Year Group Manager
The Eastbourne Academy, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 9RQ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
27 June 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
13 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week; Term Time + 5 Staff Development Days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,040 - £32,849 FTE (Pro-Rata: £26,816 - £28,379)
What skills and experience we're looking for
- The Eastbourne Academy
- £31,040 - £32,849 FTE (£26,816 - £28,379 pro rata)
- 37 hours per week; Term Time + 5 Staff Development Days
- Start date: September 2025
- Interviews: w/c 30th June 2025
The Eastbourne Academy is seeking a dedicated and experienced Year Group Manager to join our team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and compassionate individual with a strong background in child safeguarding and pastoral care to make a real difference in the lives of young people and their families.
The successful candidate will:
- Be experienced at building relationships with children and their families.
- Be a skilled communicator with excellent interpersonal, persuasion and negotiation skills.
- Have excellent knowledge of child protection/safeguarding procedures
- Have the ability work with a range of people/agencies to ensure the safety and welfare of children.
As our Year Group Manager, you will:
- Be responsible for providing exceptional pastoral care and academic support to students within a designated year group.
- Monitor and communicate student behaviour and attendance for a specific year group.
- Work with individual students and their families to improve attendance and behaviour.
- Assist the designated safeguarding lead with child protection across the academy.
- Participate in strategy discussions and inter-agency meetings.
- Contribute to child assessments and liaise with relevant agencies like the local authority, children's services, and police.
Full details of the requirements of the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.
What the school offers its staff
This is an exciting opportunity to join our school. In return, we offer a stimulating, supporting, and rewarding working environment, where all staff are valued and where you will have the opportunity to access a range of excellent professional opportunities to support your progression.
Join us to benefit from:
- Local Government Pension Scheme – with a generous employer contribution
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC (Additional Voluntary Contribution) Scheme
- Employee Referral Recruitment Incentive
- Access to training and development
- On-site Parking
- Discounts with local and national retailers, cinemas and restaurants
- Employee Assistance Programme – Wellbeing and advice
- Cycle to Work scheme
Flexible working opportunities
We understand the importance of work-life balance and will give due consideration to requests for flexible working.
Further details about the role
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.
Ready to join us?
If you are interested in this post and require further information or would like an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Lisa Wood, Office Manager (lisa.wood@swale.at).
Applications should be made via TES or by submitting a SAT Application Form to lisa.wood@swale.at. Please include a letter of interest with your application. Please note, we cannot accept CVs.
If you experience any difficulty in completing the application form, please contact recruitment@swale.at or 01795 905989.
We are happy to discuss any support you may need during your application process as part of our reasonable adjustment approach.
In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep any details / application forms on file once the position is filled.
Applications will be considered upon being received. Interviews may take place prior to the closing date.
Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from ROA and will require an enhanced DBS disclosure
Swale Academies Trust schools will conduct an online check of shortlisted candidates in line with the Keeping Children Safe In Education guidelines.
Our School:
The Eastbourne Academy is part of Swale Academies Trust, a leading Multi-Academy Trust for school improvement.
Our school is shaped by our core values of ‘Curiosity, Ambition, Respect and Engagement’. These values underpin all that we do, whether it be in the classroom, playground or in the community.
Our curriculum is more than simply the outcomes our students achieve: we consider the academic knowledge students acquire, the cultural experiences we enjoy together and how we develop character.
At the Eastbourne Academy, we believe that our children deserve the best quality education. Our knowledge curriculum unlocks and nurtures the broad range of skills and talents of our students, recognising and maximising each student’s potential. We use evidence-informed teaching and learning strategies to ensure that students both enjoy their learning and develop the knowledge to flourish in the ever-evolving world.
Please visit https://www.theeastbourneacademy.org/ for more information.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to lisa.wood@swale.at
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Eastbourne Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 835 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Eastbourne Academy website
- Email address
- lisa.wood@swale.at
Arranging a visit to The Eastbourne Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lisa.wood@swale.at.
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