The Pingle Academy
Pastoral Manager at The Pingle Academy
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Pastoral Manager at The Pingle Academy
Pastoral Leader (Inclusion & Wellbeing) - The Pingle Academy, Affinity Learning Partnership
Job Reference
EDV/2026/PA/56048
Location
Coronation Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0QA
Contract Details
- Type: Permanent
- Seniority: Full-Time
- Hours Per Week: 37
- Weeks Per Year: 41
Salary: £39,152.00 – £44,075.00 p.a. (FTE) (Pro rata available: £35,868.50 – £40,378.63)
Key Dates
- Closing Date: 09:00am, Thursday 9th July 2026
- Interviews: Week commencing 13 July 2026
- Start Date: September 2026
About The Pingle Academy and This Role
We are The Pingle Academy, on an ambitious journey to improve educational standards and outcomes through excellence. Our philosophy is rooted in:
- Calm, supportive environments where staff can focus on creating exceptional teaching and learning experiences.
- Strict yet warm pastoral care, where students belong, flourish, and progress.
- Inclusivity at its core, with an embedded ERS unit and thriving Sixth Form provision.
We believe that through hard work, kindness, and wise choices, we can shape the futures of the young people in our care.
Why This Role Matters
This pastoral leadership position is crucial to our mission. The successful candidate will: ✔ Lead a proactive approach to student well-being, attendance, and behaviour. ✔ Champion an ethos where all children have equal opportunities to achieve their potential. ✔ Promote safe, inclusive environments aligned with the Keeping Children Safe in Education framework.
It’s an opportunity to govern and empower our pastoral systems to create a school community where children thrive.
The Role
You will be a dynamic, experienced pastoral expert, responsible for shaping and delivering a comprehensive, impactful pastoral support system to:
- Improve attendance, behaviour, and well-being across the academy.
- Ensure compliance with safeguarding guidance while fostering:
- Proactive peer-on-peer intervention and relationship-building.
- A consistent, warm-strict approach with students, staff, and families.
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You should be: 🔹 A strategic leader with a record of positive transformations in pastoral care. 🔹 Committed to evidence-based practice and holding staff accountable to shared values. 🔹 residency-focused on equitable access and support systems that help all students soar.
Requirements & Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Substantial experience in pastoral leadership within a school, supporting complex pastoral challenges effectively.
- Demonstrable behaviour and attendance management success, with sustained improvement metrics.
- Deep insight into safeguarding protocols (e.g., training, risk assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration).
- Proven ability to lead, inspire and hold others to account sustainably.
- Solutions-driven mindset, with strong conflict de-escalation, peer support, and anti-bullying strategies.
- Empathy and integrity to build truly trusting relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
Desirable (but Not Mandatory)
- Formal qualifications in Leadership in Pastoral Care or related specialisms.
- Experience working with inclusive structures and diverse needs (e.g., staff/ERP/SEND advocates).
- Familiarity with independent schools, Trusts, or multi-academy frameworks.
You Will Bring to Affinity
✅ Commitment to ensuring children fulfil their potential, regardless of background. ✅ Alignment with Affinity’s values: collaboration, distrusts摘选动展, and bold inclusivity. ✅ Appreciation of local community relevance and collaborative opportunities.
Why Join Affinity Learning Partnership?
At Affinity, we’re proud to champion our colleagues through three core pillars:
1. Belongs (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion)
- Cultivating an environment where everyone feels respected and valued.
- Structured group initiatives including affinity networks and LGBTQ+ support groups.
2. Progresses (Staff Development & CPD)
- A Professional Growth Model, guiding career progression with personalised development funding.
- Systematic training in pastoral care, safeguarding, leadership skills tailored to each role.
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3. Thrives (Wellbeing)
- Staff-friendly policies such as the annual wellbeing day, stress tests workshops, and coaching support.
- Competitive membership benefits including:
- Employee Assistance Programmes and confidential mental health support.
- Benenden private healthcare and the Health Cash Plan.
- Resources as hassle-free dental, eye care, vaccine payment support and a Cycles2Work scheme.
Package Overview
- Non-performance-related pay—focus on successful outcomes, not penalties.
- Workplace guarantees: Transparency, respect, collaboration, and a Trust-wide workload reduction promise.
- CPD funding alongside generous pension options (qualified teachers: upper-tier Teachers’ Pension; TPS/MSS companionable schemes).
Additional Notes & Commitments
📌 No sponsorship available for non-British residents. UK right-to-work documentation required. 📍 Applications must arrive by 09.00am on the closing date. Oversubscription risk means early close possible.
👉 Applications do not receive individual feedback, due to volume. Responses will typically reach candidates via email—check junk/spam folders regularly.
Affinity’s Commitment to Equality & Inclusion
We embrace and celebrate diversity as a strategic strength. Applications are encouraged from candidates identifying with: 🔲 Race and ethnicity 🔲 Neurodiversity, disability, or multiple nondominant statuses 🔲 LGBTQI+ individuals of all affiliations 🔲 Parents, grandparents, or soon-to-be parents.
Reasonable adjustments will be made during recruitment. For example: 🔸 Additional time for candidate assessment or flexibility in interview formats (e.g., virtual participation, reasonable written queries included).
Safeguarding Guardrails
All applicants must agree to: ➡ Full Enhanced Disclosure checks in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. ➡ Property documentation: right to work validation in the UK.
Equality shall shape every aspect of recruitment; transparency and fairness are Affinity’s core.
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