Assistant Director of Pastoral and Academic Progress


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Manchester, M18 8RL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Nov 2026
Closing date:	20 Nov 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen within our pastoral team as an Assistant Director of Pastoral and Academic Progress (Assistant Head of Year). The core purpose of the role is to work with the year group director (Head of Year) to deliver strategies, support and interventions that impact on improving our student’s educational, behavioural, social and emotional development and ultimately improve their future life opportunities.

We are looking for applicants who have experience of Assistant Director of Pastoral and Academic Progress (Assistant Head of Year). You will have excellent ICT, oral and written communication skills. You will be highly organised, flexible, conscientious and have a ‘can do’ approach to work.

What the school offers its staff

In Ofsted inspections in 2016 and 2021, the College was judged ‘Outstanding’ in every area of the Inspection Framework. Under the current framework, where an overall ‘Outstanding’ grade is no longer awarded, we are immensely proud that our March 2026 inspection identified areas of exceptional practice, further strengthening our reputation for excellence. We remain fully committed to continually raising academic standards and attainment through a broad, ambitious and inclusive curriculum.Wright Robinson College is committed to staff development and if you join our team, you will be based in a friendly and supportive school with a state-of-the-art building, providing access to the latest resources to facilitate learning. As well as offering you a competitive salary and access to our BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, which provides all of our staff with access to free counselling and a 24/7 health line, you will be provided with free access to on-site gym facilities, swimming pool and free on-site parking. Located on the east side of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links.

Have you got the desire, experience and ambition to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries can be directed to Ms. Bower on 0161 370 5121.

For further information on the position, to see what our staff have to say about working for us and for details on how to apply, please follow the link below:

https://www.wrightrobinson.co.uk/Vacancies/

Commitment to safeguarding

Statement on Safeguarding Wright Robinson College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employment offers are made subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. When appointing new staff, we will ask shortlisted candidates to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and to provide any information that would deem them unsuitable to work with children.

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