Role: Learning Manager
Academy: Outwood Academy Easingwold
Start Date: 07/09/2026 Clearances Allowing
Salary (Actual Salary): £26,112 to £26,950 per annum
Working Pattern: 37 Hours Per Week, Monday to Friday, Term Time only plus 5 days.
Are you ready to be a champion for student success?………….
Join us as a Learning Manager, where you will play a critical role in nurturing student potential by focusing on welfare, strategic intervention, and data-driven monitoring. This position is perfect for someone passionate about removing academic and behavioral barriers to learning, ensuring all students thrive in a supportive educational setting, and effectively managing complex student cases in collaboration with external agencies.
This is a fast-paced, "front-line" role that combines strategic data work with hands-on student support. You will:
Drive Intervention: Use the Praising Stars system and MIS data to track academic progress and behaviour, intervening early to support students at risk.
Safeguarding & Welfare: Act as a key link for safeguarding, attending Case Conferences, recording incidents, and chairing multi-agency meetings (CIN/TAC).
Attendance & Behaviour: Lead on attendance checks, conduct home visits with the EWO when necessary, and manage student readmissions and exclusions.
Strategic Reporting: Analyse half-termly data to produce intervention booklets and present findings to the Senior Leadership Team.
Operational Support: Supervise key social times (breakfast/break/lunch), coordinate year-group events (like Prom or residential trips), and respond to internal radio calls for lesson support.
Welcome from the Principal:
Thank you for your interest in the vacancy at Outwood Academy Easingwold.
It is a privilege to introduce you to our vibrant and successful school and Sixth Form, located in the delightful market town of Easingwold, North Yorkshire, near York and surrounded by beautiful countryside.
We are proud to serve an increasingly diverse community and maintain a unique, nurturing ‘family’ ethos. Our dedicated staff are driven by an unwavering commitment to securing strong outcomes. Our GCSE and A level results are consistently excellent, affording our young people the opportunity to achieve their future aspirations. We are passionate about encouraging personal development so students grow into confident, articulate citizens.
As part of the Outwood Family, a Trust renowned for transforming lives and raising standards, we would be delighted to welcome you to our friendly and supportive team if you share our passion for making a real difference.
Outwood Academy Easingwold is a very special place, and I look forward to meeting you
Outwood Academy Easingwold offers:
- We are judged as Outstanding by Ofsted and the report published on 21st September 2022 said “Outwood
Academy Easingwold is an aspirational and nurturing environment where pupils are encouraged to excel.
Staff have the highest expectations of what pupils can achieve and ensure that they meet them.” They also
stated "This is a caring community where pupils and staff value and appreciate each other." About our
curriculum they wrote "The school’s ‘intrinsic’, ‘academic’, ‘enhancement’ and ‘elective’ curriculums combine
to ensure that pupils receive an exceptional education." - We are regularly ranked in the top 20 of ‘The Times’ top schools in the North.
- We offer a high quality of education for our students and excellent career progression and training for staff.
- We offer our colleagues extensive CPD opportunities.
- You will see the investment that has been put into the school infrastructure to provide an environment that is
conducive to learning. - You will find the staff and students friendly and welcoming.
- Free onsite parking.
If you share our vision, what are you waiting for….why not join our family?
- To view the Support Staff recruitment booklet, Click here
If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact Natalie Reed - Lead Learning Manager via email on n.reed@easingwold.outwood.com
Responsibilities
The Learning Manager strategically monitors all students in their assigned year group, utilizing MIS systems and Praising Stars data to identify concerns and action appropriate intervention strategies. Key duties include acting as the first point of contact for behaviour related incidents and supporting the Consequences process, including contacting parents regarding exclusions and supporting readmission meetings.
A core function is inter-agency liaison, including chairing Children in Need and Team Around the Child meetings, undertaking referrals for families, and supporting the Education Welfare Officer with truancy sweeps. They also coordinate year group logistics such as vaccinations and photographs and handle attendance checks.
- To view the full job description please click here.
Qualifications
The successful applicant must have experience of working in a school environment and demonstrable knowledge of issues affecting students and young people, including how to offer supportive assistance.
Essential skills include the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of audiences, verbally and in writing, and proficiency in using standard ICT packages, including Microsoft Office. Crucially, candidates must be able to work well under pressure, manage competing deadlines, relate sympathetically to students, and recognise potential child safeguarding issues. Experience of working with other agencies that support vulnerable students is desirable.
- To view the person specification please click here.
