Personal Learning Centre (PLC) Manager
De Lacy Academy, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0BZ13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
17 November 2025
Closing date
29 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Thursday 8am -4pm Friday 8am - 3.30pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- F Point 14 - 19 (£29,540 - £32,061 Full Time Equivalent). The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £24,866.13.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Main Responsibilities:
1. You will identify cohorts of students for the alternative curriculum by liaising with the relevant
curriculum leaders/SLT.
2. You will deliver alternative courses relevant to cohorts of students to help them to obtain relevant
qualifications.
3. You will liaise with external agencies to find appropriate pathways for the students involved
ensuring the vulnerable students are provided with the best possible education.
4. You will liaise with parents to improve student’s behaviour, self-esteem, achievement, attainment,
and aspirations.
5. You will establish, develop, and maintain effective and supportive mentoring and other supportive
relationships with children and young people and those engaged with them.
6. You will manage the supervision of vulnerable students with specialist intervention such as sexual
health and anger management.
7. You will contribute to the comprehensive assessment of children and young people entering
educational establishments and the review of their progress and achievements; working
collaboratively with specialist support services and school staff.
8. You will support the sharing of information between local agencies, schools, authorities and
learning mentors, and you will be the single point of contact for accessing a range of community
and business-based programmes and specialist support services (e.g., Education Welfare
Service, the Probation and Youth Offending Service, etc.).
9. You will work collaboratively with local agencies, the Bridge, training providers, etc. to offer
complementary programmes of support for students in the school/academy where applicable.
10. You will develop, agree, and implement a time bound action plan with groups and individual
students, and those involved with them, based on a comprehensive assessment of their strengths
and needs, developing SMART targets and activities to remove barriers to learning.
11. You will support, direct, and encourage students to undertake further education, apprenticeships,
or employment after compulsory education.
What the school offers its staff
Our staff are talented and enthusiastic and have all contributed to the academy’s success story. We have a staff rewards budget and socialise both as subject teams and as a whole staff. We also have access to a staff benefits scheme. At De Lacy, we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff and students are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged, and supported to achieve their very best. Your new school is based next door to Education House, the centre of Delta Academies Trust, making access to high quality CPD easy and convenient. In addition, De Lacy benefits from close access to the M62, the A1 and a local train station. You would be joining a highly skilled and committed staff. It is a source of pride to us that we retain such a high percentage of staff and trainee teachers.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each area…
Financial Wellbeing:
Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme
Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*
Access to an extensive discounts platform
Physical Wellbeing:
24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household
Gym & fitness discount’s
Cycle to Work scheme*
Free annual flu jab
Mental Wellbeing:
Access to an industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme
Menopause Support Service
Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintainedHoliday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part-time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays
In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.
Further information about the job
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
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About De Lacy Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 869 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- De Lacy Academy website
- Email address
- info@delacyacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01977 722489
Here at De Lacy Academy, we have been on a journey that has seen the school recently judged as Outstanding by Ofsted. They recognised the hard work and effort that goes into making this school a successful and caring place of learning that meets the needs of its pupils and its community.
With nearly 900 pupils aged between 11 and 16 housed on a campus that has benefited from much recent investment, De Lacy is a busy and vibrant place. We serve the ex mining area of Knottingley and draw increasingly from the surrounding areas. We are experiencing a period of unprecedented growth across all year groups as the school delivers excellent outcomes and as the communities of Knottingley and Ferrybridge continue to develop.
Arranging a visit to De Lacy Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@delacyacademy.org.uk.
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