Family Engagement Lead

Longthorpe Primary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9QW

25 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  24 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,637.00 - £29,456.00 Annually (Actual)

Family Engagement Lead job summary

Family Engagement Lead

Salary: NJC Grade 9, Spine Point 24 to 28 (£35,412 to £39,152 FTE)

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time plus 1-week equivalent hours to be worked flexibly for training

Actual: £26,637 to £29,456

Type of role: Permanent

Closing date: Monday 13th April 2026 at 9am

Are you ready for your next challenge? We are seeking an enthusiastic individual looking to take the next step in their career and join our team as a Family Engagement Lead.

As Family Engagement Lead, you will work to raise levels of wellbeing of the children, offering practical help and emotional support to students and families, by fulfilling the DDSL responsibilities. These may include such challenges as parenting, education, behaviour, attendance, and health. A key element of the work of the Family Engagement Lead is to focus on providing opportunities for parents to learn how to meet the needs of their children through the provision of community and school-based workshops.

About the Role

The Family Engagement Lead increases the involvement in school life of parents and families and will look at ways to develop and enhance parental and carer engagement with the school and other agencies.

They will work closely with the school to address the needs of students who require assistance in overcoming barriers to learning in order to achieve their full potential. The variety of issues covered is wide ranging from attendance, punctuality, challenging behaviour, low self-esteem to working with able and gifted students who are experiencing difficulties.

Working with parents and carers to develop parenting skills and promote children's wellbeing and emotional and social development. Supporting teaching staff in the carrying out of home visits and in liaison with outside agencies. Providing impartial information, sign-posting and guidance to parents about the range of support services available to them.

Establishing and maintaining a programme of informed parental events, such as coffee mornings and information sessions. Helping ensure parents feel confident to engage with the child's learning by supporting them to take up family learning opportunities at the school such as English for speakers of other languages, literacy, numeracy, computer literacy etc. Maintaining a parent & family page on the school website to assist with this. Supporting a school parent/teacher association and organise and run activities in school such as community events to continue to build links between the school and its families.

Establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations. Listen to and help students resolve a range of issues that are creating barriers to their learning. Support students' pastoral needs including help with emotional, social, welfare, care and health matters. Work with individuals or small groups of students for nurture work. Promote positive student behaviour in line with school policies.

Providing objective and accurate feedback and reports as required on student achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence as well as reports for reviews and meetings as required, gathering information from teaching staff as necessary.

You will also be a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Is committed to the aims and ethos of a high‑performing school.
• Has strong literacy and numeracy skills (minimum 5 GCSEs including English and Maths).
• Has experience as a DDSL or would be willing to work towards the DDSL Qualification
• Understands how to meet a range of learning needs and support inclusion for all pupils.
• Communicates effectively and works well as part of a team.
• Uses initiative, is well‑organised, and is committed to professional growth.

What We Offer

• A supportive, friendly, and collaborative staff team
• High‑quality professional development opportunities
• A school committed to safeguarding, wellbeing, and the highest standards of education
• The opportunity to play a key role in shaping pupils’ learning and progress
• Employer Pension contribution
• Over 250 employee exclusive benefits through our partners Perkbox.
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
• Free on-site car parking
• On-site nursery
• Free breakfast on Fridays, free tea and coffee

At Longthorpe, we value everyone and believe that we all have something we can learn from one another. A strong home school partnership is integral to children's success and is highly valued; we encourage parents to take an active part in their children’s education and we provide opportunities for this. We aim to provide all children with a safe, happy and nurturing learning environment, as well as support parents/carers with ways to help their children improve at home. We hope you will want to become an integral part of this relationship.

I hope that, by reading this information pack and by considering how your own skills match those needed to meet this fulfilling role, you will feel inspired to apply for the post. Visits to the school are very welcome; meeting the staff and the children will give you a clearer picture of the opportunity that this role offers.  

Safeguarding Statement - Keys Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and appropriate references will be required.

Application form and further details available on the Trust website: www.keystrust.org/vacancies

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Longthorpe Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 417 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Longthorpe Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longthorpe-primary-school

Longthorpe Primary School is a wonderful, multi-cultural school with a passion for creating independent, conscientious and successful learners who will thrive in their future both in the world of work and as a positive member of society.

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