Pastoral Year Leader
Cottenham Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8UA9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
27 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 March 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
- £32,115.00 - £34,410.00 Annually (FTE) Points 21-24 paid pro-rata salary circa Point 21 £27,544,78 to Point 24 £29,513.91)
Pastoral Year Leader job summary
Pastoral Year Leader - Cottenham Village College
Salary: Points 21-24 (FTE currently £32,115 to £34,410) Paid Pro-rata
(Pro-rata salary circa Point 21 £27,544.78 to Point 24 £29,513.91)
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Term-time only (38 weeks) plus 5 training days
Hours: 37 hours per week
- Monday to Thursday: 8.15am to 4.10pm
- Friday: 8.20am to 4.10pm
- 30 minutes unpaid lunch each day
Closing Date: Wednesday 26 March 2025
Interview Date: TBA
Start Date: As soon as possible
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 looking for a new challenge and have a passion for education, we would love to hear from you. Take a look at the Applicant Brief to find out more about the role and how to apply. We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to show you around our academy to appreciate fully our excellent learning environment.
Additional Information:
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to 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. Interview dates are flexible.
All queries should be directed via email to headspa@astreaacademytrust.org
If you are 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!
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 are not accepted.
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
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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