We are popular school at the heart of its community rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted with consistently positive outcomes at GCSE, our core purpose to “Inspire education and Inspire lives’. We offer a broad and rich curriculum with student’s academic and personal development central to all our work, endeavouring to ensure all students are successful in achieving their goals and ambitions, and progressing successfully to post 16 education, employment or training.
We are seeking to employ a committed Pastoral Manager to support the needs of identified groups of students across allocated year groups. The Pastoral Manager will provide outstanding pastoral care and guidance and foster positive links between home and school, working closely with parents/carers. They will monitor and support the attendance and behaviour of students in their year group, supporting interventions where necessary. We are looking for candidates who will bring additional experience to a well-established team, who actively promote and understand what makes Oldbury Wells such an effective school and who appreciate and promote our inclusive school ethos. In return, we offer a school which is a great place to be and a great place to learn, where students Enjoy, Aspire and Achieve within all elements of their academic and personal development.
The current vacancy is linked to the Year 7 cohort and will provide an opportunity to work with the associated Head of Year and support students within their transition from Primary to Secondary school. The role is an integral part of the Year 7 team who ensure that students successfully transfer from their primary school into year 7 and have a successful first year in their new secondary school environment.
Oldbury Wells is part of the TrustEd Schools Partnership which currently comprises a family of nine schools all based within Shropshire. Our Trust is committed to supporting local education and enjoys strong partnership arrangements with all local primary schools. At the center of our work is quality and inclusive education for students of all abilities; all our partner schools work closely together to support professional development opportunities which ensure all members of the team are able to develop within their role. We are located just 20 minutes from the West Midlands conurbation where we enjoy a small town location in Bridgnorth within easy reach of the Birmingham and Telford and Shrewsbury areas.