Job Description
Pastoral ManagerBand ‘D’ Point 20 to 26 £32,597 - £37,280 pro rata (Actual salary £27945 to £31960)Start date – April 2026Permanent ContractTerm Time Only plus INSET days – 39 weeksFull Time 37 hours per weekWe are seeking to appoint a Pastoral Manager to join our supportive team of committed advocates for young people who are passionate about changing lives and transforming chances. Pastoral Care is a key strength of our provision at Langley and we support all of our young people to be, and become, the best versions of themselves. Every learner matters and matters equally at Langley.The successful candidate will have strong values and beliefs about the importance of education to a child’s success as well as a relentless optimism that barriers to education can be removed with time, love and care.
We are looking for colleagues who enjoy working collaboratively, in a team, putting the needs of the child at the centre of everything we do.At Langley, we prioritise positive relationships between staff and students. We are incredibly proud of the way our staff and young people work collaboratively to fulfil our school motto ‘to be the best we can be’. Langley is a wonderful place to work and learn.
We are a committed, compassionate community united in our mission to being fully inclusive, celebrating diversity and promoting equality in all that we do.In 2025, we were recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and a ‘Best Place to Work’ for Education and Training. The culture at Langley is supportive and new staff report to feeling supported as part of our school community. We are keen to support flexible working and career professional development for all is a priority.In our recent Ofsted Inspection Report from March 2023, inspectors described Langley as ‘an inclusive, welcoming school’ where ‘pupils behave well in lessons’ and there is a ‘calm and purposeful atmosphere around the school’.Above all, Langley is an inclusive community and students, staff and governors are united in our shared belief that potential is limitless and that a good education opens doors and transforms lives.
We want our young people to succeed academically and personally so that they leave us as happy, thriving young adults, proud of themselves and our school.We are so proud to be Great Place to Work Certified™. It has been an excellent tool to help us to understand more about what we are doing well to make Langley a great place to work as well as understanding more about what else we can do to create a positive community for everyone. In September 2025, we were proud to be recognised as ‘Best Place to Work’ in Education and Training thanks to the positive feedback from our staff.To find out more about the post please contact Laura Byrne, Assistant Headteacher i/c Behaviour for Learning s206lbyrne@langley.solihull.sch.uk.
Please do visit our website at https://www.langley.solihull.sch.uk/ for lots of information about Langley School.Please find attached a person specification, job description, a candidate pack and our application and recruitment monitoring forms. We look forward to receiving your application. Please email your application form and recruitment monitoring form to Headteacher's PA, Becky Friend, at s206rfriend@langley.solihull.sch.ukClosing date: Sunday 15th March Proposed Interview date: Thursday 19th March Langley School staff, governors and students are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students and staff.
Pre-employment checks in line with KCSIE will be carried out for successful applicants. The safeguarding responsibilities of the position are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.As the work of this post involves working with children, adults at risk or in a position of trust, it is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please note that Disclosure & Barring Service clearance at the appropriate level will be required for this post.
Where this post meets the definition of Regulated Activity (as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) the relevant barred list(s) for children and adults will also be checked. You must disclose details of all unfiltered reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as these will be disclosed by the DBS. It is an offence to apply for a role which involves regulated activity by an applicant who is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.