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Pastoral Manager
Notley High School and Sixth Form, Braintree, East of England
Scale 7, Point 19 - 24
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About the job
About the role:
Are you passionate about supporting young people to thrive in school and beyond? Do you have the drive, resilience, and expertise to lead proactive pastoral care that makes a real difference?
Notley High School is seeking to appoint an outstanding Pastoral Manager to join our committed and caring pastoral team. This is a key role in our school, responsible for ensuring high standards of student wellbeing, attendance, behaviour, and engagement. You will work closely with our Raising Standards Leaders and other key staff to ensure all students feel safe, supported, and empowered to succeed.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Acting as a highly visible and approachable presence around school, promoting high standards of behaviour and conduct
- Building strong, supportive relationships with students and their families
- Monitoring and improving attendance, including first-day calls and regular home visits
- Delivering or coordinating targeted interventions to support students with emotional and behavioural needs (e.g. anger management, anxiety support)
- Working closely with external agencies and leading on multi-agency meetings (e.g. Early Help, TAF)
- Upholding safeguarding procedures and supporting vulnerable learners
We are looking for someone who:
- Is experienced in pastoral or youth work, particularly in an educational setting
- Has the emotional intelligence and professional confidence to work with vulnerable and challenging students
- Can lead structured interventions around behaviour and mental wellbeing
- Is resilient, calm under pressure, and able to manage difficult conversations
- Shares our commitment to inclusion, high expectations, and student success
In return, we offer a supportive team, high-quality CPD (including safeguarding Level 3), and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people.
Bridge Academy Trust may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
About Notley High School and Sixth Form
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary, with a sixth form
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,210 (room for 1,500)
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Trust
- Bridge Academy Trust
- Local authority
- Essex
- Address
- Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1WY
Ofsted report card, inspected 19 May 2026
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
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