Cowley Academy
Lincolnshire
£24,502 - £29,964 per year
Salary:
GLEA Grade 5 - GLEA Grade 6
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
1 October 2025
Job overview
South Lincolnshire Academies Trust is seeking to appoint a Pastoral Year Lead to join the Pastoral Team at either Spalding Academy or Cowley Academy and also at Giles Academy.
Pastoral Year Leads are an integral part of the Pastoral Team. This is a highly valued and responsible position requiring a team player who is self-motivated and willing to respond enthusiastically in an organisation that has high expectations of all colleagues and students.
This is an exciting opportunity and the successful candidate must be inspirational and innovative; you will be joining a strong, dynamic and forward-thinking team who have excellent relationships with students, colleagues, parents/carers and supporting outside agencies.
The role will involve providing pastoral support to the varying needs of our students in order for them to achieve academically and flourish as individuals. You must be able to model the emotional intelligence required to build effective and positive relationships with all in our community.
The Trust offers exceptionally pleasant working environments. Our school sites offer a calm and safe place, where staff and students work hard, achieve a great deal and enjoy excellent working relationships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks undertaken are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education". All post holders are subject to satisfactory clearances prior to taking up an offer of employment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Closing date for applications is 8am Wednesday 1st October 2025.
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About Cowley Academy
Cowley Academy
School Lane, Donington, Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE11 4TF
United Kingdom
Cowley Academy is an oversubscribed non-selective mixed 11-16 secondary school and joined South Lincolnshire Academies Trust in September 2022.
* The school has over 600 students with a pupil admission number (PAN) of 120.
* The school is performing ABOVE national average (based on a Progress 8 score of +0.08 in 2023).
* Cowley Academy is the top performing school locally in the Boston area (along with Giles Academy) and outperforms local grammar schools.
* The school has made incredible progress since joining the Trust in 2022. Cowley Academy currently has no Ofsted grading as a new school under the Trust (formerly The Thomas Cowley High School), but is set to emulate the success of our other schools.
Join our highly successful Trust
South Lincolnshire Academies Trust has over 550 teaching and support staff working in the four schools (Bourne Academy, Spalding Academy, Giles Academy and Cowley Academy) that make up our highly successful Trust.
There has never been a better time to become part of our team with the rapid growth of the schools, where student numbers are increasing due to local demand and there is an expansion in our curriculum and facilities.
We pride ourselves on creating an environment that benefits from high staff retention as we offer realistic routes for progression for both teaching and support staff. We nurture and reward our staff and will help you develop and succeed.
Our Trust ethos is Aspire, Challenge, Achieve and this is embedded in everything we do for our students and staff. This common goal reflects why our schools are so popular as our students and staff work towards the same objectives.
Not only are we successful, but the working environment is a rewarding and enjoyable place to be.
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