 1963, one of several village colleges in the region that were the inspiration of educational pioneer Henry Morris, who believed that the school should be at the heart of its community and that education should be a lifelong process. This vision of a school that serves and involves its whole community, that fosters high aspirations and inspires a love of learning is as central to our ethos today as it was when it opened.

Through a highly-ambitious curriculum at CVC, we aim to foster students’ curiosity, unlock their potential and raise their aspirations, as well as ensure that students achieve high levels of attainment that will open doors for their future. A stimulating and broad curriculum also places students in a strong position to question and debate the world around them, making them intellectually resilient and prepares them for citizenship in a democratic society. We believe this is a right of all students and one which is liberating and empowering.

We are equally proud of the wider curricular provision at CVC, both in formal lessons and outside the classroom. Our extensive range of extra-curricular activities, including sports, music, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme and residential trips, help to give all students a fully-rounded education and creates opportunity for their personal, as well as their academic, growth.

Cottenham Village College is a friendly, positive and exciting place to work and to learn and we take great pride in the high standards our students consistently achieve. We have very high expectations of all members of the College community and provide an inclusive, friendly and supportive environment in which everyone can thrive and achieve. Students leave as happy, well-qualified and well-motivated individuals who go on to excel in local sixth forms, colleges, universities and the wider world.

I hope you find the information on the school’s website useful. If there is anything you cannot find, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you wish to visit the school to see it for yourself, please contact the school and we would be delighted to show you around.

Zoe Andrews, Principal

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