Progress and Welfare Manager (Year 7) in Leeds

ASPIRE, GROW, SUCCEED

Do you believe in inspiring students to be the very best they can be? Would you like to be a dynamic and inspirational Year Manager with a desire to secure the very best, both academically and pastorally, for students? If so, we want to hear from you!

We wish to appoint a well-motivated and talented Year Manager to join our Behaviour and Welfare Team. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting student progress and wellbeing, with a particular focus on Year 7 and ensuring a smooth and successful transition from Year 6 to secondary school. This Progress and Welfare Manager role (often called a Head of Year or Pastoral Lead in some schools) is a non-teaching professional position.

Working closely with the Key Stage Leader, the postholder will help to embed the four cornerstones of the KLAS curriculum: knowledge, literacy, aspirational enrichment and social mobility.

Our Values

• Integrity
• Compassion
• Community
• Humility
• Emotional Intelligence
• Courage
• Critical Thinker
• Collaborative
• Diligent
• A role model

Responsibilities

• Highly motivated, positive colleague who can contribute to ensuring excellent standards in all areas of school life
• Have a proven track record of success
• Have experience of working with students
• Have the ability to inspire, engage and enthuse students, staff and the wider community
• Have a professional drive, energy, determination and aspiration
• Collaborate and work with key leaders across school to support further school improvement

If you share our values, ambition, have a proven track record and relish a new challenge, we look forward to receiving your application.

Benefits

• A talented, supportive staff team and a culture rooted in professional growth
• Excellent benefits including a generous pension, enhanced leave, strong wellbeing support, access to a wide range of discounts and initiatives, and a clear commitment to flexible working, with requests for varied working arrangements welcomed as part of our approach to staff wellbeing
• Outstanding facilities, including free onsite parking with EV charging points, gym access, and a modern, well-resourced building
• A strong focus on staff wellbeing and work-life balance, underpinned by a fair workload charter and staff voice framework
• A Headteacher, Leadership Team and Governing Body dedicated to creating a school of outstanding practice
• Excellent professional development opportunities, including a subject specific CPD model aimed at deepening subject knowledge
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives

Closing date: Midnight on 27 September 2026.

Allerton Grange School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors, and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are required to understand and follow Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and safer working practice guidance. Appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and safeguarding recruitment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and circumstances. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do, and we aim to build a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the wider community. Our recruitment practices are designed to be fair, inclusive, and accessible to all. We are happy to discuss and provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. This role is UK based. You must have the legal right to work in the UK. If you are not a UK or Irish citizen, or covered by the EU Settlement Scheme, you must hold a visa that permits employment in this role.