Year Leader

More than one location, Archway Learning Trust

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 November 2026

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 September 2026

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: From £34,815 - £40,007 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Be proactive in establishing behaviour for learning across the school.

Meet with parents/carers to establish a strong sense of culture and the learning purpose within the School.

Co-ordinate home/school links over a range of issues e.g. attitudes to learning and individual progress.

Work closely with Senior Leaders and the Senior Leadership team to monitor the individual progress of all students in the designated group and take or support appropriate intervention to facilitate progress in line with target grades.

Monitor, record and evaluate the impact of various interventions for students within the designated group, ensuring use of, and feedback for, the most effective interventions by the Pastoral and Faculty Teams.

Identify students in need of specialised mentoring, and provide mentoring sessions where appropriate or facilitate alternative mentoring opportunities.

Access student voice via year group or, focus groups, interviews and questionnaires analysing student feedback to promote the learning experience and inform best practice for Pastoral and Faculty teams.

Proactively use the Go 4 Schools system to regularly monitor behaviour and learning of all students, analysing any sub-group patterns and feeding back to Tutors, Mentors and the wider pastoral team, as appropriate.

Support and review parents’ evenings.

Establish and co-ordinate proactive intervention strategies for both pastoral and learning progress by liaison with Pastoral Teams and Heads of Departments.

Lead tutor meetings and briefings and where necessary, pastoral meetings.

Quality assure the effectiveness and delivery of the pastoral curriculum.

Improve and monitor attendance of the year group in liaison with the attendance officer.

Be involved in the creation and establishment of Pastoral Support Plans and support the SENCo in collating information for EHC plans and JCQ access assessments.

Champion an ethos and culture of high standards, resilience and self-belief within the student group through positive communication, assemblies and tutor time activities.

Conduct walkabout, lunchtime and afterschool duty, late duty and bus duty as appropriate.

Liaise with external agencies.

Safeguard vulnerable students whilst acting as the Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Use of CPOMS or other safeguarding platforms to record and action any student concerns

Accept reasonable changes in responsibility or teaching commitment according to experience, expertise and the needs of the School.

Support the Academy with Events that take place throughout the year as and when needed.

What the school offers its staff

• Archway benefits to include shopping discounts and competitions
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
• *Access to Teachers’ Pensions / Generous pension scheme
• Access to discounted travel schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Comprehensive training and support
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Free flu vaccine
• Access to e-learning and development

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

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Archway Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: hr@archwaytrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/archway-learning-trust

School Details

Bluecoat Trent Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1132 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bluecoat Trent Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bluecoat-trent-academy

Arranging a visit to Archway Learning Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@archwaytrust.co.uk.

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