Pastoral Leader

Pastoral Leader

Full Time Permanent

Pay Scale: MPR/UPR (£28,000 - £43,685) plus TLR 2c (£7005)

Start Date: September 2023

SJH is an excellent school that has improved immensely in recent years and, as a result, has been oversubscribed for the last five years. Our ethos is for our students to strive ‘to greater heights’. This ethos is built on a core set of values, which underpins everything that we do. These are Ambition, Endeavour and Respect.

Our most recent Ofsted inspection was a great success and recognised the commitment of our staff to improving the College and securing the very best outcomes for our students. The College was judged to be ‘Good’ across all areas inspected. Inspectors commented:

 “The school has a calm atmosphere where pupils feel safe. Pupils behave well so that learning is not disrupted. Pupils talk positively about their learning”

“Overwhelmingly, positive behaviours and attitudes to learning seen”

 "The culture is all about learning, with a strong work ethos”

“Learning is the core of all that happens”

“Leaders provide effective support to develop teachers' subject and pedagogical knowledge. Staff are very positive about the support they receive from leaders. They are proud to work at the school. Those newest to teaching speak particularly highly of the support they receive. Leaders listen carefully to staff. This helps them manage staff well-being and workload.”

We are looking for an outstanding teacher, with experience of pastoral leadership to have a positive impact on the character, behaviour and attendance of our students. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic pastoral team, reporting directly to the Assistant Principal for behaviour. The position is rewarding and requires an outstanding teacher with the ability to multi-task and prioritise demands.  

We offer a state-of-the-art College facility which is equipped with an entirely new IT infrastructure, including touch screens and visualisers in every classroom. We pride ourselves on managing the workload of staff by offering a disruption free learning environment, only three assessment points throughout the year, no lesson observations, no lesson planners and no book marking. We have weekly CPD sessions for all teaching staff, including whole school staff sessions and sessions directed by Curriculum Leaders to work with their teams. We prioritise and work hard on the things that are important and have impact.

The design of our curriculum is clear and is based on the acquisitions of knowledge and skills through effective planning and sequencing. The implementation of our curriculum is simple: effective deliver, effective teaching and effective assessment. We offer the full curriculum entitlement to our students, featuring a three-year Key Stage3/two-year Key Stage 4. We have a comprehensive offer of qualifications, both at Key Stage 4 and 5 and we give teachers the opportunity to teach across all phases.

We welcome applications from highly motivated and experienced teachers with the vision and ability to commit towards the department. If you would like to find out more about the College, please visit our website at: http://www.sjhcsc.co.uk/. We would welcome any potential candidates to come and visit the College during the day to meet the team and experience the learning environment for themselves.

College tours :

Wednesday 25th January 4.00pm

Friday 27th January 10.00am

An application form and further details can be found on the College website. www.sjhcsc.co.uk

Closing date: 9.00am Monday 6th February 2023

 Sir John Hunt CSC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought for all shortlisted candidates and all shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete a questionnaire about any convictions or adult cautions that are unspent. Guidance will be given to those shortlisted.