Pastoral ManagerTameside Alternative Provision Academy part of Ambition Community Trust
About the RoleContract Type : Fixed Term Contract to end August 2026.
Contract Reason : Specific Project
Salary : Grade G SCP 23 £33,366 SCP 28 £37,938 - pro rata (actual SCP 23 £30,291.96 SCP 28 £34,442.74)
Hours : 36 hours per week, Term time only + 2 weeks
Base Location : Tameside Alternative Provision Academy (TAPA)
Interviews : to be confirmed
Required : November 2025
Closing Date : Sunday 12th October 2025
We are seeking to appoint an experienced Pastoral Manager. You will be based at one of our two main academic sites, and you will be deployed across the service to support and engage pupils on our roll, many of whom have significant barriers to learning. Previous experience of working within an education setting with pupils in a supporting role is essential to contribute towards a positive learning culture, which promotes success and personal well-being.
Tameside Alternative Provision Academy is a Key Stage 2-4 Provision, committed to the education of pupils permanently excluded from school, as well as others who have special educational and medical needs. The successful candidate will be joining a diverse and vibrant local authority committed to excellence where support for our most vulnerable young people features prominently in our priorities.
The KS3 and KS4 facilities were purpose built in 2012 under the Building Schools for the Future programme and offer outstanding opportunities for further development.
Tameside Alternative Provision Academy is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. TAPA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosures.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Donna Hindley on 0161 214 8484 or email: d.hindley@acttapa.com
Completed application forms to be returned to the School Business Manager: l.harris@acttapa.com
Closing Date : Sunday 12th October 2025
Tameside Alternative Provision Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) with barred list check is required for all successful applicants. Also, this post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare Disqualification 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
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