Director of Year

About Us The East Manchester Academy is a vibrant and innovative educational community in the heart of Beswick. We are a part of the Greater Manchester Education Trust. Together, we create lives of opportunity. ‘The East Manchester Academy is a beacon of hope and aspiration for pupils’ (Ofsted 2023) ‘The sense of community is tangible in this inclusive school.’ (Ofsted 2025) This is an exciting opportunity to join The East Manchester Academy, a vibrant and ambitious school at the heart of a diverse community. Following our positive Ofsted inspection in March 2025—where we achieved ‘Good’ overall and ‘Outstanding’ for Personal Development and Leadership and Management—we are continuing to build on our rapid improvement journey. We are a growing academy and we are now looking to add further capacity to our team as we enter the next stage of our development; to become an exceptional school that ensures the children of East Manchester flourish both academically and socially. We are a forward thinking and happy school, we embrace research and work collaboratively with colleagues within and beyond our trust to drive standards. Please visit our website to learn more about us and contact: recruitment@temac.co.uk if you would like to arrange a visit to the academy prior to application. About the Role We are seeking a committed and highly motivated Director of Year to lead and manage the pastoral provision for a designated year group. This is a key leadership role within the academy, focused on ensuring high standards of behaviour, attendance, and student support. You will play a central role in shaping a positive culture, ensuring that all students are supported to succeed and achieve the academy’s vision. Key responsibilities include: Leading the year group with a visible, proactive presence across the school Ensuring high standards of behaviour through consistent implementation of the Behaviour for Learning policy Monitoring and improving attendance, punctuality, and student engagement Managing pastoral systems including behaviour tracking, interventions, and student support plans Coordinating assemblies, form time programmes, and rewards systems Building strong relationships with families, external agencies, and key stakeholders You will lead a team of staff within the year group, ensuring consistency of practice and high expectations, while working collaboratively with senior leaders and faculty teams to improve outcomes for all students. The role also includes oversight of pastoral care, ensuring students’ emotional, social, and academic development is effectively supported, and that barriers to learning are identified and addressed promptly. About You You will have absolute commitment to wanting the best for children and young people, along with tact, discretion and diplomacy in all interpersonal relationships with parents/carers, students and colleagues at work. You will be self-motivated