Job Description
Role: Lead Learning Manager
Academy: Outwood Academy Acklam
Start Date: 01/09/2026
Salary (Actual Salary): £34,073
Working Pattern: 37 Hours Per Week, Monday to Friday, Term Time only plus 15 days
Are you an experienced leader ready to take strategic and operational ownership of student welfare and safeguarding? As the Lead Learning Manager, you will manage the Learning Manager team, ensuring high-quality support maximizes student attainment and life chances. This senior inclusion role involves acting as the Child Protection lead, championing positive mental health, and coordinating complex multi-agency interventions for our most vulnerable young people.
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Welcome From The Principal
As Principal, I'm incredibly proud of our GOOD-rated, vibrant, and diverse 11-16 academy in Middlesbrough. We have nearly 1,200 students who benefit from our spectacular building, state-of-the-art facilities, and strong, inclusive community.
Our energetic and passionate academic and pastoral teams are committed to making a significant impact. This is evident in our consistently improving student outcomes, including being the highest performing school in the town on the Fairer Schools Index with 'Well Above Average' progress. Everything we do is driven by our ACKLAM values.
We are an outward-facing school that celebrates diversity and widens opportunities for both our students and the community. Staff love working here, and we trust you will too. We encourage you to submit an application or come for a look around.
If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact Grace Gill, g.gill@acklam.outwood.com
Responsibilities
You will provide strategic and operational leadership for child protection and student welfare, often acting as the Safeguarding Deputy Designated Lead and maintaining all child protection records. A core function is the formal supervision and management of the Learning Manager team, ensuring effective tracking and intervention utilizing the MIS system and Praising Stars.
You will lead on promoting student positive mental health and manage multi-agency case work, including undertaking referrals, recording safeguarding incidents, and chairing meetings such as Team Around the Child. Furthermore, you will support readmission meetings and provide emergency support across the academy via the internal radio system.
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Qualifications
Essential qualifications include Safeguarding Level 3, along with a willingness to complete Level 3 safeguarding supervision training and Mental Health First Aid training within the first six months.
Candidates must have significant experience managing and leading teams, coupled with extensive knowledge of issues affecting young people and mental health within a school setting.
Required skills include the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences to gain credibility, utilize multiple school software systems, and chair and manage meetings effectively. A satisfactory DBS check is mandatory.
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About Us
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:
Secure Pay & Pension: Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme. Training & Progression: Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications. Flexibility & Leave: Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff. (Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis) Wellbeing & Perks: Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
If you are looking for a rewarding, supportive role where you can truly make an impact, we encourage you to apply now.
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Please note, we reserve the right to close advertisements early, either on the advertised closing date, or sooner if required.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
