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Pastoral Manager
Bentley West Primary School, Walsall, West Midlands
£34,434.00 - £41,771.00 Annually (FTE) Salary will be worked out according to experience. Actual salary will start at roughly £31,236.50 for 36.5 hours per week, 39 weeks
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Pastoral Manager
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Grade: Birmingham Grade 4 scale point 23 to 31.
Salary: £34,434-£41,771 Full Time Equivalent. Actual salary will start at roughly £31,236.50 on SCP 23 for 36.5 hours per week, 39 weeks.
Based at: Bentley West Primary School, Monmouth Road, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0EQ.
Role: Full time, 36.5 hours per week over 5 days, Term Time Only.
Contract: Permanent.
Start Date: ASAP.
Closing Date: midnight, Sunday 1st November 2026.
We are looking for a Pastoral Manager to join our friendly team to contribute towards a safe, happy and engaging learning provision
Are you committed to supporting pupils to achieve their very best whilst providing stability, structure and support for them?
Are you a dynamic and motivated individual who will provide effective pastoral care for our most vulnerable pupils?
Are you looking to play a key role as Lead Operational DSL, working alongside senior leaders to improve outcomes for vulnerable pupils?
Are you looking to coordinate multi-agency support and champion inclusion, attendance and safeguarding?
If the answer is yes, then this exciting post may be the next step on your career ladder.
We will offer you
- A supportive and nurturing Senior Leadership Team.
- The opportunity to make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged children.
- The benefit of being part of a multi-academy trust, offering the support of experienced colleagues across our schools and greater opportunities for career progression.
- Supportive and hardworking colleagues.
Leigh Trust is an ambitious multi-academy trust, which currently comprises of seven schools, and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
To apply:
To apply for the position of Pastoral Manager, please complete an application via MyNewTerm.
Closing Date: midnight, Sunday 1st November 2026
If you would like to discuss this role before submitting your application, please contact us via email or phone.
Visits to school in advance of applying are warmly encouraged. Please contact us via e-mail, (email address on the original advert) or phone (phone number on the original advert).
Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection
Bentley West Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Bentley West Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable reference. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2023. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.
Please note that applications must be written by the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded."
About Bentley West Primary School
- Type of school
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary, with nursery classes
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 436 (room for 494)
- Free school meals
- 43.3% of pupils
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Trust
- Leigh Trust
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Address
- Monmouth Road, Walsall, WS2 0EQ
Last inspected by Ofsted on 29 November 2022, before report cards were introduced. Read the report
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