Pastoral Leader

Teaching Personnel; Bradford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel is partnered with a welcoming Bradford secondary school to appoint a dedicated Head of Year. The role focuses on pastoral leadership, monitoring student progress, attendance and wellbeing, and providing targeted support to students facing academic or behavioural challenges.

You will collaborate with form tutors and staff to strengthen school culture and student outcomes. The ideal candidate will have UK secondary school experience, strong safeguarding awareness and excellent

Qualifications

• Experience in a UK secondary school setting.
• Experience in pastoral, behaviour, safeguarding or student-support roles.
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour and difficult conversations.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with students, families and staff.
• Highly organised with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, resilient and able to remain calm under pressure.
• Commitment to improving student outcomes, attendance, behaviour and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for pastoral leadership and day-to-day welfare of an allocated year group.
• Monitor and improve student progress, attendance, punctuality and behaviour.
• Provide targeted support to students with academic, behavioural, social or emotional needs.
• Build strong relationships with students, families and colleagues.
• Communicate effectively with parents/carers and external agencies as appropriate.
• Manage pastoral and behavioural concerns following school policies.

Skills

Pastoral leadership

Behaviour management

Student support

Communication

Organisation

Calm under pressure

Safeguarding knowledge

Team collaboration

Job description

Pastoral Head of Year - Bradford

Location: Bradford
Start Date: ASAP / September 2026
Contract: Full-time, long-term
Pay: Competitive daily rate, dependent on experience

Are you an experienced Pastoral Leader, Head of Year, Progress Leader or Behaviour Specialist looking for your next opportunity?

Teaching Personnel are currently working with a welcoming and supportive secondary school in Bradford who are looking to appoint a dedicated and passionate Head of Year to join their pastoral team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting young people, improving behaviour and attendance, and helping students achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing outstanding pastoral care and building positive relationships with students, parents and staff.

The Role

As Head of Year, you will:

• Take responsibility for the pastoral leadership and day-to-day welfare of an allocated year group.
• Monitor and improve student progress, attendance, punctuality and behaviour.
• Provide targeted support to students experiencing academic, behavioural, social or emotional difficulties.
• Build strong and positive relationships with students, families and colleagues.
• Communicate effectively with parents/carers and external agencies where appropriate.
• Manage and respond to pastoral and behavioural concerns, following school policies and procedures.
• Set high expectations and encourage students to take responsibility for their behaviour and learning.
• Use attendance, behaviour and progress data to identify students requiring additional support.
• Work closely with Form Tutors, Heads of Department, SLT and the wider pastoral team.
• Contribute to the development of a positive, inclusive and supportive school culture.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is:

• Experienced within a UK secondary school setting.
• Experienced in a pastoral, behaviour, safeguarding or student-support role.
• Confident managing challenging behaviour and difficult conversations.
• Able to build excellent relationships with students of all abilities and backgrounds.
• Highly organised with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, resilient and able to remain calm under pressure.
• Passionate about improving student outcomes, attendance, behaviour and wellbeing.
• Confident working collaboratively as part of a wider pastoral team.
• Able to demonstrate a strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection.
• Committed to promoting high expectations and positive behaviour.

Non-Negotiables

Applicants must:

• Have previous experience working within a UK school setting.
• Have experience in a pastoral, behaviour, safeguarding, Head of Year or similar student-support role.
• Hold, or be willing to apply for, an enhanced DBS on the Update Service.
• Have the right to work in the UK.
• Be available for full-time work.

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