Learning Manager

Outwood Academy Riverside; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Outwood Academy Riverside is seeking a Learning Manager with school experience and a strong grasp of safeguarding and pupil support. The role requires coordinating behaviour, liaising with families and partner agencies, and using MIS and Praising Stars data to guide interventions.

The successful candidate will communicate effectively with students, staff and parents, work well under pressure, and maintain a supportive approach to vulnerable learners within a busy school environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a school environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, both verbally and in writing.
• Proficiency in standard ICT packages, including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to relate sympathetically to students and identify safeguarding concerns.

Responsibilities

• Monitor students in assigned year group using MIS and Praising Stars data to identify concerns and intervene.
• Act as first point of contact for behaviour incidents and support the Consequences process.
• Contact parents regarding exclusions and support readmission meetings.
• Coordinate inter-agency liaison meetings (e.g., Children in Need, Team Around the Child).
• Undertake referrals for families and support the Education Welfare Officer with truancy checks.

Skills

Communication

ICT proficiency

Safeguarding

Inter-agency liaison

Tools

MIS systems

Praising Stars data

Job description

The successful applicant must have experience of working in a school environment and demonstrable knowledge of issues affecting students and young people, including how to offer supportive assistance.

Essential skills include the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of audiences, verbally and in writing, and proficiency in using standard ICT packages, including Microsoft Office. Crucially, candidates must be able to work well under pressure, manage competing deadlines, relate sympathetically to students, and recognise potential child safeguarding issues. Experience of working with other agencies that support vulnerable students is desirable.

The Learning Manager strategically monitors all students in their assigned year group, utilizing MIS systems and Praising Stars data to identify concerns and action appropriate intervention strategies. Key duties include acting as the first point of contact for behaviour related incidents and supporting the Consequences process, including contacting parents regarding exclusions and supporting readmission meetings.

A core function is inter-agency liaison, including chairing Children in Need and Team Around the Child meetings, undertaking referrals for families, and supporting the Education Welfare Officer with truancy sweeps. They also coordinate year group logistics such as vaccinations and photographs and handle attendance checks.

The successful applicant must have experience of working in a school environment and demonstrable knowledge of issues affecting students and young people, including how to offer supportive assistance.

Essential skills include the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of audiences, verbally and in writing, and proficiency in using standard ICT packages. Crucially, candidates must be able to work well under pressure, manage competing deadlines, relate sympathetically to students, and recognise potential child safeguarding issues. Experience of working with other agencies that support vulnerable students is desirable.