Pastoral Director

Permanent

Full time

SFCA Leadership Scale Points L2 – L4 (£62,002 - £64,404 per annum)

We are seeking an inspiring and experienced pastoral leader to join us in the influential role of Pastoral Director. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to shape and lead a high impact pastoral provision at the heart of a vibrant and ambitious college community.

We welcome applications from external candidates from all types and stages of education providers. If you are passionate about student progress, personal development and academic success, and are ready to make a lasting difference, we would love to hear from you.

A qualified teacher with substantial pastoral experience is required to lead the design, delivery and ongoing development of the College’s pastoral provision. As a key member of the College Leadership Team, you will play a central role in shaping strategy, driving improvement, and ensuring that every student is supported to thrive. You will design and lead a two year personal development curriculum, guiding students on a journey that prepares them for progression into higher education, apprenticeships and professional careers. Alongside this, you will drive academic progress through targeted intervention, monitoring and support, ensuring that high expectations and care go hand in hand.

As Pastoral Director, you will manage and develop a dedicated team of Pastoral Leads, overseeing their team of Progress Tutors, collectively supporting the wellbeing, academic performance and progression of approximately half of the student body. You will also work closely with an established Pastoral Director to take this area of provision forward, helping to shape an inclusive, forward thinking model of pastoral care.

Wyke is an Ofsted Outstanding sixth form college. The college’s reputation attracts students from across Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Wyke has grown significantly over the last decade, accommodating over 2500 exclusively level three students on a modern £30M university-style campus. At Wyke, we put the student first and all decisions centre around staff working together to meet their best interests. 97% of our current teachers and support staff recommend working here. Come and join the amazing learning culture that creates “The Wyke Experience”.

We offer a forward-thinking, welcoming college with supportive management and a modern environment. Benefits include a strong programme of staff development and membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we welcome applications from a diverse range of applicants. We would love our staff ethnicity and cultural profile to closely match the student population we serve. We are lucky to work with great students who are here to learn.

Informal discussions about the role with Chris Herring, Vice Principal, are welcomed and encouraged.

The College takes safeguarding extremely seriously and a full range of pre-employment checks as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education including a satisfactory enhanced DBS with barred list check and an online search will be required for this post. All posts at the College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and it is an offence for those barred from working with children to even apply for a role at the College.

For further details and an application form please see below or visit www.wyke.ac.uk/about-wyke/staff-vacancies . If you have any queries about applying for the role or require paper copies of the information, please contact personnel@wyke.ac.uk, or call 01482 346347.

The closing date for received applications is 8.30a.m. on Friday 17 April 2026. Interviews are planned for Monday 27 April 2026.

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