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Year Manager

Year Manager

Leeds City Academy

Leeds

  • £24,339 - £25,950 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
Grade SO1
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
ASAP
Apply by:
3 December 2021

Job overview

Post Reference: 1047

Academy: Leeds City Academy

Job Title: Year Manager

Grade SO1 (Actual £24,339 - £25,950)

Hours: 37 hours per week, term time only plus 10 days

Accountable to: Pastoral Manager

This is an extremely exciting time to be joining Leeds City Academy, one of the most rapidly improving schools within the Leeds area and county of West Yorkshire. We are an 11-16 academy and one of four schools within White Rose Academies Trust, a Trust recognised nationally for its ground-breaking and transformational impact on the lives of the young people it serves. The academy had a Section 5 Inspection in May 2019 achieving an overall Good judgement with Leadership and Management judged as Outstanding. 

Our highly motivated and talented students are at the very centre of everything we do and the shared mission of all our stakeholders is to work ‘In Partnership’ in securing the aspirations and ambitions of every one of our young people. Our academy is a unique and truly inspirational place to work, enhanced by our wonderful students who come from a diverse range of cultures, heritage and experiences; a significant proportion of students speak English as an additional language. 

Our CPD training programme is highly respected by staff at the academy and is further enhanced by the various opportunities for professional development in all sectors.

Please apply if you wish to work for a Multi Academy Trust which values and supports the next move in your career. Come and join us on our journey to becoming World Class. 

Role

To contribute to the key objective of the Academy Strategic Plan, ‘Raising standards of achievement’, working under the direction of the Vice Principal-Student Culture to ensure that the pastoral care, personal development and safeguarding of students across the Academy is of the highest standard. 

This role will require the clear leadership of a team of Year Managers, ensuring their work is consistently, high quality and impactful for their designated year Group and for others students outside their year Group as and when required. 

You will address attendance issues; seek help for students in need by liaising with colleagues, parents and external agencies and work closely with all stakeholders to ensure that “No child is left behind”. In addition, the Year Manager Leader will be instrumental in dealing with disciplinary matters and the application of the Leeds City Academy Way. 

Duties and Responsibilities:  

  • To work closely with Senior Leaders, Pastoral Manager, Attendance team, Family Support Worker and Community Liaison Leader to ensure maximum support for students at risk of disaffection and to facilitate early intervention
  • Be committed to using the whole academy student tracking information; to have an oversight of the academic and pastoral progress of all students, plan for future interventions and set measurable improvement targets. Where necessary, prepare and present reports for regarding individual, year group, key group or whole cohort progress
  • To uphold the academy’s principle of ‘respect for all’ by managing emotions and modelling good behaviour
  • To recognise students’ positive contributions within the academy and ensure that their To have regularly engage with colleagues, parents and carers to ensure a coordinated, partnership focused approach to dealing with individual students, year group and whole cohort issues 
  • To uphold the professionalism expected of a School Leader in all dealings with colleagues, students, parents and other professionals. Be a consistent positive role model
  • To maintain accurate records for all significant interactions, interventions or contact with individual students, their parents/carers, colleagues and any external agencies using academy agreed systems
  • To take responsibility for the implementation of positive disciplinary measures within the year groups

Part of White Rose Academies Trust, Leeds City Academy is accelerating on a thrilling journey, which will ultimately see the school, its staff and its students achieve ‘World Class’ status.

We're securing our 2025 vision for World Class by growing our family of exceptional education professionals; dedicated specialists and passionate leaders with the shared goal of transforming future prospects for the next generation of West Yorkshire.

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

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 450 outstanding professionals who are committed to unlocking the potential of the next generation. Our CPD Programme is focused on innovation, leadership development and delivery of excellence for vulnerable groups. Our Beginner Teacher Programme is amongst the best in the region. We are on a significant journey which will see all of our schools Ofsted rated as World Class within five years.

White Rose Academies Trust is a member of Luminate Education Group, other members include Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College and Leeds Conservatoire. The Group provides expertise, international networks and highly desirable employability prospects within education and beyond.

Closing Date:  Friday 3rd December 2021at 09:00 am

Shortlisting: Friday 3rd December 2021   

Interview Date:  Friday 10th December 2021

Start Date:  ASAP

For more information, please visit our website at  whiteroseacademies.org .  

To apply, please click apply to complete the application form and return to us by the closing date. Please note we are unable to accept CV’s.

White Rose Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all staff and volunteers to share the commitment. Appointments will be subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures and an enhanced DBS check.  

Please note this role will involve contact with children and you will be engaging in regulated activity. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. 

PLEASE NOTE THE REQUIREMENT TO ATTACH YOUR APPLICATION FORM AS A SEPARATE DOCUMENT TO YOUR EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FORM WHEN EMAILING YOUR APPLICATION TO US.

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About Leeds City Academy

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  • Leeds City Academy
  • Bedford Field, Woodhouse Cliff, Leeds
  • West Yorkshire
  • LS6 2LG
  • United Kingdom
+44 113 284 4260

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Leeds City Academy is a mixed and culturally diverse secondary school in West Yorkshire providing places for students aged 11-16 years. This secondary school situated in Leeds has approximately 811 students on record.

Leeds City Academy belongs to the growing, dynamic and transformational White Rose Academies Trust which is sponsored by Leeds City College and forms a key part of the ground-breaking Luminate Education Group.

Principal

Richard Chattoe

Values and vision

The Academy has established a unique, positive, and transformative ‘In Partnership’ culture which truly sets the school apart from others. This culture is founded and bult upon six key values that each drive and permeate everything the Academy does: behaviour, relationships and strategic decision making. The Academy In Partnership values are affectionally referred to as the DNA of Leeds City Academy and this is something the wonderful students, staff, parents and community are immensely proud of. The Academy strongly believe that their vision and strong culture will help not only to transform the lives of young people but transform the local communities which they so passionately serve.

The Academy has enjoyed an impressive period of transformation across the last 4 years and was judged as ‘Good’ overall by OFSTED in April 2019, securing an Outstanding judgement for the quality of Leadership and Management. The report commented that ‘Exceptional leadership from the highly skilled senior leadership team has improved all aspects of the school since the last inspection. The school’s culture is now inclusive and aspirational. Pupils develop the resilience needed to rise to the challenges set by staff. The school has been transformed and its overall effectiveness improved.’

We continue this journey of transformation and are determined to provide an exceptional quality of education and culture for all students at Leeds City Academy, with the ambition that all students excel both academically and as aspirational and inspirational young people. There is no better time to join Leeds City Academy, as a colleague, a leader or as a student.

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