Learning Manager - Student Support

Outwood Grange Academies Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Secure Pay & Pension

Training & Progression

Flexibility & Leave

Wellbeing & Perks

Job summary

Outwood Grange Academy in Wakefield is seeking a Learning Manager to champion student welfare, intervene strategically, and monitor progress using data. You will manage complex student cases in collaboration with external agencies, starting with Year 9 in September.

The role runs Monday to Thursday, 08:00–16:00, and Fridays 08:00–15:30 during term time plus five days. A commitment to safeguarding and CPD is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a school environment and knowledge of issues affecting students and young people.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with diverse audiences.
• Proficiency in using ICT packages including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing deadlines.
• Experience collaborating with external agencies to support vulnerable students.

Responsibilities

• Strategically monitor all students in the assigned year group using MIS systems and Praising Stars data to identify concerns and plan interventions.
• Act as first point of contact for behaviour incidents and support the Consequences process, including parent contact regarding exclusions and readmission meetings.
• Lead inter-agency liaison, chair Children in Need and Team Around the Child meetings, and undertake family referrals.
• Coordinate year group logistics such as vaccinations and photographs, and manage attendance checks.

Skills

Communication

ICT proficiency

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Learning Manager

Salary: £26,112.58 to £26,980.57

Hours: 37 hours per week, during term time plus five days.

Start Date: This is a permanent role starting as soon as possible.

Are you ready to be a champion for student success? Join us as a Learning Manager, where you will play a critical role in nurturing student potential by focusing on welfare, strategic intervention, and data-driven monitoring. This position is perfect for someone passionate about removing academic and behavioral barriers to learning, ensuring all students thrive in a supportive educational setting, and effectively managing complex student cases in collaboration with external agencies.

This successful candidate will initially be assigned to our Year 9 students in September.

The working pattern for this role is Monday to Thursday, 08:00am until 04:00pm and Fridays 08:00am until 03:30pm.

Welcome From The Principal

Thank you for your interest in Outwood Grange Academy.

I am so pleased you are looking at this fantastic opportunity to work at Outwood Grange Academy. Our larger-than-average 11-19 academy is in the heart of Outwood, Wakefield, with easy access to major towns and cities via the motorway network.

As the Founding Academy of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust, we embody the organisation's core ethos: making students our fundamental priority, raising standards, and transforming life chances.

I am truly proud of the work we do to ensure all aspects of education are of the highest possible quality. This is driven by our staff's unwavering dedication, their commitment to enabling every student to achieve their potential. We are passionate about the importance of CPD for our teachers as they are our greatest resource and are best placed to inspire students.

If this is a vision that resonates with you, I look forward to meeting you to discuss what you have to offer.

If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact [e-mail].

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

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.

About Us

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).

What will we do for you?

We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:

• Secure Pay & Pension: Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Training & Progression: Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
• Flexibility & Leave: Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff. (Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
• Wellbeing & Perks: Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Please note, we reserve the right to close advertisements early, either on the advertised closing date, or sooner if required.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.