Pastoral Leader: Head of Accelerate

Head of Accelerate

Lift Greenwood is seeking an exceptional Pastoral Leader:
Head of Accelerate to lead the pastoral provision for our Year 7 cohort, ensuring every student experiences a successful transition into secondary school and develops a strong sense of belonging, wellbeing, and achievement.

As Head of Accelerate, you will have overall pastoral responsibility for our Year 7 students, supporting them through the important transition from primary to secondary education and ensuring they feel safe, valued, and ready to learn. You will work collaboratively with tutors, teachers, senior leaders, families, and external agencies to deliver high‑quality pastoral support, promote excellent attendance and behaviour, and remove barriers to learning.

You will monitor student wellbeing and progress, implement targeted interventions, and use data effectively to identify trends and drive improvement.

The role includes supporting the academy’s behaviour systems, responding to pastoral concerns, working with vulnerable students and families, and contributing to the development of a positive and inclusive school culture.

We are looking for a passionate and resilient individual who is committed to supporting young people to succeed.

The successful candidate will have experience working with young people, promoting high expectations, and supporting positive behaviour and attendance. They will possess excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, be confident using data to inform interventions, and have a strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection.

You will be calm under pressure, solution‑focused, and able to work effectively with students, families, colleagues, and external agencies to secure the best possible outcomes for every child.

Experience in an educational setting, working with vulnerable students, SEND pupils, or external support services, would be advantageous.

• Comprehensive training
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  Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
• Generous benefits
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  From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
• Lifestyle perks
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  Enjoy discounted gym memberships and travel deals

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part‑time, and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.