Pastoral Lead
The Oaks Academy
Cheshire East
- £24,921 - £28,227 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 7 full time equivalent
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 30 June 2022
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic, caring and highly effective individuals to join our dedicated Pastoral Team. You will be working alongside professional and positive colleagues to help improve the attendance, behaviour and progress of our students. This is a challenging role and you will be faced with varying scenarios on a daily basis so should ideally possess the relevant experience required for this role. In addition to relevant experience, we are looking for someone who can be a role model, work alongside senior leaders in the Academy, has great communication skills, can manage a diverse workload and liaise effectively with external agencies.
Our Pastoral Leads will be expected to lead and manage the needs of an assigned year group.
The ideal candidate should possess the following:
• Significant experience of working with children and young people in an education or community setting
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with children aged 11-16 years with mixed abilities
• Trained in safeguarding, including Prevent, and a commitment to CPD
• Professional experience of delivering child therapies desirable, however not essential
The position does include some administrative tasks and requires a good level of IT skills in order to maintain accurate student records, prepare reports and monitor impact through the examination and analysis of data.
The hours of work are 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term-time plus one week).
Pro-rata salary for hours and weeks - £21,408 - £24,794 p.a.
If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Mr Peter Kingdom, Headteacher at pkingdom@theoaksacademy.co.uk or 01270 661223. For further information about the school, please visit our website http://www.theoaksacademy.co.uk
The Learning Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
In line with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 The Learning Alliance does not request attendance or medical information on candidates for posts prior to appointment. We will, however, seek a post-appointment reference for successful candidates, which will include questions relating to attendance records. Appointments will be made subject to this reference and the Trust may, in some circumstances, withdraw the offer of appointment on the basis of information received, again having full regard to the requirements of the Equality Act.
The Learning Alliance is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status. The Trust supports CIPD’s #FlexFrom1st campaign and is ‘happy to talk flexible working’.
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About The Oaks Academy
General Information for Applicants from the Headteacher
The Oaks Academy is an 11-16 school, situated in the former grammar school, in a pleasant area of traditional housing in the south western part of Crewe. The school is part of the Learning Partnership Trust and I joined the school as headteacher in January 2021. Most recently I have held roles in the Trust as headteacher in another of our schools and also led the provision of trust teacher training and national leadership training qualifications.
We are committed to making the Oaks the school of choice for our local community. Our examination results last summer demonstrate the rapid rate of success the school is making, with GCSE results now a third of a grade higher than in previous years. We are now routinely oversubscribed, with over 50% more pupils on roll compared with 3 years ago and first choice applications for year 7 up by 25% for September 2024. Attendance is consistently above national and Cheshire East averages, indicating our pupils are happy and want to attend school. Well qualified, caring and committed staff are critical to delivering a balanced and rounded education with a focus on all students achieving their potential. We will support you with a range of professional development experiences through in-house CPD including an internationally recognised teacher qualification in TEEP (Teacher Effective Enhancement Programme), endorsed by the SSAT and the opportunity to be part of the national Effective Formative Assessment programme, endorsed by Dylan Wiliam. There is also a wealth of professional training opportunities available via the trust’s staff development programme. The trust provides a well-established initial teacher training programme, an early career teacher programme, and a range of professional development opportunities. By joining our school, you will also benefit from shared in-service training and links with our partner schools. Being part of The Learning Partnership will mean you would benefit from our networking and close collaboration with departments, faculties and other areas of provision as part of our school.
We provide for students of all abilities and differing backgrounds, and as part of our team you would gain significant experience of areas beyond your subject discipline. We consider safeguarding our children as an absolute priority and we ensure staff receive regular support and relevant training. We have a strong SEND provision and this academic year we launched our curriculum pathway for more able students, including highly rigorous masterclasses after school. You will be attached to a year team and act as a Form Tutor. We would encourage you to become actively involved in the full life of the school.
We are committed to providing an aspirational, challenging and supportive environment where each student is expected to aim for the highest standard in all aspects of school life and beyond. We work in partnership with students, parents and carers to improve outcomes but we are equally passionate about the personal and social development of students outside of the classroom, and encourage students to take part in a range of extra-curricular programmes and opportunities to develop as lifelong learners.
I would encourage you to visit our website (www.theoaksacademy.co.uk) to get a fuller understanding of life here at The Oaks Academy and if you have any questions that you would like to ask please do not hesitate to contact us. I very much hope that you want to join our team and I look forward to receiving an application from you.
Peter Kingdom
Headteacher
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