Pastoral Leader in Newark on Trent

Thank you for your interest in The Dukeries Academy (TDA) and Academy Transformation Trust (ATT). Part of our Vision at TDA is to develop ‘Our People’. Being recognised as an exceptional place to work is important to us as we aspire to attract, retain, and develop the very best leaders and staff.

Our Mission at The Dukeries Academy is to transform lives by inspiring excellence and maximising opportunities for all. As a rapidly improving Academy, at the heart of the Ollerton community, we support every student to achieve the qualifications they need to progress confidently to the next stage of learning, training, or employment. This is not all we do. To complement their qualifications, we also develop the skills and character traits, which will allow our students to become positive change makers in their own and other people’s lives.

At the Dukeries Academy, we live our values. We aspire to act with integrity, are ambitious in our purpose and are resilient in our pursuit of excellence. We are a Disability Confident Employer, at ATT we are passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and welcome all applications.

We are seeking to appoint a Pastoral Leader to collaborate with Heads of Year, Pastoral Leaders and other colleagues to improve attainment and progress for all students. This will include leading on behaviour, attendance and welfare issues for identified year groups and being the first point of contact for parents and external agencies.

To succeed, you will have at least three years’ experience of working with young people in a secondary school and hold a good academic standard of general education to A Level/NVQ Level 3 with a relevant qualification in office administration. You will have experience of liaising with parents and external agencies, be computer literate and have the ability to multitask and work to tight deadlines.

You will be joining a dynamic team, who enjoy supporting the Academy and its culture of outstanding success amongst our students.

About Academy Transformation Trust: At ATT we are driven by a simple but profound belief: every child can and should become capable, competent, and confident. Our purpose is to transform lives through education, and our strategy, ATT2030, sets out how we will achieve this for every pupil, every colleague, and every community we serve. We know that people are at the heart of everything we do. Our trust thrives because of the talent, dedication, and values of our colleagues.

If you choose to join us, you will become part of a high-trust, high-accountability organisation where principals are empowered to lead, colleagues are supported to grow, and everyone is united in the moral purpose of education.

In return, you can expect:

• An inclusive and developmental leadership culture.
• Centralised behaviour systems with highly visible SLT and Faculty Leaders.
• Implementation using evidence informed practice.
• Fantastic Professional Development opportunities through our ATT Institute including NPQs in partnership with Ambition.
• Inquiry based Performance Development replacing traditional Performance Management.
• A sensible Feedback Policy.
• A comprehensive employee benefits package including shopping discounts, cycle-to-work and gym schemes, cinema tickets and an employee assistance programme.

As a valued member of our support team, you will use your sphere of influence to play an important part in taking TDA from Good to Great, and we can promise it’ll be an exciting and rewarding journey. Along the way, you will gain the satisfaction of #Transforming Lives in our Academy and across our Trust’s twenty-two schools.

For further information or to arrange a visit please call the academy on 01623 860545.

Closing date: 09.00am, Wednesday 18 February 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed

The Dukeries Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant must undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2025. We are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are a Disability Confident Employer. We are open to Flexible Working.