Progress Leader

Progress Leader

Caludon Castle School

TMS/UPS, plus a TLR2b allowance £5377pa

Full time, starting in January 2024.

We are seeking a creative and enthusiastic Progress Leader (Pastoral, (WRAP): Attendance & Progress) to join our school who will have a primary role as a teacher of Science or Geography with additional responsibilities to oversee and take responsibility for a year group of students, monitoring and tracking behaviour, welfare, attendance, and raising student achievement and progress. The successful candidate will teach up to A-Level. This is an exciting opportunity for a colleague with aspirations for whole school pastoral leadership.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

·       To successfully lead and manage a team of tutors.

·       To have responsibility for the welfare of students within the year group.

·       To identify areas where students need additional support and work with the appropriate people to implement. 

·       To oversee the planning, execution and monitoring of intervention for students in the year group.

·       To organise and attend meetings with students and parents.

·       To assist with the development and implementation of behaviour plans.

·       To develop, implement and promote the school rewards system including the Attend Tool, re- integration programme and continuity of education plans.

·       To arrange and promote activities within the school.

·       To improve attendance and punctuality within the year group.

·       To maintain oversight of the year group’s assessment calendar.

·       To promote good mental health, growing confidence and self-regulation with students’ approach to learning and assessment.

·       Through analysis of ATL and progress data, identify and work with colleagues to overcome students’ barriers to learning and progress.

·       To liaise with parents to improve students’ progress and learning.

·       To ensure a continuity of learning for students where there is disruption (e.g., transitions/extended absence).

We will play to your strengths and can offer you:

·       Regular feedback to develop your teaching expertise

·       Access to expert coaching

·       An opportunity to participate in a learning and teaching project

·       Developmental opportunities for the next step in your career

·       A comprehensive induction programme and mentor

·       A range of benefits which includes cycle to work, access to a gym and swimming pool, free parking, an employee discount scheme, provision of an iPad, a commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition initiatives through the Trust’s people strategy and well-being committee. 

·       A strong and effective admin team to enable you to concentrate on your teaching

We pride ourselves on:

• Being part of the Castle Phoenix Trust. This facilitates an opportunity to play to your strengths and provide excellent collaboration between colleagues and leaders, access to effective CPD and the chance to develop professionally. The Trust is committed to invest in and develop all staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best. Our Trust values are really important to all of us and include Respect to All, From All, Innovation and Collaboration.

You will be joining a school where staff share best practice so that our standard of teaching and support is both high quality and continually developing.

Visits and applications:

Visits to our school are welcomed. To arrange a visit please email stacy.hands@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk  

Closing Date: Midday Thursday 19th October 2023

Interviews: w/c 23rd October 2023

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date for applications, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. 

Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2022.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.