Leeds East Academy
Leeds
£30,512 - £32,221 per year
Salary:
Grade: SO1 – Actual Salary £30,512 to £32,221 Hours: 37 hours per week, term time only plus 10 days
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
31 October 2025
Apply by:
2 October 2025
Job overview
Post Reference: 2685
Academy: Leeds East Academy
Job Title: Gypsy Roma and Traveler (GRT) Inclusion Manager
Grade: SO1 – Actual Salary £30,512 to £32,221
Hours: 37 hours per week, term time only plus 10 days
Leeds East Academy is a vibrant, over-subscribed 11-16 academy driven by a clear purpose: to improve the life chances of our young people. Guided by our core values of resilience, integrity, trust, and ambition, we strive to create a community where every student feels a deep sense of belonging and is empowered to achieve their full potential. As a highly inclusive school, we are determined to ensure that all students, regardless of their starting point, can thrive in a supportive and ambitious environment, driving everyone to be exceptional.
Role:
In this role you will join the Inclusion Team and work with the Behaviour and Pastoral Team. The GRT Inclusion Manager will help improve things for the Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller (GRT) students in the school. They will also help with putting the Positive Behaviour (PB) policy into action and support students who need help from inside or outside the school.
The person in this role will make sure students are well cared for, safe, and supported in their personal growth. They will help solve problems with attendance, talk to staff, parents, and outside organisations to get help for students, and work closely with everyone involved to make sure students feel safe and enjoy school.
We believe the trust is a highly desirable place of work for an ambitious professional, who will be joining one of the most supportive and talented teams in the country.
Closing Date: Thursday 2nd October 2025
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About Leeds East Academy
Leeds East Academy
South Parkway, Seacroft, Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS14 6HA
United Kingdom
Leeds East Academy – Everyone Exceptional
A mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, 11-16 academy, situated in Seacroft, Leeds in West Yorkshire. There are 1025 students on the school roll.
Leeds East Academy is a diverse and vibrant school community which was judged as 'Good' during May 2019 across all areas of the Ofsted framework. In the Ofsted report inspectors commented; "Leaders' aspirations for the school are high. They are determined that all of their pupils, regardless of background, will achieve as highly as possible. Leaders have created an ambitious and optimistic culture across the school".
Our vision for the academy is simply, 'everyone exceptional' and we pride ourselves on ensuring that all students receive the very best pastoral care and academic support to achieve this. Housed within a state-of-the-art school building, Leeds East Academy is now the premier choice of school for families in the local area. Leeds East Academy is also a highly desirable and dynamic establishment for ambitious education professionals, who will be joining a forward-thinking organisation committed to securing the highest educational, professional and personal standards for the community we serve.
Part of The White Rose Academies Trust - the most rapidly improved family of schools in the region - Leeds East Academy is accelerating on a thrilling journey which will ultimately see the school, its staff and its students, secure an Ofsted rating of outstanding by 2022.
We provide exceptional life training; harnessing the skills and fortifying the aspirations of young people, who we know will transform the region and provide a positive, progressive contribution to society.
The White Rose Academies Trust is a local Trust dedicated to raising and fulfilling the ambitions of young people. Our academies throughout Leeds are at the heart of the communities they serve, which is why we are committed to delivering an outstanding education to every one of our students.
The Trust employs over 300 outstanding professionals who are committed to unlocking the potential of the next generation.
We benefit hugely from our sponsor, Leeds City College Group, which is one of the largest and most successful FE/HE College Groups in the UK. Our sponsor provides leadership and operational support and advice to all our Academies. They also share our vision of creating a truly Outstanding Trust.
Principal
Mr Danny Bullock
Values and vision
Leeds East Academy is determined that every student reaches their full potential. It is committed to providing a safe, caring and purposeful learning environment that is at the heart of the local community and developing successful students who contribute fully to the Academy and the wider community. The secondary school aims to inspire confident young people with a 'can do' attitude and to celebrate the principles of high achievement, respect and the inclusion of all students.
Leeds East Academy has four LEA Core Values promoting: Resilience, Integrity, Trust and Ambition. These values underpin everything the Academy does on a daily basis, ensuring that all students and staff know the role that they have to play in both the school and the wider community as a whole.
Ofsted
"The Executive Principal's aspirational vision and determination, supported by high-quality Academy leaders and the highly effective local accountability board and Academy Trust has ensured the Academy has improved considerably and rapidly. Teaching is improving quickly across all subjects because teachers are well supported by their leaders and managers. The behaviour of students around the Academy and in classes has been transformed."
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